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Welcome to 2018 People's Ecochallenge!

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2018 People's Ecochallenge
October 3 - October 24, 2018
Cynthia Walker's avatar

Cynthia Walker

HP Inc. Fort Collins

"I hope to make small changes in my own habits and encourage similar behaviors for co-workers. Small changes by many, over time can have a lasting impact."

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 533 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    documentary
    watched
  • UP TO
    440
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    90
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    440
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    315
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    20
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill

Cynthia's actions

Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 1 documentary(ies) about food sovereignty: the right of local peoples to control their own food systems including markets, ecological resources, food cultures and production methods.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Go get a check up

I will make an appointment for my annual physical.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Limit Social Media

I will limit my social media use to once each day reducing my daily use by 15 minute(s)

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

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

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Avoid refined sugar

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

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a 20-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 22
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

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
    Nature Go for a Daily Walk
    How do you experience your neighborhood or city differently when walking instead of driving?
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    Cynthia Walker 10/17/2018 12:27 PM
    Being outside, walking and breathing feeds my soul!
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity Limit Social Media
    Social media is a great way to keep us connected with loved ones, makes us laugh, and helps us to learn new things. It can also take more time than we realize or intend to give. After doing this action for a few days now, how do you feel? What do you notice?
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    Cynthia Walker 10/17/2018 12:26 PM
    Reducing or skipping social media feeds like Facebook are really helping to reduce the clutter in my thoughts.  Whether its stress about some thread I saw or worrying if I'm missing out on something, the daily check ins to social media were taking a toll.  I find I am better without the screen time.
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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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    Cynthia Walker 10/17/2018 12:22 PM
    It's remarkable how many restaurants still put a straw in a water glass before they even bring it to the table.  I have to remember to ask for "no straw" as soon as we are seated.  Occasionally I get strange looks or am asked why, but it's worth it to skip the straw.
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