Jeff Meckstroth

UW La Crosse

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
111 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

60

minutes

spent outdoors

Jeff's actions

Nature

Practice Gratitude for Earth

I will spend 15 minute(s) per day outside, practicing gratitude (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.) for Earth and the nature surrounding me.

COMPLETED 4
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

Food

Join a Local CSA

I will sign up for a local CSA (consumer-supported agriculture).

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Eat Mindfully

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

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Track my Purchases

I will maintain a record of all my purchases.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Limit Social Media

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

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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Jeff Meckstroth 10/28/2016 9:12 AM

Throughout the duration of this eco-challenge I have found the that many of the challenges have greatly improved my day to day routines. By allowing myself to live simpler, it has created a much more stress free environment for myself. I feel this type of living style has greatly improved my state of mental health. Practicing simplicity has helped me stay organized with my studies as well as helped me think more clearly about the task at hand. Taking it upon myself to be outdoors has also helped improve my mental health as well. These challenges are definitely characteristics I see myself implementing into my everyday life.

Along with these great benefits I have also been disappointed in some of the challenges that I have not been able to complete. Joining a CSA was a task I was very optimistic about at the beginning of this years Eco-challenge. I was very hopeful I would be able to get plans together to join a local CSA, but a combination of limited time and having a college student budget hindered my ability to complete this task. While this was the biggest challenge I wanted to accomplish, not achieving this goal will make me all the more hungry to accomplish this down the road.

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Jeff Meckstroth 10/26/2016 12:18 PM

I have found that this Eco-challenge has been very beneficial to not only my interest in the sustainability of the environment but also my organization skills. By limiting my social media skills and spending more time in nature it has allowed myself to live a simpler life which has helped my organizational skills. Along with these benefits, I have also found some challenges throughout this eco-challenge. Joining a CSA in the local area has become more challenging than I had expected. As a college student a CSA was a little more expensive than I had expected, so this goal is not one that I will be able to obtain. I had asked a few friends if they wanted to share the cost, but we did not end up finding a CSA that fit into our budget. So, unfortunately this is not a goal that I will be able to obtain during this challenge.

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