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Welcome to 2018 People's Ecochallenge!

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2018 People's Ecochallenge
October 3 - October 24, 2018
Tracy Buckler's avatar

Tracy Buckler

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POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 464 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    22
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    660
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    660
    minutes
    being mindful

Tracy's actions

Simplicity

Less Screen Time

I will replace 30 minute(s) of screen time each day with other activities.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Skip the Straw

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

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

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Meditate

I will meditate or create a moment of silence for 30 minute(s) each day to reflect on things important to me.

COMPLETED 22
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
    Simplicity Meditate
    What would you like to invest more time in reflecting on?
    Tracy Buckler's avatar
    Tracy Buckler 10/16/2018 5:55 AM
    Where I've been, where I am and where I want to go.  What can I do better?  How can I be better, kinder, and more mindful that my words and actions affect the world around me?
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity Less Screen Time
    What did you notice in implementing this challenge? Was it hard to choose other activities over screen time? How did you decide to spend your time?
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    Tracy Buckler 10/11/2018 4:40 AM
    It's really difficult to put down electronics, not check social media, email or watch TV.  I turned off my landline years ago and its natural to carry my cell everywhere.  With my cell I have access to everything.  Have a question, Google the answer.  Want to read, check the newest books on Kindle.  Want to see what's happening in the world, check out the news...  I chose spending more time with my dog.  We've played some soccer and toss the dino.  He's really happy and now when he sees me checking my phone, he nudges my are as if to say, "put that down."
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    Tracy Buckler 10/08/2018 11:27 AM
    Reducing the number of straws ending up in a landfill is surprisingly difficult.  Even though I tell my server I don't need one or please don't give me a straw, I'm continually giving them back.  It's a habit some servers will have a hard time breaking.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Skip the Straw
    How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle?
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    Tracy Buckler 10/03/2018 10:05 AM
    Switch to glass.  Instead of using plastic food storage containers or plastic bags, use glass.  You reduce your "plastic" footprint and are able to reuse the container time and time again.
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