Catherine Schleichert

I will join my neighborhood association or another local group.

I will learn about water and air quality issues in my area, how they are impacting human and environmental health, and how I can help.

I will try a new method of food preparation, such as canning, pickling, or baking bread.

I will research toxic chemicals found in cleaning supplies and personal care products and remove them from my home.

I will purchase produce and meat from a local farmers market or food co-op.

I will connect with a local nonprofit, environmental or otherwise, and find out how I can get involved or become a member.

I will naturally heat and cool my house, office, or dorm room by opening or closing my windows, curtains, and blinds, and by using fans.

I will find out where to recycle the recyclable items that I can't put in my curbside bin.

I will exercise daily for 90 minute(s) per day for two weeks.

I will replace 30 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

I will work from home 1 day(s) to avoid my commute's carbon output.

I will not travel for meetings and will instead conduct them virtually.

I will watch a documentary film about food with family and friends and talk about what we learned.

I will have a group garage sale with friends, family, and/or neighbors.

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.

Develop a plan with my medical professionals to achieve my best health and live my life to the fullest.

I will visit a nearby farm to pick my own fruits and veggies.

I will get my Core Four Biometrics tests (blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and BMI).

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

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.