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October 3 - October 24, 2018
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Bethany Souriyavong

Columbia Bank

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 781 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    12
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    1.0
    energy audit
    conducted
  • UP TO
    1.0
    locally sourced meal
    consumed
  • UP TO
    61
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    14
    pounds of paper
    have been saved

Bethany's actions

Food

Buy From a Farmers Market

I will purchase produce and meat from a local farmers market or food co-op.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Choose Two-Sided Printing

I will save up to .21 lbs (.09 kg) of paper each day by switching from one-sided printing to two-sided.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 1 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 12
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

Health

Know My health

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Take Control

Both system and personal sustainability are important! I will develop a plan with my medical professionals to achieve my best health and live my life to the fullest.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Explore My Area

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

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Go get a check up

I will make an appointment for my annual physical.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

De-Clutter My Home

I will de-clutter, clean, and donate or recycle unneeded items in my home.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Turn it off

I will keep lights, electronics, and appliances turned off when not using them.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY 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.

COMPLETED 19
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
    Food Buy From a Farmers Market
    What is one food choice that you make, or could make, that would do more good and less harm?

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    Bethany Souriyavong 10/24/2018 9:24 PM
    Buying less food at once, to make sure that food doesn’t go to waste.

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    Bethany Souriyavong 10/24/2018 9:19 PM
    Learned about composting tonight.

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    Bethany Souriyavong 10/21/2018 10:02 AM
    Planning to spend my day de-cluttering my house.

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    Bethany Souriyavong 10/19/2018 1:00 PM
    This weekend I'm planning on exploring a hiking trail that I have not been on before.

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    Bethany Souriyavong 10/17/2018 1:28 PM
    Thinking about how we can recycle more at work.

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    Bethany Souriyavong 10/16/2018 5:15 PM
    Got a new reusable coffee mug today :-)

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    Bethany Souriyavong 10/15/2018 4:20 PM
    Looking for more things to recycle.

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    Bethany Souriyavong 10/12/2018 8:50 PM
    Reviewed the items that should and should not be placed in my recycling bin at home.  I learned something new... that I can recycle shampoo bottles.

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    Bethany Souriyavong 10/10/2018 2:20 PM
    I realized this morning that there are certain items in my home that I can and should be unplugging when they are not in use.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health Go get a check up
    How do you practice self care?

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    Bethany Souriyavong 10/10/2018 2:09 PM
    I practice self care by taking time and doing something just for me... like getting a massage!