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2018 People's Ecochallenge
October 3 - October 24, 2018
Gina Pattison's avatar

Gina Pattison

Comerica Bank

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 441 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    20
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    4.0
    hours
    volunteered
  • UP TO
    90
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    34
    minutes
    being mindful
  • UP TO
    540
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    20
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill

Gina's actions

Health

Exercise Daily

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 15 minute(s) each day.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 4 hour(s) in my community during the challenge.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Less Screen Time

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

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Meditate

I will meditate or create a moment of silence for 2 minute(s) each day to reflect on things important to me.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 1 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 20
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 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Create Your Own Action

HeaHealth - Check a Skin Cancer Check

Had a full body scan today. The Dr. found 2 things. Dr. did a biopsy right then and I should now in a week. I never would have noticed them . 1 was on my back h

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

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?

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    Gina Pattison 10/23/2018 2:09 PM
    Meditation is helping me focus and re-energize.  I got my heart rate down to 61bpm (usually it is in the 80s). I think  I am clearing my mind better.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health Exercise Daily
    How can you incorporate other personal values (like quality time with friends or spending time in nature) into your exercise routine?
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    Gina Pattison 10/18/2018 5:04 PM
    ok, it isn't much but I hate exercise.  Waking the new dog  every day.
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    Gina Pattison 10/18/2018 5:00 PM
    Challenge is going great.  I am going to begin using recycled bags for groceries this week.  Looking forward to giving it a try
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community Volunteer in my Community
    What is one thing you can do to help your community become more sustainable?
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    Gina Pattison 10/15/2018 6:08 AM
    On Saturday I worked at the Detroit Parade Company for 4 hours. It was great. I got to see the new floats for the Thanksgiving Day Parade

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    Gina Pattison 10/15/2018 6:03 AM
    Today I left my cell phone at home.   No peaking at the screen - already met the 30 minutes.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Use a Reusable Mug
    Maybe you've heard how good it is to switch from a single use coffee cup to a reuseable one but it's just hard to make the switch. Think about what stands in your way of making this a habit. By identifying the challenges, you can begin to work through them to have better success in taking this action. Knowing the difference you are making, how does it make you feel?
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    Gina Pattison 10/15/2018 6:01 AM
    I bought disposible cups made from recyclable materials and am down to 1 cup per day.
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    Gina Pattison 10/15/2018 5:59 AM
    How do I post past activity?  I can't seem to get into anything from last week.
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      Gina Pattison 10/15/2018 6:59 AM
      Thanks. I will have to remember to go in every 4 days then. 
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      Scott Beckerman 10/15/2018 6:35 AM
      You can select previous days from your Dashboard by clicking on the circles about midway down the page.  You can only go back and record information for about 4 previous days. 
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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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    Gina Pattison 10/09/2018 6:37 AM
    Using th 30 minutes a day to walk the dog a bit longer than normally. 
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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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    Gina Pattison 10/09/2018 6:36 AM
    Going without a straw isn't a problem anymore. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity Meditate
    What would you like to invest more time in reflecting on?
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    Gina Pattison 10/04/2018 6:16 AM
    I am up to 3 minutes per day of deep reflection.  I find it very calming. I use an application on my apple watch
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