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2017 People's Ecochallenge
October 11 - October 25, 2017
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Alena Marani

Marks Thomas

"One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between man and nature shall not be broken. – Leo Tolstoy"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 280 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    260
    miles
    traveled by carpool
  • UP TO
    780
    minutes
    of additional sleep
  • UP TO
    300
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    30
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    265
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Alena's actions

Health

Exercise Daily

I will exercise daily for 30 minute(s) per day for two weeks.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Limit Social Media

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

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Needs vs. Wants

I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Avoid refined sugar

I will adopt a diet free of refined sugars, which eliminates sweetened beverages, candy, and processed foods.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Healthy Sleep

I will commit to getting 60 more minute(s) of sleep each night to achieve at least 7 hours per night.

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Try Carpooling

I will commute by carpool 20 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 20.37 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Use Reusable Bottles

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Eat Mindfully

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

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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    Alena Marani 10/25/2017 7:16 PM
    Can't believe it's the last day. Two weeks really flew by. Good job everyone! 
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    Alena Marani 10/23/2017 6:15 AM
    I think I might continue some of these actions after the challenge ends! This has been great at making me self-aware of my daily actions, and how I can better myself and the environment.
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    Alena Marani 10/20/2017 5:37 AM
    I actually am really enjoying eating my meals without any distractions, I think this is something I should continue after the challenge ends. I've been joining you all for lunch more, which has been so fun. I've also made my boyfriend sit at our kitchen table with me during dinner, which allows us to connect more. I'm sure he wishes we could have sports on in the background though lol.
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    Alena Marani 10/17/2017 12:33 PM
    Today's been a struggle for me already. There were munchkins at the front desk and I couldn't resist having one. I've been good so far but I just needed some sugar today. I also had lunch but when Maritina suggest Samos it just sounded so much better than my lunch so there goes my needs vs. wants. These challenges are hard to stick to sometimes! Tomorrow will better!
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    Alena Marani 10/16/2017 4:53 AM
    This weekend was a bit of struggle for me in the needs vs wants challenge. I found it hard to stick to that when friends would invite me out. However, I did keep exercising everyday for 30 minutes, which I'm proud of myself for, and I also kept using my reusable water bottle and avoiding refined sugar!
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