Rebecca Benton

Comerica Bank

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
355 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

38

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

19

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill

Rebecca's actions

Health

Know My health

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

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 2 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Skip the Straw

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Go get a check up

I will make an appointment for my annual physical.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Go Paperless

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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?

Rebecca Benton 10/24/2018 5:20 AM

I enjoyed this challenge. I will definitely continue these activities going forward

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Rebecca Benton 10/19/2018 9:17 AM

Now that my kids are older I have more time for volunteer work and more time to pay attention and change habits that impact the environment. I mainly choose the actions I did because I am hoping to create daily habits out of these little changes, and then move on to add more actions in the future.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use Reusable Bags

What do you do if you find yourself in the situation of needing a bag for items but don't have a reuseable one with you? Carry things out in your hands? In a cart? Accept a disposable one? If you find yourself in this position often, what system could you put in place to try to establish this a successful habit?

Rebecca Benton 10/15/2018 6:11 AM

It is so easy to tell the cashier that I don't need a bag. I wish I had started this practice earlier. I hope that cashiers start to ask each customer if they need a bag. Maybe some will stop and say 'no, I really don't need one'.

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- Rebecca Benton 10/19/2018 9:12 AM
  
  I find myself accepting a bag. I do like the idea of putting the items in a cart and taking them to my car. I will start doing that. I also need to remember take in the reusable bags that I have in my car.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use a Reusable Mug

Maybe you've heard how good it is to switch from a single use coffee cup to a reuseable one but it's just hard to make the switch. Think about what stands in your way of making this a habit. By identifying the challenges, you can begin to work through them to have better success in taking this action. Knowing the difference you are making, how does it make you feel?

Rebecca Benton 10/15/2018 6:09 AM

I have made this a habit every day and it feels great.

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