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October 3 - October 24, 2018
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Julie Scott

YES! Readers

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 343 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    42
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    15
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    10
    people
    helped
  • UP TO
    450
    minutes
    spent exercising

Julie's actions

Community

Support Native Communities

I will use the resource links provided and spend 60 minutes learning about the native populations that lived in my area prior to colonization, and what I can do to support those that still exist.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME 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 3 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Help Others

I will offer to help 1 person(s) who are in need each day.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Go get a check up

I will make an appointment for my annual physical.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 14
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

Energy

Power Down the Computer

I will power down my computer and monitor when not using it for more than 2 hours, saving up to (1.1) lbs of CO2 each day that I do this.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Exercise Daily

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

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?


  • Julie Scott's avatar
    Julie Scott 10/15/2018 6:36 PM
    Once I decided to forgo the straw this seemed to make me forgo the plastic cup as well and now I am remembering to bring my reusable cup more often. 

    • James McPhail's avatar
      James McPhail 10/15/2018 7:00 PM
      Julie, doesn't it seem odd/cool how 1 small step cascades into others? Small steps take us on long journeys, right? And we can be grateful for the scenery on the way.
      Jim McPhail
  • 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?

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    Julie Scott 10/05/2018 11:57 AM
    I found a cup to take to my favorite coffee shop the last couple of days. I think it is silly that I felt like one of those "environmental" people when I first brought it in, but all of the baristas were awesome. Sometimes I have to get out of my own head and quit thinking about what others will think of something as silly as bringing my own cup to the coffee shop. 
  • 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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    Julie Scott 10/04/2018 12:34 PM
    I love to go hiking with my friend on the weekend, we get out in the foothills and talk and let her dog run all over! Love it!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health Happiness
    How does/can practicing gratitude keep you centered and motivated to work for a better world?

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    Julie Scott 10/03/2018 11:01 AM
    Practicing gratitude keeps me focused on what I can do, and what is good around me which keeps me motivated- a great feed back loop!

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    Julie Scott 10/01/2018 12:44 PM
    I remembered today to skip the straw.  : )