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October 11 - October 25, 2017
Kyndra Needham-Blue's avatar

Kyndra Needham-Blue

OHSU West Campus

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 150 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    36
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    180
    minutes
    spent exercising

Kyndra's actions

Simplicity

Track my Purchases

I will maintain a record of all my purchases.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Cook New Recipes

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

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 6
DAILY ACTIONS

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

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 6 disposable cup(s) to the landfill per day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Exercise Daily

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

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Needs vs. Wants

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

COMPLETED 6
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

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    Kyndra Needham-Blue 9/21/2017 3:51 PM
    I really need to de-clutter my home! When we bought it, half the house had a ton of hidden water damage, whilst we fixed the outside...the inside still needs a lot of work done to it to make it livable.  It's been three years, this can't be my excuse any longer! I plan to  buy another large bookcase so we can get all of our board games off of the floor (and so we can see what we own), and donate a lot of clothing (it's an ongoing battle).  We need to find a replacement couch for our living room, and I should finish up my older quilting projects that are strewn all over the place, and actually hang up my quilts on the wall!

    We have decided to build raised garden beds int he backyard, because the previous house owners decided to use the yard as a landfill area.  The entire yard is chock-full of buried trash, broken brick and glass.  I cut up my hand last year, not knowing about the buried shards of glass. Raised beds would be great! I have it all planned out on a spreadsheet.  

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      Kyndra Needham-Blue 10/16/2017 1:58 PM
      For now, we are attempting to flatten out a corner of the yard because we plan to put up a shed (12X16).  Once, we get that taken care of, we can move everything out and take care of the inside.  At the moment, it feels like a lack of motivation (plus, I don't know anything about construction)!

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      Nancy Haigwood 10/15/2017 6:41 PM
      Best of luck getting the worst of the materials out.  Do you need a team approach?  Maybe when it is not raining?

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    Kyndra Needham-Blue 9/21/2017 3:31 PM
    The EcoChallenge is a great way to start brand new habits! I'm excited and have already started on my challenges. I made a new recipe for Gluten-free/ Dairy-free lemon ginger scones that turned out amazing.  Today, I will be making Carrot Cake Bliss cake balls. If anyone would like, I'd be more than happy to post all of my new recipes that I make every day (and will also probably have leftovers in the breakroom XD)


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    Kyndra Needham-Blue 9/01/2017 3:33 PM
    I'm excited to participate again this year! Here is to a better future!