Danielle Taylor

Frandor

"You have to better yourself to better your community! "

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
816 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

110

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

570

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

30

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

180

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

57

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

74

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Danielle's actions

Water

Install a Toilet Tank Bank

I will reduce the amount of water flushed and save up to 11 gallons (41 L) of water each day by installing a toilet tank bank.

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

Energy

Upgrade My Windows

I will upgrade the windows or weatherstripping in my home or office to reduce air leaks and save on energy costs.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Join my Neighborhood Association

I will join my neighborhood association or another local group.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Try a New Way to Prep

I will try a new method of food preparation, such as canning, pickling, or baking bread.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Practice Gratitude for Earth

I will spend 10 minute(s) each day outside, practicing gratitude (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.) for Earth and the nature surrounding me.

COMPLETED 18
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

Health

Exercise Daily

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 30 minute(s) each day.

COMPLETED 19
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

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 3 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

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?

Danielle Taylor 10/25/2018 1:10 PM

Every day i start my day off with a smoothie with fresh fruit. Then the rest of my day consists of water. I am doing good using the fresh fruit instead of frozen by not sending the plastic to the waste yards. My water comes from the tap by using a reusable bottle. if for any reason I have to buy water, I make sure it is a recyclable material that gets put into our recycle bin when I get home. We also make a lot of casseroles at home that use veggies. I need to start buying them fresh from more farmer markets.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Try a New Way to Prep

Canning and pickling food is a great way to have delicious summer fruits and vegetables all year round. Just make sure to follow the canning and pickling guidelines from the USDA. What are some foods that you would like to preserve and enjoy later in the year?

Danielle Taylor 10/22/2018 7:39 AM

I started putting together a binder with different types of vegetables like carrots, green beans, corn and asparagus. I also found some canning recipes for jellies and different types of apples that my kids would like. I have already set up a time with my mother in November to do some canning and also in December to make pirogie's that we can freeze for the winter. In the spring and summer I am going to buy bushels of corn on the cob to can as well!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy Upgrade My Windows

How does improving your home's energy efficiency help you better live out your values?

Danielle Taylor 10/22/2018 7:26 AM

Improving my homes energy saves us money over time. This helps save for vacations and time with my family. It gives us more funds to take our children out to do family activities and to not worry about living paycheck to paycheck or if we have an emergency with our home or vehicles, whether or not we have the funds.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature Practice Gratitude for Earth

Kathleen Dean Moore says that a sense of gratitude leads to a sense of moral obligation. Do you agree? How do we cultivate a sense of gratitude as individuals, and as a society?

Danielle Taylor 10/18/2018 7:42 AM

I definately agree. If you can't and don't appreciate the environment you have around you your not going to understand how your affecting it. If you take the time to spend even 10 minutes a day outdoors, which is one of my daily challenges, listening and taking in the animals and the fresh air, you can better understand what you need to do to preserve those things. I believe that our society relies too much on electronics and inventions and we have lost how to do things on our own. This over time has damaged our eco system in so many ways. I am thankful that things are changing and more people are aware of it now and we are doing something to save it.

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Danielle Taylor 10/18/2018 7:35 AM

So yesterday my oldest daughter brought home an "energy saver" box from Board of Water and Light, which every student received one. In the box was LED light bulbs, faucet aerators for the sink and bathroom, a shower head, LED night light, water saver measuring bag and a shower timer. We are so excited to install all of these this weekend and to take some selfies doing it. We have to complete it together and fill out a survey before and a survey a week after installation. Cannot wait to see how much of a difference it makes on our next bill!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Join my Neighborhood Association

How can your community support inclusive decision making?

Danielle Taylor 10/15/2018 12:33 PM

Having the community involvement includes different styles and personalities. This in turn can provide different ideas on how to improve the community itself. Bringing a whole community together will bring the different personality traits and ideas together because everyone wants one similar thing, to better their community and the people in it. They are going to want to put differences aside to make a mutual decision that helps them all and not just one individual. Everyone is going to work together to make the community a better place to live and a desirable community for outsiders.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy Switch to Cold Water

What do you plan to do with the money you save from making more energy efficient choices?

Danielle Taylor 10/15/2018 9:04 AM

I have been with my husband for almost 4 years and we have never taken a family trip with our kids. In 2020 my parents are renewing their wedding vows in Florida. My husband and I have started saving and planning for this trip because we would like to take our kids to Disney World and Epcot because none of them have never been there. We will be gone a week and there are 7 of us in my family so if I can save money for this trip also by helping our environment, its a win-win situation!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water Install a Toilet Tank Bank

Name some of the human activities impacting the health of water systems, both locally (your watershed) and globally (freshwater and oceans). What can you do to improve the health of water systems?

Danielle Taylor 10/14/2018 6:29 PM

The cleaning up of trash makes a huge impact. Whether at the beach, a river or pond or even trash lying around in the streets. Keeping things picked up ensures that it doesn't make its way into our water systems .

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Danielle Taylor 10/05/2018 8:42 AM

Getting to the end of week one I already feel like this challenge has been a great success! Two of my daily challenges that I have decided to do together is taking in the outdoors for 10 minutes a day and writing what I am grateful for. Every day this week after I have gotten homework and dinner done with my family I take that time to sit on my front porch and write about my day and what I am thankful for. It makes me feel so good and relaxed. I am more appreciative of the things I do have rather than what I do not. Cant wait to see where I am and how I feel by the end of the challenge.

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Danielle Taylor 10/03/2018 11:56 AM

I came into this challenge not knowing what to expect. Three weeks ago I started to change my lifestyle to incorporate more healthy choices. Starting this challenge has encouraged me more to continue my healthy choices for myself and my family. Choosing environmentally friendly challenges is a great feeling and will get me into a routine of making the same challenges when I am done .

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