Tag: connected
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Summer Adventures

Summer Melissa is almost here. Starting Friday, I will have 73 days off from work (minus summer checkouts, coursework, and my summer work days). I often find that summer is not the time of growth that I would think it would be. Most of my big, life-changing decisions I’ve made for the better have not…
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Reducing Waste-Second Life Clothing

Fast fashion. I didn’t even know that was really a thing. I usually try to wear my clothes until their death, but I have definitely been guilty of wasting my clothing purchases. Did you know that the EPA reported that over 1 billion tons of clothing were landfilled in the United States in 2018. Even…
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Meet Levain (loo-vahn)

Fermented foods are part of F GOALS according to Dr. B, so I’m expanding my opportunity to make fermented goods at home. I’d like for you to meet Levain (loo-vahn), my sourdough starter I am working on. She is just a baby right now, but someday she will be producing all kinds of sourdough goodness.…
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Morning Ritual

Each morning, I have a routine I follow, and just recently I’ve added a new element. My morning begins with a walk with Belle. It doesn’t matter the weather, I walk Belle everyday. I think this is so important for her, and it gives me a chance to start my day outside. Our walk is…