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October 11 - October 25, 2017
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Jennifer Deng

Trees for the Future

"Mindfully making Earth-wise decisions, personally, professionally and politically."

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 474 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    36
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    450
    minutes
    of additional sleep
  • UP TO
    77
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Jennifer's actions

Simplicity

Limit Social Media

I will limit my social media use to once per day.

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Install a Toilet Tank Bank

I will reduce the amount of water flushed and save up to 11 gallons (41 L) of water per day by installing a toilet tank bank.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Eat Mindfully

I will eat all of my meals without distractions, e.g., phone, computer, TV, or newspaper.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Fix Leaky Faucets

I will fix faucets or report leaky faucets to facilities that have been wasting up to 9 gallons (34 L) of water per faucet every day.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Work from Home

I will work from home 4 day(s) to avoid my commute's carbon output.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Involving My Children

I will involve my children in completing the actions I have selected during the challenge.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Healthy Sleep

I will commit to getting 30 more minute(s) of sleep each night to achieve at least 7 hours per night.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Watch a Documentary

I will watch a documentary film about food with family and friends and talk about what we learned.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

Collect Rain Water

I will create a rain garden or bioswale, or use rain barrels to collect water for outdoor watering needs.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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    Jennifer Deng 10/17/2017 7:16 AM
    I'm sleeping so much more but I'm still SO TIRED!

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    Jennifer Deng 10/15/2017 3:15 PM
    And our rain barrel is in! Yahoo!!!!!

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    Jennifer Deng 10/13/2017 5:43 AM
    Planning time to do the big, one-time  challenges that will change a lot for our water consumption in particular and involve the kids in watching documentaries! And where did John come from?!?!?!

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    Jennifer Deng 10/12/2017 6:45 AM
    I want and need to sleep more and I'm getting excited about watching at a food documentary tonight!

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    Jennifer Deng 10/04/2017 1:47 PM
    This is awesome!  I'm going to do this with my family this weekend to see how we can make a difference together!