"well-being
you and i and all our creaturely relations
today, tomorrow, decades"
POINTS TOTAL
0
TODAY
0
THIS WEEK
1,001
TOTAL
participant impact
UP TO
280
minutes
spent exercising
UP TO
4
lightbulbs
replaced
UP TO
12
more servings
of fruits and vegetables
UP TO
2
hours
volunteered
UP TO
0
gallons of water
have been saved
UP TO
14
zero-waste meals
consumed
brenda's 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
Simplicity
Track my Purchases
I will maintain a record of all my purchases.
COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS
Waste
Visit a Waste Management Facility
I will visit a local dump/transfer station, material recovery facility, and/or landfill to learn about the waste stream.
UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Waste
Reduce Unwanted Mail
I will reduce the amount of unwanted mail I receive (catalogs, phone books, etc.).
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Energy
Consider Switching to an Electric Vehicle
I will research or test drive an electric car or bike.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Health
More Fruits and Veggies
I will eat a heart healthy diet by adding 1 cups of fruits and vegetables each day to achieve at least 4 cups per day.
COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS
Health
PAID FAMILY LEAVE
I will learn about paid leave and its impact on health and wellness at a personal and societal level and how I can help advocate for paid leave in my company and at the national level.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Food
Say No to Seafood
I will not eat seafood.
COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS
Food
Zero-Waste Cooking
I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero waste each day.
COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS
Health
Eliminate Toxic Plastics
I will avoid buying toxic plastics, including polycarbonate, polystyrene and polyvinyl.
COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS
Community
Join my Neighborhood Association
I will join my neighborhood association or another local group.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Health
Support Pollution Reduction
I will learn about water and air quality issues in my area, how they are impacting human and environmental health, and how I can help.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Food
Animal Free Diet
I will adopt a diet free of animal products.
COMPLETED 6
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
Energy
Online Energy Audit
I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
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.
COMPLETED
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 11
DAILY ACTIONS
Nature
Explore My Area
I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Community
Volunteer in my Community
I will volunteer 2 hour(s) in my community.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
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 15
DAILY ACTIONS
Community
Share My Actions
I will make my environmental actions visible with a lawn sign or bumper sticker, or by posting to my social media networks.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Health
Exercise Daily
I will exercise daily for 20 minute(s) per day for two weeks.
COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS
Energy
Switch to Cold Water
I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 1,600 lbs of C02 over the course of the next year.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Simplicity
De-Clutter My Home
I will de-clutter, clean, and donate or recycle unneeded items in my home.
COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS
Food
Buy From a Farmers Market
I will purchase produce and meat from a local farmers market or food co-op.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Community
Express My Support
I will find out who in my state makes decisions that impact the environment and express my support for more environmental actions.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Create Your Own Action
appreciate my 4 legged or winged neighbors
i am living in a shared world with other creatures.
i want to be mindful of their presence, respectful of their lives, and live in a way that helps them (and me) to have well-being.
COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS
Participant Feed
Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
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To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?
this was a terrific experience to grow in well-being with/for others and our shared planet! i'll keep on with some ecochallenges and i look forward to next year :)
since i like the flavors of mixed greens and other veggies in a salad, i've learned i don't really need salad dressing (which usually contain refined sugars)... just add a dash of olive oil and play with other seasonings. delish :)
i've found it is tougher learning about paid sick leave in our area that i thought it would be. will expand my search to nationally. intuitively it seems paid leave would be a good idea.... i mean who wants to expose their co-workers and then catch it again? ..... who wants to be handling and serving food to others while sick, knowing they might be passing it on? ..... but bills must be paid - so....
here's some info. i find handy to use washing machine runoff or captured shower water to flush a toilet (pour it directly into the bowl not the tank as can build up grime in tank): "If you pour the greywater, from the bucket, directly into the toilet bowl, the toilet will.....flush. For reals folks. Takes more water than the toilet would normally use to flush (at least half the bucket) however the net effect is zero as this water would have gone down the drain anyway in the shower.
So there you have it - the totally low tech, no cost way to recycle some of your greywater." http://efficiencyexperiments.blogspot.com/2008/11/how-to-collect-grey-water-and-flush.html
we watched and discussed the documentary Cowspiracy last night (available on Netflix streaming). here's a link of key resources used in the documentary: http://www.cowspiracy.com/facts/
although it starts off with a little heavy handed feel of propaganda and background music, it does settle into a fact evidence-based realm and highlights a number of destructive factors of human carnivore appetites. i do recommend the movie as an intro-expose to be supplemented with evidence-based resources, like the link above, and further research exploration.
we're already 95% vegan but now i will finally give up my splash of half 'n' half and swap to nondairy "ice cream"
today i plan to pick up another (or a few) one-time challenges to contribute more to our team and to the well-being of our shared environment. so far have found a you-pick organic farm possibility and i hope to find an organic CSA possibility.
i'm grateful for the terrific volunteer organizing skill of The Sheridan Story (a food distribution nonprofit) -> last night 45-50 of us packed weekend meals to send home with over 3000 local students (1 meal to be sent home for each student) 🍽️
Good job Brenda in response to your message I accidentally off Ace came in handy I didn't realize those Led Light Bulbs were so expensive I went to Walgreens first they wanted $19.99 just for two LOL! I got a deal.