Tanya Starr
"Live well, Love much, Laugh often"
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 594 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO30meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
Tanya's 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.
Waste
Find Local Recycling Depots
I will find out where to recycle the recyclable items that I can't put in my curbside bin.
Waste
Reduce Unwanted Mail
I will reduce the amount of unwanted mail I receive (catalogs, phone books, etc.).
Nature
Explore My Area
I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.
Health
Go get a check up
I will make an appointment for my annual physical.
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.
Health
Avoid refined sugar
I will adopt a diet free of refined sugars, which eliminates sweetened beverages, candy, and processed foods.
Transportation
Car Share
I will sign up for a car-sharing service, or organize car sharing with my neighbors, to cut down on the number of vehicles on the road.
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.
Food
Eat Meatless Meals
I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) per day.
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?
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Tanya Starr 10/25/2017 7:42 PMHere we are at the end of the Challenge. The biggest learning was related to refined sugar -- it's everywhere! The impact on my life is that I'm more mindful of my choices. -
Tanya Starr 10/25/2017 12:23 PMHard to believe the challenge is at its end! Had a lovely nature walk today at the Macleay Park Watershed -- a great way to meet a challenge, enjoy the outdoors and spend time with my daughter on her class field trip! -
Tanya Starr 10/23/2017 7:18 PMWoohoo -- kicked refined sugar to the curb today!-
Karen Drake 10/24/2017 10:15 AMYou are my hero!
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Tanya Starr 10/22/2017 8:24 PMRefined sugars are so prevalent in foods -- one must practice mindfulness and have willpower!-
Laura Geertruida Maaike Efua Quainoo 10/23/2017 5:46 AMGood on you. Keep it up.
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Tanya Starr 10/21/2017 3:14 PMAttending the GF expo made it impossible to avoid refined sugars today, but facilitated signing up for car share service! -
Tanya Starr 10/20/2017 10:15 AMLooks like I have Potential Energy Savings of 16% for my home. -
Tanya Starr 10/20/2017 10:04 AMNice to find out that I have an Oregon E-Cycles collection site less than a mile from my home! They provide FREE recycling of computers, monitors, printers, televisions and peripherals (keyboards and mice) to anyone bringing seven or fewer items for recycling at one time. -
Tanya Starr 10/13/2017 8:16 PMFinally was successful in avoiding refined sugar today! Yesterday missed it by having a piece of candy at the reception desk and the day before partaking in cookies at the team lunch... -
Tanya Starr 10/10/2017 8:06 PMI'm surprised at the number of items I already do or have done, but plenty of others to choose and make an impact. Selected a variety of one-time and daily challenges in six different categories -- a holistic approach is important to me.