Lora Langford

ENGIE Insight Spokane

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
260 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

180

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

120

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

8.0

pounds

waste composted

Lora's actions

Health

Learn About Local Environmental Justice Concerns

I will spend 120 minutes researching environmental justice concerns in my region, their causes, and local initiatives to address these concerns.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Compost Food Waste

I will avoid sending up to .69 lbs (.31 kg) of food waste to the landfill each day by composting my food or learning how to.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Do Nature Activities

I will engage in nature-based activities alone, or with my friends or family, for 20 minute(s) each day. (This can be anything from going on a walk or hike, to noticing the leaves changing color, to reading a book with nature themes.)

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Support Pollution Reduction

I will spend at least 60 minutes learning about water and air quality issues in my area, how they are impacting human and environmental health, and how I can help.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

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

Waste

Go Paperless

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by opting into paperless billing and ending unwanted subscriptions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Weekly Meal Planning

An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Does this surprise you? Where would you rather use this money?

Lora Langford 10/17/2018 9:49 AM

I read an article a few years back about the waste from throwing away unused food so the initial surprise of this was a then rather than now for me. However, I have tried to employ the weekend meal planning and shopping in the past and found it successful. I find that the weeks that I have planned and shopped on the weekend allow me to have time to cook the meals and prevent me from panicking over what's for dinner and wasting the food from the last grocery trip. So, in the past, doing exactly what this challenge says is successful. I was doing really good on this up until a couple months ago so I have chosen to do this challenge to get back in the habit and to reduce wasting food and money. As far as where to spend the money, ANYWHERE else that isn't wasteful!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature Do Nature Activities

What did you observe while spending time outside -- through sight, sound, smell and touch?

Lora Langford 10/16/2018 2:21 PM

The air was slightly chilly, but the sun was still a slightly warm. There was a light breeze, and a few clouds. I smelled the fresh scent of pine and the heavier scent of the forest. The sound of an irritated squirrel chittering filled the air as its fall collecting process was disturbed by our hiking by. A few birds were singing. There was a creaking of the trees as the breeze blew through. The sites were amazing including a panoramic vista of the mountains and trees with beautiful fall foliage. A light snow had fallen towards the top, further displaying the shift in seasons. It was truly a wonderful hike.

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