This week for Monday Matters, it was time to reduce the number of trees our mailbox is eating!!! In other words, reduce junk mail. How I love that idea. Several suggestions were made for doing this. However, I have to admit I have only managed to contact one junk mail contributor (Exede internet) to be removed from their list. It was a time consuming ordeal. Ironically, the first time I called them, our connection was lost and I had to call back. Both times involved lengthy waits on hold. However, the second time, I did manage to get the job done and they were friendly enough about.
One thing about this activity is that I have a new awareness of where our junk mail is coming from and who it is addressed to. And guess what? It isn't mine. At least the round of it this week was addressed to my husband, my son, and my step-son. But it comes from all over the place: Dish, DirectTV, the Marines, colleges. Oh, yes, and let's not forget one of them was even advertising razors.
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Mondays Matter!
Last week our Monday Matters activity was to put together an emergency kit. The kids got a big kick out of opening the old one. It was like a time capsule. "What are these for?" asked Blake, as he pulled out a package of diaper pins. Well, let's see what the expiration date is on our "emergency food..." Hmmm. It expired when Blake was one year old. How telling! So this time, we'll be rotating the contents of the emergency kit every six months to keep it current. We kept the diaper pins anyway. They don't take much room, and you never know what you might want to hold together in an emergency situation!
This week, the Making Mondays Matter book suggested "Eat Healthfully." We generally try to do this anyway, particularly with two of us having had high blood sugar readings before. But we do slack on some things sometimes. So this week we have become more conscientious about food choices and combinations and added more fresh salads to the menu. As part of our homeschooling, each of the kids is responsible for two menus each week: planning, shopping, and preparing, on a budget. I am thankful for this opportunity to help them learn to make healthy choices.
Last week our Monday Matters activity was to put together an emergency kit. The kids got a big kick out of opening the old one. It was like a time capsule. "What are these for?" asked Blake, as he pulled out a package of diaper pins. Well, let's see what the expiration date is on our "emergency food..." Hmmm. It expired when Blake was one year old. How telling! So this time, we'll be rotating the contents of the emergency kit every six months to keep it current. We kept the diaper pins anyway. They don't take much room, and you never know what you might want to hold together in an emergency situation!
This week, the Making Mondays Matter book suggested "Eat Healthfully." We generally try to do this anyway, particularly with two of us having had high blood sugar readings before. But we do slack on some things sometimes. So this week we have become more conscientious about food choices and combinations and added more fresh salads to the menu. As part of our homeschooling, each of the kids is responsible for two menus each week: planning, shopping, and preparing, on a budget. I am thankful for this opportunity to help them learn to make healthy choices.
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