Katie Reitel
"My time on earth is limited and I want to at least feel like I am not leaving my son a world that is sicker and worse off for my having been in it. "
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 375 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO100minutesnot spent in front of a screen
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UP TO1.0waste auditconducted
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UP TO24whole food mealsconsumed
Katie's actions
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.
Waste
Personal Waste Audit
I will collect all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.
Health
Learn About Local Environmental Justice Concerns
I will spend 10 minutes researching environmental justice concerns in my region, their causes, and local initiatives to address these concerns.
Food
Weekly Meal Planning
I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu, only buying the ingredients I need.
Food
Whole Foods Diet
I will enjoy 2 meal(s) each day free of processed foods.
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.
Simplicity
Limit Social Media
I will limit my social media use to once each day reducing my daily use by 10 minute(s)
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?
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Katie Reitel 10/10/2018 9:49 PMI had to choose a "make your own challenge" because I've been getting involved in local politics and it doesn't quite fit in any of the community challenges but I feel like it is some of the most fundamental work to creating the kind of community I want to live in. I spent a couple hours phone banking tonight, canvassed on Saturday, and will be text banking next week. And I'm going to pray, pray, pray that things go the right way. -
Katie Reitel 10/05/2018 11:55 AMThe limiting social media activity is sort of weird because doing this technically is social media. -
Katie Reitel 10/05/2018 11:54 AMWhen I was in junior high our math teacher had us keep and weight our garbage. I forget what math lesson we were supposed to learn from it but oh did we hate that project. But looking back, I think he was very ahead of his time. He was trying to tech us math and about our individual impact on the environment. I didn't weigh my garbage this time, but I did look in our garbage bin as it was garbage day. We have a small bin that is always full after two weeks... I don't know if this is normal for a normally 3 person, sometimes 4 person house. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONWaste Personal Waste AuditWhy is it so difficult to understand the impacts our purchases and waste have on other people, animals, and places? How might your experience with this challenge impact your future consumption and choices?
Katie Reitel 10/03/2018 7:52 AMBecause we throw it away and don't have to see where it goes. It will make me more mindful about how something is packaged, it won't just be about the thing itself that I am buying.