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Northwest Earth Institute
EcoChallenge
October 14 - October 28, 2016
Caroline Cohen's avatar

Caroline Cohen

Impact Hub Boulder Team

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 335 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    160
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    14
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    420
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    21
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    18
    organic meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    6.6
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Caroline's actions

Water

5-Minute Showers

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Go Get a Check Up

I will make an appointment for my annual physical.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Use Muscle Power

I will only use muscle-powered transportation.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Choose a Carbon Offset

If buying a plane ticket, I will also buy a carbon offset.

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

Food

Whole Food Diet

I will enjoy 2 meal(s) per day free of processed foods.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Eat Meatless Meals

I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) per day.

COMPLETED 7
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 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 1
DAILY 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 per day that I do this.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Choose Organic Ingredients

I will enjoy 2 meal(s) cooked with organic ingredients per day.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Exercise Daily

I will exercise daily for 60 minute(s) per day for two weeks.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Practice Gratitude for Earth

I will spend 3 minute(s) per day outside, practicing gratitude (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.) for Earth and the nature surrounding me.

COMPLETED 7
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?

  • Caroline Cohen's avatar
    Caroline Cohen 10/17/2016 3:20 PM
    Welcome Matt, Carrington, and Carly who just joined us today! 
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    Caroline Cohen 10/17/2016 3:20 PM
    Excited to see the team taking off today! We are neck and neck the "KEEN FSRS" team. What do you think, should we challenge them?

    Also, today was the first day I actually succeeded in getting my shower under 5 minutes =D It's harder than I thought with a foot and a half of hair!
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    Caroline Cohen 10/10/2016 4:31 PM
    It's exciting to look through the list of activities and think "oh, I already do that!" 
    Anyone else having this experience? 
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