Miranda Panda

Miranda being adorable at Bedstefar's house, February 15th 2009

Pain Day

I had a bad pain day today, which reminded me that I need to pace myself- I can't wake up at six in the morning and go to bed after two the next morning! I don't know what I was thinking.

Carl came home early to look after Miranda while I got some rest and I do feel a lot better now, although I'm still feeling weak, sore, and somewhat disoriented.

Thinking Differently

I think the most challenging part of my vow to avoid plastic wherever possible is that it is going to force me to think so differently. For example, at the store a few days ago I avoided putting my produce in to plastic produce bags (it's going to get washed when I get home, anyway!), but I bought a piece of salmon packaged on styrofoam and shrink-wrapped when I could have bought a piece of the same fish from behind the glass and just have it wrapped in paper. I'm moving slowly on this, because we share our life with a lot of plastic right now, most of which will eventually wind up in a landfill, but I'm glad I've made the decision to live more thoughtfully and, really, it's a positive change that anyone can make.

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