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October 14 - October 28, 2016
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Jennifer Baker

PCC SOC 228 Environmental Sociology

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 385 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    12
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    96
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    5.0
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed

Jennifer's actions

Energy

Turn it off

I will keep lights, electronics, and appliances turned off when not using them.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Needs vs. Wants

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

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Limit Social Media

I will limit my social media use to once per day.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Eat Meatless Meals

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) per day.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Brush My Teeth Without Running Water

I will save up to 8 gallons (30 L) of water each day by turning it off while brushing my teeth.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 1 disposable cup(s) to the landfill per day.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Switch to Cold Water

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 1,600 lbs of C02 over the course of the next year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

De-Clutter my Home

I will de-clutter, clean, and donate or recycle unneeded items in my home.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Choose Clean/Renewable Energy

I will sign up for my utility company's clean/renewable energy option.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Go Paperless

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by opting into paperless billing and/or unsubscribing from catalogs.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Create Your Own Action

Using less paper towels

For this challenge, I will rinse my dishes at work and instead of using a paper towel to dry them immediately, I will place them in the dishwasher to air dry until the end of the day.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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    Jennifer Baker 10/28/2016 9:35 AM
    I feel that I need to up my number of meatless meals and will start focusing on how I can incorporate more beans and strictly vegetables into my diet.

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    Jennifer Baker 10/27/2016 8:53 AM
    Yesterday I got out in the rain and went for a run. It was so nice because not only was it quiet, but it was such a great feeling to be in nature when most people don't want to be.

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    Jennifer Baker 10/26/2016 9:17 AM
    I've been noticing a lot of stuff tucked away at my home and will make it my "Fall/Winter Mission" to de-clutter and donate whatever items I have not used in a while.

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    Jennifer Baker 10/25/2016 10:41 AM
    I am making it a point to speak to coworkers about how to make their lives more green. I am trying to get someone off bottled water and on to reusable cups. One person at a time! :)


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    Jennifer Baker 10/25/2016 10:23 AM
    Today for my meatless meal I am going to make a Thai Pumpkin curry soup that I am super excited about! :)

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    Jennifer Baker 10/24/2016 9:53 AM
    On Friday afternoons, I make sure to turn off any additional lights at my office. I am going to start doing this every night instead of just Fridays.

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    Jennifer Baker 10/23/2016 8:12 AM
    This morning I went grocery shopping and stuck to a list buying only the thing that I will need to make meals at home for the entire week. 

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    Jennifer Baker 10/22/2016 11:49 AM
    Today I went for a run and stopped listening to music so I could enjoy the sounds and sights around me. It was nice to just stop, enjoy the scenery and the crisp of the Fall air instead of being distracted by technology. 

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    Jennifer Baker 10/21/2016 8:54 AM
    I have decided to not only reduce my daily social media, but I am doing a 30 day no social media challenge. So far I've noticed how much time I was wasting on these sites!

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    Jennifer Baker 10/20/2016 9:22 AM
    I have decided to bring in a tall reusable mug from home to drink my tea out of at work. This way, not only am I cutting down on a paper cup, but I am having a bigger glass of tea at once and only using one tea bag instead of two by separating my drinks throughout the day.