ama anima

SIUnited Green Action Team

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
372 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

105

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

300

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

30

zero-waste meals

consumed

ama's actions

Simplicity

Track my Purchases

I will spend 20 minutes each day maintaining a record of all my purchases and learning about my spending habits.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Ditch the Lawn

I will replace my lawn with a drought-tolerant landscape and save the water, money, and time I used to spend cutting the grass.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Choose Organic Ingredients

I will enjoy 2 meal(s) cooked with organic ingredients each day.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Install a Low-Flow Showerhead

I will save up to 15 gallons (56 L) of water a day by installing a low-flow showerhead.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Buy Used Clothes

I will spend 10 minutes learning about the perils of fast fashion and will buy my clothes at second-hand stores when I shop.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Zero-Waste Cooking

I will cook 3 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 10
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?

ama anima 10/23/2018 10:01 AM
It's been rather exciting, trying to commit to and do some of the challenges. The great part is most of the actions can be adopted into our own daily actions rather easily.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

In North America, up to 65% of food waste happens at the consumer level. Chef Steven Satterfield advocates for utilizing every part of a vegetable. How can you incorporate using an entire vegetable, including the skins, tops, and stalks during your next meal prep?
ama anima 10/23/2018 9:57 AM
Incorporate more potatoes with the skin (boiled, baked, sauteed) and spinach in my melas.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water

How can your region/household prepare for changing water situations in order to become more resilient?
ama anima 10/23/2018 9:54 AM
Inform and educate more people about water scarcity, especially as it becomes more of an issue and more apparent in some cities.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity

What have you noticed about your purchases? Where are you inclined to make shifts, if any?
ama anima 10/23/2018 9:51 AM
I make a list of things I need to buy so I can avoid impulse buying, saving me money and reducing my likelihood to purchase items I don't need.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity

How is creativity necessary for practicing simplicity?
ama anima 10/17/2018 12:14 PM
One way to save money while shopping for me is to assess my priority list; my necessities vs indulgence. I shop for necessities first and usually by the time I'm done, realize I don't even want some of the indulgence items!

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