Katie Conlon

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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.

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

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I will disconnect from my email when not working or studying.

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

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I will cook a new recipe every day that features organic and/or local ingredients.

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I will journal each day about my experiences in nature.

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I will create or support a sharing economy with family, friends, and neighbors.

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

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I will schedule 60 minute(s) of work meetings or phone calls outside each day.

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

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Katie Conlon 10/11/2017 5:20 PM
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Katie Conlon 10/11/2017 2:52 PM
I feel like I already do a lot - or have already picked my personal 'low hanging fruit' - so this is definitely adding to the challenge of what can I do more than I already do. I already bike everywhere; I eat vegetarian and organic; I try to minimize my consumption and waste footprint; I am conscious of electricity and water usage; for an American I think I have a very low footprint. However, by default, just being in the US already increases my footprint because of the systems that I am a part of. I guess the next step is more advocacy at the community level, more reaching out to try to share my knowledge and experience, and trying to effect change on a wider scale. I am also practicing my gratitude for this challenge. Self and other care is very important and I am glad the health aspect is included in the challenge. Otherwise, I spent a few hours appreciating the forest today so I feel pretty good. Happy EcoChallenge everyone ! ~~

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