Day 30 - Farewell September

Greetings, My Friends!

From the Mind of Aberdeen

Happy Friday!  The weekend is here.  I hope you have fun plans ahead!  I am going hiking with a networking contact turned friend.  I'm really looking forward to it!  We have been planning it for over a month and we're excited.  It is supposed to rain and I was a little concerned that she might want to reschedule, but she sent me a message really psyched and ready to go!  She said the rain would make it more of an adventure.  How lucky I am to have found someone just like me!

Challenge of the Day

Wow, what an energizing challenge!  Holding this stretch for one minute really super-charged my morning.  The position is such a great way to start the day.  I definitely agree that stretching has an effect on immunity.  When I commit to practicing yoga several times a week, I hardly ever get sick.  As the challenge explains, stretching enhances circulation, which in turn reduces your chance of getting sick!  Bottom line: stay active + remain healthy!

Enlightening Tidbits

Continuing the discussion on becoming more green - I have made great efforts to decrease my amount of food waste.  I truly have made great strides.  I mentioned earlier how I read the book "America's Wasteland," and was inspired to make a change!  I have made a conscious effort to reduce my eating out.  The author discussed how he found a lonely orange in a grocery store parking lot and ... ate it!  I am so impressed.  I am unsure if I'd ever have the courage to do the same, but I suppose it is great to have a goal!  I became pretty strict along the way, and try my very best to consume all leftovers and use all that I buy!  Once, a family friend was over for dinner and went into the fridge to grab a drink and came up saying, "wow, you haven't gone food shopping in a long time, huh?"  Haha!  It was such a great feeling.  Why buy more food when you can eat what you have?  So, last night I wondered if I had achieved another level.  I was eating hot salsa with blue corn chips ... and the chips were stale ... they were bad ... real bad ... but, I still ate them.  Each bite I thought: I'm not wasting!  Every small step helps.

Enjoy the weekend, good-night, xo,

Aberdeen