Jami Anderson
10/24/2018 11:56 AM
There are a lot of places that will take things if they have an artistic reuse for crafts or artisans, like smART and Turnip Green.
Jami Anderson
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participant impact
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UP TO2.0community eventshosted or attended
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UP TO8.0conversationswith people
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UP TO0.0hoursvolunteered
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UP TO210minutesspent learning
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UP TO6.0minutesbeing mindful
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UP TO66pounds of CO2have been saved
Jami's actions
Health
Know My health
I will get my Core Four Biometrics tests (blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and BMI).
Health
Go get a check up
I will make an appointment for my annual physical.
Waste
Visit a Waste Management Facility
I will spend at least 60 minutes visiting a local dump/transfer station, material recovery facility, and/or landfill to learn about the waste stream.
Nature
Join An Outdoor Project
I will join an outdoor restoration project in my community.
Community
Talk To My Friends and Colleagues
I will research the social or environmental issues in my community that matter to me and tell 2 friends and/or colleagues each day about what I learn.
Community
Support Businesses Owned by People of Color
Racial inequity is a sustainability problem. I will support businesses owned by people of color in my community whenever I shop.
Health
Happiness
I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.
Energy
Switch to Cold Water
I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 1,600 lbs of C02 over the course of the next year.
Simplicity
Have a Garage Sale
I will have a group garage sale with friends, family, and/or neighbors.
Simplicity
Meditate
I will meditate or create a moment of silence for 3 minute(s) each day to reflect on things important to me.
Waste
Recycle Everything I Can
Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will spend 30 minutes researching and recycling all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community.
Waste
Find Local Recycling Depots
I will spend at least 30 minutes finding out where to recycle the recyclable items that I can't put in my curbside bin.
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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Jami Anderson 10/24/2018 11:59 AMI’m not happy with how many plastic bottles of water my child’s preschool goes through on certain days so I’m about to donate one reusable bottle per child to them. Wastefulness in many ways makes me crazy. Sometimes so much so that it feels pathological, lol. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONWaste Find Local Recycling DepotsOur ability to recycle certain things ebbs and flows based upon many factors. Luckily there are places that accept uncommon things to recycle or dispose of in a less harmful way. What did you find when looking for places to recycle items that can't be recycled in your curbside bin?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONWaste Visit a Waste Management FacilityField trip! What a fun way to learn about our impact and consumption! What facility did you visit? What did you learn? Did you take anyone with you?
Jami Anderson 10/24/2018 11:55 AMI went alone to the recycling facility off Lebanon pike and took a bag of things I had questions about as far as their recyclability. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONWaste Recycle Everything I CanWhat have you learned about what is accepted by local haulers for recycling, what you can drop off or ship to certain places, and what is not recyclable in your area? What is the most difficult part of recycling for you?
Jami Anderson 10/24/2018 11:54 AMGlass is hard because it’s heavy to haul to the recycling center. Electronics are hard bc I feel like I need to sweep them of personal info before I recycle them but a lot of them don’t have monitors. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONHealth Go get a check upHow do you practice self care?
Jami Anderson 10/24/2018 11:52 AMDrink lots of water, eat less sugar, connect with friends, help people, try to sleep more and worry less. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONHealth Know My healthHow do you deal with the physical and emotional stress of the big problems we face? How can you help others cope?
Jami Anderson 10/24/2018 11:50 AMI try to put it in perspective in relation to what is basically fatal and what isn’t. It doesn’t always work, lol. I try to be an ear and sounding board for other people in their times of stress.-
Dawn Hartley 10/24/2018 12:09 PMOne thing I've also noticed is that you jump in and do what you can. That is something that has inspired me while I've read your posts. I find that action, even small, feels empowering and helps ward off despair.
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Jami Anderson 10/21/2018 6:41 PMI have a bag of iffy trash I’ve gathered to take to the recycling tour on Wednesday to answer my burning questions in if certain items can be recycled or not.-
Dawn Hartley 10/22/2018 6:18 AMGreat idea! Do share any interesting information:-)
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Jami Anderson 10/19/2018 8:22 AMLast night we talked about the bird scooters around our town and Austin and the pros and cons to the environment and traffic congestion. Also, the differences and similarities of how each city felt about them. Super interesting!-
Jami Anderson 10/21/2018 6:39 PMI had friends from Austin in town visiting and we were talking about hot button issues in our respective communities, the biggest being gentrification and it’s effects and transit issues. They are further down the road than us in sime instances so it was interesting to hear what they had to say. -
Dawn Hartley 10/19/2018 12:21 PMI'd love to hear more about that! Was this a neighborhood group discussion?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONSimplicity MeditateWhat would you like to invest more time in reflecting on?
Jami Anderson 10/19/2018 8:18 AMI would like to invest more time in making my mind completely blank and relaxed so that it can have a rest from the continuous thoughts that tear through it every second -
REFLECTION QUESTIONNature Join An Outdoor ProjectHow well do you know the area you live in? Is a deep knowledge of your surroundings -- known as a 'sense of place' -- important to you? If so, why?
Jami Anderson 10/19/2018 8:17 AMKnowing a place deeply is important because you start to get an intuitive sense of what is helpful or harmful to it when those situations arise.