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October 3 - October 24, 2018
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colleen doheny

Community Team

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 324 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    20
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    75
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    75
    miles
    traveled by bus
  • UP TO
    270
    minutes
    of additional sleep
  • UP TO
    480
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    300
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    300
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    42
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

colleen's 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

Waste

Advocate For More Food Packaging Options

I will advocate for alternatives to single-use packaging at local grocery stores, markets, at work, or on campus.

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 30 minute(s) each day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Exercise Daily

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 60 minute(s) each day.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Use Public Transit

I will use public transit 15 mile(s) each day and avoid sending up to 8.49 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Healthy Sleep

Effectively working for sustainability requires self care! I will commit to getting 30 more minute(s) of sleep each night to achieve at least 7 hours per night.

COMPLETED 9
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 3
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
    Nature Spend Time Outside
    Rachel Carson said that we need the beauty and mysteries of the natural world for our spiritual and emotional development. Does that ring true for you? What are the implications for a culture that spends most of its time indoors?

    colleen doheny's avatar
    colleen doheny 10/15/2018 12:49 PM
    yes.  heart and mind healthier. 

  • colleen doheny's avatar
    colleen doheny 10/03/2018 5:40 AM
    I catch the bus to and from work everyday.  I hate to drive.