RMHC

Challenge is going great! This has been such a great tool to visibly see to make me more aware. I also love all these categories! It's making this such a fun process!

RMHCers, consider taking the Happiness challenge under health. Write down 3 things you're grateful for each day OR send a GEM every day during the challenge. And prepare to be GEMed!

Enjoyed serving lunch at Our House this weekend! Cooking, cleaning and hanging out with the awesome residents and staff to meet my volunteering challenge. Five points for Gryffindor! Or, you know, our EcoChallenge team. Same diff.

Want to get into gardening but don't have the space? Keep an eye out for openings at one of Portland's amazing community gardens, they also have great volunteer work parties if you're looking for less of a time commitment!

If you're doing a simplicity challenge this year I recommend looking for the Buy Nothing facebook group for your neighborhood. It's a great way to keep items in the neighborhood (and meet your neighbors!). Each gift prevents someone from buying a new item and the other person from having an unneeded item clutter up their space.

Here's a site with some great Portland area hikes if getting active in the outdoors is a part of your 2016 challenge!

Thinking about taking up a volunteering challenge but feel like you don't have the time? Here's a quick article about how spending time helping others can make you feel like you have MORE time for yourself: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/25/volunteering-work-life-balance_n_6738736.html

Here's a great listing of all the area farmer's markets, most will be running during the challenege! http://www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/303417

It might be cheating to add my already existing CSA as a challenge, but eating everything that comes in that box each week is harder than I thought! Photo because it's so dang pretty, love FoodWorks!