Martha McElligott

JVC Northwest

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
131 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

12

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

135

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

105

minutes

spent outdoors

Martha's actions

Simplicity

De-Clutter My Home

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

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Eat Meatless Meals

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

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Raise Money For a Nonprofit

I will raise money to support Northwest Earth Institute or another local nonprofit.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Avoid refined sugar

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

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Exercise Daily

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

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Nature

Enjoy the Sunrise/Sunset

I will enjoy the sunrise and/or sunset each day.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a 15-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

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

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Happiness

I will write down three things every day for two weeks that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Choose LED Bulbs

I will replace 4 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Needs vs. Wants

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

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

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Martha McElligott 10/17/2017 1:34 PM

Sunday was a bad day in my Eco Challenged life. As I'm finishing dinner, munching on the cookies we baked, it is pointed out to me that it was my second meal of the day with meat and the cookies were full of refined sugar. I was unconcerned as it was Sunday, which fell flat on my audience. "This isn't Lent. You can't abstain from the Eco Challenge on Sundays." Ahhh, live and learn.

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Martha McElligott 10/12/2017 1:32 PM

Well, truth be told, I registered over a week ago and the greatest challenge so far is remembering my password. Voila, new password created. Tried to log my successes and my dashboard didn't appear. What? I joined and posted last week and was eager to participate this week. After much fumbling, re-registered and I'm off to living a healthier life, building a better world.

Day 2 sans sugar has been a breeze. Menu planning-check. Enjoying the sunrise and sunset--YES--afterall gray is my favorite color. Walking more thanks to co-workers, friends and family encouraging me to get outside more.

Purchasing with "needs v. wants" guiding my actions has been helpful. Sure that ice cream is tempting and I need it if I'm going to continue to pack on the winter insulation for my body, but really is that a need or a want? Put down the Skinny Cows and back away from the freezer section.

De-cluttering is a challenge, I remove a box and then a friend gives me a box as she de-clutters and I'm storing items for family during a move. Kind of a zero sum situation here so I shall have to work doubly hard to get rid of stuff if I accept others' castoffs.

Daily Gratitude: Rain, rain, rain. We are so blessed to be in the PNW where the rain renews the earth, provides us with lush landscapes and washes away the dust after the long dry summer. Rain truly renews.

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