Sara Sherer

UMU Green Raiders

""Discipline is choosing between what matters now and what matters most." Abraham Lincoln"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
612 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

community event

hosted or attended
UP TO

1.0

energy audit

conducted
UP TO

22

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

30

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

220

minutes

being mindful
UP TO

63

more servings

of fruits and vegetables

Sara's actions

Simplicity

Meditate

I will meditate or create a moment of silence for 10 minute(s) each day to reflect on things important to me.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Online Energy Audit

I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Have a Garage Sale

I will have a group garage sale with friends, family, and/or neighbors.

COMPLETED
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 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 0 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Know My health

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Explore My Area

I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

More Fruits and Veggies

I will eat a heart healthy diet by adding 3 cup(s) of fruits and vegetables each day to achieve at least 4 cups per day.

COMPLETED 21
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
Energy Online Energy Audit

What most interested or surprised you about your own energy footprint?

Sara Sherer 10/04/2018 6:22 AM

I don't know that I was particularly surprised. I know that I have older appliances and probably should start saving to replace those as I need to.... but (unfortunately) there are other financial priorities, like getting out of debt, that have to come first.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Meditate

What would you like to invest more time in reflecting on?

Sara Sherer 10/04/2018 6:12 AM

I like to reflect on living simply and finding ways to slow down the pace of life. Depending on the day, this might take me in a lot of different directions!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Happiness

How does/can practicing gratitude keep you centered and motivated to work for a better world?

Sara Sherer 10/04/2018 6:09 AM

Practicing gratitude really changes my outlook. It can be easy to be negative, and things certainly aren't always easy and definitely don't always go my way... but recognizing the things that I am grateful for helps me not to dwell on those things. It is also fun to keep a written record of things that I'm thankful and grateful for. Sometimes I re-read through those and it is a nice reminder - of where I've been, of what I've achieved/accomplished, of what I appreciate.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Weekly Meal Planning

An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Does this surprise you? Where would you rather use this money?

Sara Sherer 10/04/2018 6:05 AM

that is so sad. Every time that I throw food away, I hate it. I hate wasting the food and I hate wasting the money that was used to purchase that food. It is super-sad to think that I might have $1500 more in my annual budget (more than $100 per month!) if I didn't waste it. I'd like to think that I waste less than that, but I don't know for sure. I think sometimes it is easy to overestimate how much I need - especially things like fresh produce that isn't going to last forever.... but I also try to minimize the number of times I go to the store, so I probably over-purchase in the hopes that I won't have to go to the store again for more than a week.

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