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October 3 - October 24, 2018
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Meg Sommers

UWL Green Team

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 258 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    540
    minutes
    of additional sleep
  • UP TO
    90
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    360
    minutes
    being mindful

Meg's actions

Simplicity

Track my Purchases

I will spend 10 minutes each day maintaining a record of all my purchases and learning about my spending habits.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Eat Mindfully

I will eat all of my meals without distractions, e.g., phone, computer, TV, or newspaper.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

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

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Avoid refined sugar

I will adopt a diet free of refined sugars, which eliminates sweetened beverages, candy, and processed foods.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Healthy Sleep

Effectively working for sustainability requires self care! I will commit to getting 60 more minute(s) of sleep each night to achieve at least 7 hours per night.

COMPLETED 9
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?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity Needs Vs. Wants
    How is creativity necessary for practicing simplicity?

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    Meg Sommers 10/17/2018 3:46 PM
    I have to be able to use creativity to appreciate and use things I already have rather than buying new ones!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health Healthy Sleep
    Consider how many hours of sleep you get now. How would you like to shift your sleep patterns? What are you finding works for you to be successful in this action?

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    Meg Sommers 10/10/2018 1:28 PM
    I feel more energized even with just one more hour of sleep every night! Being energized helps me be more productive
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity Track my Purchases
    What have you noticed about your purchases? Where are you inclined to make shifts, if any?

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    Meg Sommers 10/04/2018 7:15 AM
    I have realized that buying fewer but higher quality things is probably the best way to go about spending smarter!