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Welcome to EcoChallenge!

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Northwest Earth Institute
EcoChallenge
October 14 - October 28, 2016
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Kate Bemesderfer

Doing Our EarthShare

"I spend almost every day telling people how and why they should get outside. Time to make sure I take my own advice!"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 166 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    900
    minutes
    spent outdoors

Kate's actions

Simplicity

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a walk each day.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Happiness

I will write down three things every day for two weeks that I am grateful for or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 60 minute(s) per day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside.

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?

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    Kate Bemesderfer 10/14/2016 9:03 PM
    Well, an hour in the pouring rain is not without its challenges, but it's also not without its rewards.
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    Kate Bemesderfer 10/13/2016 11:59 AM
    Hmm...somehow I think jumping in puddles is definitely going to help meet the requirements of all 3 of my chosen challenges this year...
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    Kate Bemesderfer 10/06/2016 10:55 AM
     My profile images illustrate my 2016 EcoChallenge. One is me spending some serious quality time outside here in Oregon (at Cape Lookout), and the other...well...ever hear of arcology? It's a portmanteau of architecture + ecology, and it's the guiding principle at Arcosanti in Arizona, which is where I lived for a couple of years before I came to Portland (and where I met my Portland-raised partner). It is also where I will be for half of this year's EcoChallenge. Arcosanti is pretty photogenic on its own, but James Eads' painting (called "Consciousness Forming") is still one of my favorite depictions of the place. I'm so delighted to have my EcoChallenge linking these two wonderful worlds! 
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