Port of Portland 2022

I am committing myself that if I get a new piece of clothing I will get rid of a piece I no longer utilize. 

Hopefully the smoke clears soon. I have not been able to spend more time outside (one of my challenges). 

Watched 30 minutes of the Frontline documentary Growing Up Trans—profiles of families with trans kids, and some of the complex questions facing parents, and pressures they face while supporting their children in getting to exist as their true selves. I wish more people could spend the time to learn from stories such as these. 

I watched a documentary about Braddock, PA and environmental racism. It's no suprise to me that that areas closest to the mills and many industrial locations are typically where lower-paid, often-underserved, often Black and Latinx families are housed. This is no accident. Part of environmental racism is that the impacts of air, water and soil...

One of my challenges is to spend more time outside. To meet the challenge, I have been sitting outside in the mornings with my coffee while the dog spends time in the yard. It is more peaceful than watching the news!

I was able to rehome several things this week via my local Buy Nothing group, a community of folks giving and receiving without any money exchanged. I love the way it works.