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Welcome to 2018 People's Ecochallenge!

Watch the short video below to learn the basics.
You'll be an 2018 People's Ecochallenge expert in no time!

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2018 People's Ecochallenge
October 3 - October 24, 2018
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Anne Swanson

NEEA

"It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up."

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 738 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    105
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    1.0
    donation
    made
  • UP TO
    2.0
    hours
    volunteered
  • UP TO
    1.0
    locally sourced meal
    consumed
  • UP TO
    30
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    120
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    1,345
    minutes
    being mindful
  • UP TO
    20
    neighbors
    met
  • UP TO
    20
    people
    helped

Anne's actions

Food

Try a New Way to Prep

I will try a new method of food preparation, such as canning, pickling, or baking bread.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Connect with a Nonprofit

I will connect with a local nonprofit, environmental or otherwise, and find out how I can get involved or become a member.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Buy From a Farmers Market

I will purchase produce and meat from a local farmers market or food co-op.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Join my Neighborhood Association

I will join my neighborhood association or another local group.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 5 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Meet My Neighbors

I will meet 1 new neighbor(s) each day.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Help Others

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

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Eat Mindfully

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

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Explore My Area

I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Meditate

I will meditate or create a moment of silence for 20 minute(s) each day to reflect on things important to me.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Know My health

I will get my Core Four Biometrics tests (blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and BMI).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Create Your Own Action

Watch a video about Food Waste with a group of colleagues

http://www.wastedfilm.com/ My goal for the ecochallenge was to explore new ways of thinking and acting.

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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    Anne Swanson 10/13/2018 8:31 PM
    Wow is it hard to meditate! I am using an alarm on my phone to remind me to do so and if I were not using an alarm I would forget. It is not a habit yet but I am doing it.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Nature Explore My Area
    How can spending more time outdoors enhance your sense of place?
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    Anne Swanson 10/05/2018 8:34 AM
    I am actually afraid of the outdoors after spending a large part of my life in a major metropolitan city. It has become the area where bears and psycho-killers live in my mind. However, living in Oregon has made the outdoors part of my reality and I am coming to embrace being outside with hiking/walking activities. I still don't belong to/in this place but you have to grow where you are planted even if the soil seems inhospitable or incompatible to your roots. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community Meet My Neighbors
    In what ways can you create more real, face-to-face interactions with friends — or strangers — each week?
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    Anne Swanson 10/05/2018 8:29 AM
    John and I have committed to participating in two of our building events this month: Mimosa Sunday and Pizza Night - so I hope to meet many new neighbors and make new friends in our complex. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity Meditate
    What would you like to invest more time in reflecting on?
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    Anne Swanson 10/04/2018 12:30 PM
    Future goals and plans. It was hard to carve time for meditation yesterday but today is a new day.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health Know My health
    How do you deal with the physical and emotional stress of the big problems we face? How can you help others cope?
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    Anne Swanson 10/03/2018 9:33 AM
    I read my news vs. watching my news as we do not own a television. This allows for reflection and absorption at my own pace. I also exercise with my partner in group classes which builds community and a sense of belonging as well as burning off anxiety and worry.
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    Anne Swanson 10/03/2018 9:22 AM
    Found a new doctor, had a physical and got a flu shot. My last cholesterol reading was 212 - here's hoping that it has improved this time!
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    Anne Swanson 9/18/2018 12:00 PM
    Fall 'cleaning' has begun. Reflection and acceptance of change. 
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