In other's words

This came in from Sister, Marina Gillmore. It is only an except, but she started blogging again and you can read the full post here.

I'm proud to have finally made the transition from vegetarian to vegan a
couple of months ago and I'm proud that my eating finally aligns with
my beliefs. I'm proud that we keep the thermostat at 58 degrees and that
I've learned how to layer my clothes and deal with a little chill in
the air. I'm proud that I no longer work 60+ hours a week and know I
never want to work that much again. I'm proud that I exercise and take
care of myself. I'm proud that I've cut down on my consumption and that
I've vowed to do the compact again, even if I'm only starting with a
one-month commitment. I'm proud that I devote some of my time to working
with kids who really need the love and support I have to give. I'm
proud of the fact that I donate a lot to charity. I'm not-so-proud of
the fact that we don't compost and that we don't recycle everything that
we can. I'm not-so-proud of the fact that I drive too much and don't
ride my bike when I maybe could. I'm also not-so-proud of the fact that I
stopped tracking my spending and that I have a lot of student loan debt
and that I don't give as much to charity as I know I could. And I'm
not-so-proud of the fact that I don't volunteer and I bought too many
new clothes and books this last year and that I went to Wal-Mart three
times even though I told myself years ago I'd never go there again.