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2017 People's Ecochallenge

October 11 - October 25, 2017

Michele McCall-Wallace

City of Hillsboro

"change will do you good"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
454 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

112

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

26

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

150

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

150

minutes

spent outdoors

Michele's actions

Food

Plant an Herb Garden

I will plant an herb garden in my home, workplace, or dorm room.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Find Local Recycling Depots

I will find out where to recycle the recyclable items that I can't put in my curbside bin.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Work-Life Balance

I will not work more than 8 hour days each day to practice work-life balance.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Go get a check up

I will make an appointment for my annual physical.

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 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a 30-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

De-Clutter My Home

I will de-clutter, clean, and donate or recycle unneeded items in my home.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Eat Meatless Meals

I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) per day.

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Brush My Teeth Without Running Water

I will save up to 8 gallons (30 L) of water each day by turning it off while brushing my teeth.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Go Paperless

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by opting into paperless billing and subscriptions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 13
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

Food

Try a New Way to Prep

I will try a new method of food preparation, such as canning, pickling, or baking bread.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Explore My Area

I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
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Michele McCall-Wallace 10/25/2017 2:47 PM

These 'one time challenges' have been a great way to get several things off my "I need to do that" list.

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Michele McCall-Wallace 10/24/2017 10:01 PM

✔️ new food prep. I made yogurt. It is so easy!

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Michele McCall-Wallace 10/23/2017 7:44 PM

Being outside in San Franciso this weekend makes walking easy to add time and distance. A good reminder to mix it up at home and find new places to walk.

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Michele McCall-Wallace 10/19/2017 11:07 PM

Less plastic bags, but there is still so much plastic... I need to look at what else I can do.

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Michele McCall-Wallace 10/18/2017 7:58 AM

Is the habit forming?

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Michele McCall-Wallace 10/14/2017 9:04 PM

I learned from a food documentary that mushrooms can make vitamin D! I had no idea that if you slice freshly picked mushrooms and let them sit in the sun for awhile, they will absorb more vitamin D before you cook them.

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Michele McCall-Wallace 10/11/2017 8:51 PM

A good reminder during my eco challenge:

On my walk today, listening to The Other Wes Moore I heard this- "... then he said something I'll never forget, when it's time for you to leave this school, leave your job, or even leave this earth, you make sure that you work hard to make sure that it ever mattered that you were here...The notion that life is transient."

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