Kaizen with Krystal

A refrigerator almost ended our marriage. Okay, that's an exaggeration but seriously? Things were tense. You could use a butter knife to cut the air. Like a nicely charred, medium-rare, tender filet mignon. Butter-smooth. But our air? It was stuffed with chaotic energy violently boiling in a covered pot. Keep all sharp objects away please! A little backstory. We had just signed a one-year lease after apartment hunting for three weeks - an ordeal unto itself- while spending those three weeks at my parents' place. We played the waiting game for the next two weeks until the good news finally came! Then, the realization of moving into an unfurnished apartment kicked in. What furniture will we buy? And how since neither of us were working? We had to choose where to cut back and where to splurge. The husband pushed for a new TV (don't even get me started on this). I pushed for us to buy a used fridge. I was confident I could find a trustworthy buy (somehow).  We spen

CHALLENGES SO FAR How has life been for you since our first day of talking about the plastic-free, zero-waste movement? Is there anything that resonates with you? If so, in what ways? What has been challenging for you? I encourage you to write your thoughts and reactions down, either on paper or let me know in the comments below. Writing is a great way to weed out the constant barrage of information that we're subjected to daily. Fun fact: writing your goals down increases the chances of you accomplishing those goals by 42%! Nothing is guaranteed; you gotta do the action to become the noun. One of my mentors, Marie Forleo, talks about this in her new book, Everything is Figureoutable . Great, inspiring read! Anyway, I digress. Back to the question about challenges. For me, it's my take-out/delivery/restaurants-that-use-disposable-ware consumption. I've recently been dining out: a Corner Bakery, two Mendocino Farms, a coffee shop, and takeout from Thai Basil. Note to s