Penelope Luedtke

City of Portland Office of Management & Finance (OMF)

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
343 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

450

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

255

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

32

whole food meals

consumed

Penelope's 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 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Track my Purchases

I will spend 15 minutes each day maintaining a record of all my purchases and learning about my spending habits.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Whole Foods Diet

I will enjoy 2 meal(s) each day free of processed foods.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

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

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a walk for 30 minutes each day.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Track my Purchases

What have you noticed about your purchases? Where are you inclined to make shifts, if any?

Penelope Luedtke 10/17/2018 7:44 AM

I've been able to keep my focus on not spending, but I fell off the wagon a little on Sunday. We were in Corvallis and I had to go check out their cute little downtown area. At least I was supporting small business!

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Penelope Luedtke 10/11/2018 10:41 AM

I'm happy the weather is cooperating so far with it's so us, its nice to be able to exercise outside.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Needs Vs. Wants

How is creativity necessary for practicing simplicity?

Penelope Luedtke 10/08/2018 11:03 AM

It is catalog time - I came home from my trip to find three new ones in the mail. I've already told myself, "No new clothing, thrifting from now on only." I want to help break the cycle of the clothing industry's huge impact on the planet.

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- Melissa Walton Hendricks 10/09/2018 2:43 PM
  
  You've inspired me to go thrifting!
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Whole Foods Diet

Michael Pollan states that "it is better to pay the grocer (our edit: or the farmer!) than the doctor." What are your thoughts on this?

Penelope Luedtke 10/08/2018 10:57 AM

I have been exploring the DASH diet for high blood pressure - this "eating plan" requires such specific numbers of servings that I'm still trying to wrap my head around it.

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Penelope Luedtke 10/02/2018 9:31 AM

I'm getting ready for the EcoChallenge - you know why? I was at a meeting off site with other EcoChallenge member organizations and I heard PCC say they were going to win this year....SO CHALLENGE ACCEPTED PCC AND ALL YOU SCHOOLS THAT THINK YOU CAN OUT ECO US! :D If we came up out of no where to win this thing, you know how gobsmacked they would be? LOL!!!

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