MMM11 Round-Up: Driving Less

May 27th, 2010 - posted under: Furthermore » Monday Monthly Mission

image So, how did it go driving less this month?! Did you walk, bike, or bus more? What creative solutions did you come up with to save on gas and lighten the carbon load? I can’t wait to hear! Me, I had a moderately successful mission. My goal was to use only 1/2 a tank [...]

Monday Monthly Mission #11

May 3rd, 2010 - posted under: Furthermore » Monday Monthly Mission

On the first Monday of every month, we take on a ‘mission’ – a shift or habit or inspiration – to work on together. There’s strength (and support) in numbers! On the last Thursday of the month, we reconvene to see how far we’ve come. I’m baaaaAAAAAck! Did you guys miss me? I sure missed [...]

April’s ‘Mini Monthly Mission’

April 14th, 2010 - posted under: Furthermore » Monday Monthly Mission

I hesitate to call this mission ‘mini’, as its scope is only small in terms of time required. As far as importance and impact, this act is huge. Life-saving, even. A few months back I was contacted by a BA reader named Jen, regarding the issue of organ donation. Jen and her partner Ken are [...]

Monday Monthly Mission # . . .

March 1st, 2010 - posted under: Furthermore » Monday Monthly Mission

Today is Monday, March 1st, and I know you’re expecting our next Triple M. However . . . Well, frankly, I’m about to have a baby! And also, we just celebrated our 10th Mission (woo-hoo!) and ten in a row is quite an accomplishment. So, this month we’re taking a little hiatus. For me, you [...]

MMM10 Round-Up: Saving Change

February 25th, 2010 - posted under: Furthermore » Monday Monthly Mission

So, did you start a piggy bank??? Back at the beginning of the month I asked you to start collecting your spare change and setting it aside. I didn’t tell you why, but asked that you just trust me. Easy enough, right? So did you save? I did! Aside from continually emptying my coin purse [...]