Carie Strahorn

clean out the store room and recycle or give away everything without throwing anything in the trash

If buying a plane ticket, I will also buy a carbon offset.

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by opting into paperless billing and subscriptions.

I will find out where to recycle the recyclable items that I can't put in my curbside bin.

I will develop a plan with my medical professionals to achieve my best health and live my life to the fullest.

I'm up for a serious challenge! I will only eat food that has been raised and cultivated within a hundred-mile radius of where I live.

I will reduce the amount of unwanted mail I receive (catalogs, phone books, etc.).

I will commit to getting 30 more minute(s) of sleep each night to achieve at least 7 hours per night.

I will exercise daily for 35 minute(s) per day for two weeks.

I will cook 2 meal(s) with zero waste each day.

I will source 3 meal(s) per day from local producers.

I will take a 10-minute walk outside each day.

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

I will fix faucets or report leaky faucets to facilities that have been wasting up to 9 gallons (34 L) of water per faucet every day.

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

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

I will watch a documentary film about food with family and friends and talk about what we learned.

I will maintain a record of all my purchases.

I will spend 5 minute(s) per day outside, practicing gratitude (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.) for Earth and the nature surrounding me.