Mila Ricci

OHSU

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
197 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

5.0

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

120

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

180

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

30

minutes

spent outdoors

Mila's 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

Health

Exercise Daily

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 30 minute(s) each day.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a 15-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 2
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 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Buy Used Clothes

I will spend 30 minutes learning about the perils of fast fashion and will buy my clothes at second-hand stores when I shop.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

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

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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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?

Mila Ricci 10/09/2018 4:26 PM

I combine my exercise with my time outside to be more connected with the natural world and the seasons.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Buy Used Clothes

Do people with economic privilege have a responsibility to consume and own less? How can the concept of "reduce" be presented to those who may be struggling to have enough food, clothes, shelter?

Mila Ricci 10/03/2018 5:09 PM

Having been someone who spent years in poverty, it is insulting to tell someone who doesn't have enough to "reduce". By default, those who are relying on food stamps, food boxes (not the cool CASA boxes), and government aid have already reduced. When you are so poor that a drink from Starbucks puts you in the red, you already buy second hand clothes. You already use everything until it is completely worn out. You keep you phone until the buttons are broken and you can't read the screen.

Reducing isn't an issue for the poor! They aren't the consumers in the first place.

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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?

Mila Ricci 10/03/2018 5:05 PM

A challenge for me in using reusable drinking containers, bottles or cups, is not having one when I am away from my house. Another challenge is that almost none of them are machine washable.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Needs Vs. Wants

How is creativity necessary for practicing simplicity?

Mila Ricci 10/03/2018 5:02 PM

Creativity is necessary for practicing simplicity in order to be able to see how to fully utilize the things you already have and to realize how to re-purpose things that were thought to be trash.

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