Rachel Joy

PCC SOC 228 Environmental Sociology

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
158 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

30

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

6.0

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

64

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

1.0

plastic bottle

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

21

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

15

miles

traveled by carpool

Rachel's actions

Food

Buy From a Farmers Market

I will purchase produce and meat from a local farmers market or food co-op.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Exercise Daily

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

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Eat Meatless Meals

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

COMPLETED 3
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 0
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 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Drive Less

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Water

5-Minute Showers

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

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

Transportation

Try Carpooling

I will commute by carpool 15 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 10.44 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Health

Avoid refined sugar

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

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Water

Use Reusable Bottles

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 1 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Water

Conserve Toilet Water

I will save up to 12 gallons (45 L) of water a day by flushing only when necessary.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

Rachel Joy 10/25/2017 6:38 PM

I've been paying attention to some of my other challenges like only flushing when necessary and getting more exercise. I've been walking to get groceries which gives me the exercise and saves gas from my impact as well.

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Rachel Joy 10/22/2017 10:24 AM

This past week I carpooled everyday with a co-worker of mine because their car was out of commission. I really enjoy carpooling! It's nice to have someone to talk to and mentally prepare for work on our way and decompress on the way home. We are also minimizing our carbon impact.

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Rachel Joy 10/18/2017 8:16 PM

Today I made black beans from bulk beans instead of cans. I have been taking shorter showers and continuing to realize how much meat is unnecessary sometimes.

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Rachel Joy 10/16/2017 2:28 PM

This week has been great! I have been riding the bus to school and having meatless meals everyday usually. I've been really focusing on my food waste during cooking and using all my food scraps to make broth.

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Rachel Joy 10/11/2017 7:14 PM

I'm excited for these challenges! Today I ate two meatless meals, remembered my water bottle, took a shower under 5 minutes, and limited my driving.

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