Over the weeks, my awareness of the plastic in my life has increased. I am trying to do more baking to reduce the plastic packaging that comes into our house. I have a few items in mind that I would like to add to increase my "reusable" kit (a collapsable metal cup; quality bamboo flatware that I will actually use; more non-plastic storage containers). I'm curious if 100% cotton thread is easy to come by, though I have thread from several family members, so I am not likely to need to purchase more soon. I'm thinking about writing to the company that makes the inhaler I use daily for asthma; regulations have led to new delivery methods without chlorofluorocarbons, so I would like to thank the company for this new and effective design and then nudge them to consider how to make the device refillable so I don't have to discard a plastic actuator every month. And I note how very small this action is.

I haven't been as diligent as I would have liked to have been, but I check some boxes already - carry my water bottle, recycle curbside and at the hub, carry go containers and reuseable bags in my car, try to buy cotton or at the thrift store, buy soap sheets for laundry now, took some plastic containers to the thrift store and try to use glass, am looking into the microfiber filters for washing machines, pick up litter and recycle the plastic, am involved with a rights of nature group, contribute to environmental groups, speak up when I can about not using plastic water bottles particularly. I'm inspired to look for more ways since it all seems so little compared to the mountains of plastic used, including packaging is huge.

Went with friends to see the movie How to Poison a Planet focused on 3M's role in poisoning the planet with "forever chemicals." It included the indigenous perspective of the natural world as part of who we are.

I appreciate how Becca and Fred lead our community in Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana. The organized viewing of 'Kiss the Ground' on Sunday 7/20/2025 was witnessed by about 18 people. The discussion afterwards was inspiring. Thank you.

I look forward to learning more the situation/challenge every day