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October 3 - October 24, 2018
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Tina Spencer

UNMC/Nebraska Medicine LiveGreen

"Learn more and do more!"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 667 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    2.0
    documentaries
    watched
  • UP TO
    252
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    180
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    21
    minutes
    being mindful
  • UP TO
    21
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    1.0
    waste audit
    conducted

Tina'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.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 2 documentary(ies) about food sovereignty: the right of local peoples to control their own food systems including markets, ecological resources, food cultures and production methods.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Buy From a Farmers Market

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

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Disconnect from Email

I will disconnect from my email when not working or studying.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Conserve Toilet Water

I will save up to 12 gallons (45 L) of water a day by flushing only when necessary.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Collect Rain Water

I will create a rain garden or bioswale, or use rain barrels to collect water for outdoor watering needs.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Meditate

I will meditate or create a moment of silence for 1 minute(s) each day to reflect on things important to me.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Work-Life Balance

I will not work more than 8 hour days each day to practice work-life balance.

COMPLETED 20
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?


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    Tina Spencer 10/24/2018 11:35 AM
    Awesome challenge!!!!!!!!

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    Tina Spencer 10/11/2018 11:39 AM
    I am blown away by all of the little things I've learned or re-discovered since starting this challenge!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty
    How does food sovereignty address the complex agrarian transition to modern food systems?

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    Tina Spencer 10/11/2018 11:32 AM
    Food sovereignty puts the "power" of creating food back where it belongs, where it started, in nature by indigenous people creating and managing their own food systems!

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      Tina Spencer 10/11/2018 11:40 AM
      I am amazed by all of the connections within "sustainability"!

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    Tina Spencer 10/09/2018 7:59 AM

    This challenge has taught me so much already!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health Happiness
    How does/can practicing gratitude keep you centered and motivated to work for a better world?

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    Tina Spencer 10/09/2018 7:57 AM
    Gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. -- G.K. Chesterton

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    Tina Spencer 10/08/2018 6:40 AM
    I completely forgot to check in over the weekend :(
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Personal Waste Audit
    Why 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?

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    Tina Spencer 10/05/2018 7:38 AM
    Wow!!  I would've never guessed how much waste I accumulate.  This challenge was a definite eye opening experience!

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    Tina Spencer 10/04/2018 7:31 AM
    Good morning everyone!! 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Water Collect Rain Water
    Trace the water that flows down the drain from your house to the largest body of water nearby. What is the route it takes?

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    Tina Spencer 10/03/2018 11:58 AM
    Is the largest body of water the big puddle at the end of my driveway or the lake at the end of Gilmore Lake road?  Either way, the water drains eastward to both!

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Water Conserve Toilet Water
    What would a sustainable water future in your region look like? What needs to change?

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    Tina Spencer 10/03/2018 11:53 AM
    I don't know yet what a sustainable water future would like but I am amazed at how much water is saved by not flushing every time!