Velda Gottselig

Student Affairs

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
423 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

335

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

34

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

11

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

32

whole food meals

consumed

Velda's actions

Water

Say No to Plastic Straws

An estimated 71% of seabirds and 30% of turtles have been found with plastics in their stomachs. When they ingest plastic, marine life has a 50% mortality rate. By asking for no straw when placing a drink order, I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Visit a Waste Management Facility

I will spend at least 15 minutes visiting a local dump/transfer station, material recovery facility, and/or landfill to learn about the waste stream.

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 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Audit Toxic Cleaning Products in my Home

I will spend 20 minutes researching toxic chemicals found in cleaning supplies and personal care products and remove them from my home.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Whole Foods Diet

I will enjoy 2 meal(s) each day free of processed foods.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Smart Seafood Choices

I will visit seafoodwatch.org or download the app and commit to making better seafood choices for a healthier ocean.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Historically, marginalized and low-income communities live closer to landfills, contributing to a multitude of health problems. I will find out how I can limit single-use items and do my best to limit the waste I generate.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Create Your Own Action

I will challenge myself to recycle 100 coffee pods.

I like this because it takes coffee out of the trash and puts it into the compost bin.

COMPLETED 10
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?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Work-Life Balance

Is practicing work-life balance difficult to do? How does it feel when you first begin? How does this feel for you after 21 days?

Velda Gottselig 10/11/2018 1:11 PM

I like to work so this is difficult to do. I enjoy what I am doing but I am trying to leave work on time each day.

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Velda Gottselig 10/03/2018 8:32 AM

I am from an older generation where we did not have the conveniences of today and old habit die hard. My household is just 2 but I still buy in bulk and portion size in Tupperware at home.

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