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October 3 - October 24, 2018
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Denise Hairston

ENGIE Insight Spokane

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 460 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    22
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill

Denise's actions

Create Your Own Action

Replace old appliances

Replaced old refrigerator, stove, washer and dryer within the last year with newer, more efficient items.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Water

Say No to Plastic Straws

An estimated 71% of seabirds and 30% of turtles have been found with plastics in their stomachs. When they ingest plastic, marine life has a 50% mortality rate. By asking for no straw when placing a drink order, I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Know My health

I will get my Core Four Biometrics tests (blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and BMI).

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

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

COMPLETED 15
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
    Water Say No to Plastic Straws
    What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?

    Denise Hairston's avatar
    Denise Hairston 10/05/2018 1:30 PM
    I did not realize how easy giving up straws would be.