Ecochallenge.org

2017 People's Ecochallenge

October 11 - October 25, 2017

Treasure Ransom

Mayo Clinic

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
323 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

20

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

45

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

96

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

10

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill

Treasure's actions

Water

Brush My Teeth Without Running Water

I will save up to 8 gallons (30 L) of water each day by turning it off while brushing my teeth.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 1 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Disconnect from Email

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

COMPLETED 14
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

Energy

Disable Screen Savers

I will disable screen savers and will put the computer to sleep instead, saving up to 28% more energy.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 15 minute(s) per day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Know My health

I will get my Core Four Biometrics tests (blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and BMI).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Work-Life Balance

I will not work more than 8 hour days each day to practice work-life balance.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Limit Social Media

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

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Exercise Daily

I will exercise daily for 20 minute(s) per day for two weeks.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Simplicity

De-Clutter My Home

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

COMPLETED 2
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 10
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 15
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?

Treasure Ransom 10/25/2017 1:17 PM

I am thankful for the EcoChallenge. It has been helpful to me in many ways and I am proud of the new habits I have made. I am now more conscious of some negative environmental impacts my behavior leads to, and have made changes to lessen the negative impact. The biggest gain I got though was more personal. In limiting my social media to one time per day, I actually found myself not going to my social media account at all, or just going the one time as planned. It opened up time for me to do more important things. I have also been much more conscious of checking work emails when not working. I appreciate that those activities were part of the challenge.

Thanks!

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- Amanda Holloway 10/25/2017 1:33 PM
  
  Treasure - I'm so glad you've enjoyed the EcoChallenge and have developed new habits. As the challenge comes to an end, I'm looking through the challenges to tackle some additional challenges and add more good habits. The social media challenge resonates with me...I may have to add that to my list to tackle next! :)
  
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Treasure Ransom 10/13/2017 3:17 PM

Looking forward to being outside tonight for my son's football game. He is playing under the lights at half time of our varsity game. He couldn't be more excited, which gets me excited, even though it will be chilly. :)

Making progress on my challenges. Proud of the difference I have made so far.

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Treasure Ransom 10/12/2017 3:18 PM

I love having my meal planned and just getting what I need. I can tend to be an impulse buyer at times, so being prepared really helps eliminate extra purchases.

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Treasure Ransom 10/11/2017 8:53 AM

Here is a selfie of using my reusable Human Resources water bottle instead of a plastic bottled water I will need to dispose of later. Changing habits, one challenge at a time. :)

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- Kathy Larson 10/12/2017 6:05 AM
  
  Way to go! You've got this! You are an inspiration for me to do the same.
  
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- Amanda Holloway 10/11/2017 9:57 AM
  
  Awesome, love it!!
  
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Treasure Ransom 10/10/2017 2:24 PM

I am excited to start the challenge tomorrow. I have my list of daily challenges and look forward to accomplishing them day by day. Some I have chosen are easier than others. I am stretching myself and looking forward to the "challenge". :)

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Treasure Ransom 10/02/2017 7:25 AM

I have a lot of area for growth and while I didn't pick extremely difficult challenges, the ones I chose will get me going in the right direction in my thinking and will allow me to be successful in demonstrating progress.

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- Amanda Holloway 10/03/2017 5:35 PM
  
  I love your thinking process, Treasure! That's what I love about this challenge - try something new for 2 weeks and it may just lead to additional actions in the future. Glad to have you join the challenge!
  
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