Lorrie Blanchfield
10/07/2022 6:28 PM
Gobhi Manchurian - crispy cauliflower in manchurian sauce ay my fave Indian restaurant! (I generally hate cauliflower - but this is so delish!)
Lorrie Blanchfield
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 310 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO18meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO125minutesspent learning
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UP TO247minutesspent outdoors
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UP TO632minutesnot spent in front of a screen
Lorrie's actions
Regenerating Nature
Listen to a Nature Podcast
I will spend 15 minutes listening to a podcast about nature.
Balancing Consumption
Needs Vs. Wants
Each day, I will practice a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.
Balancing Consumption
Less Screen Time
I will replace 60 minute(s) of screen time each day with other activities.
Regenerating Nature
Spend Time Outside
I will replace 30 minute(s) per day typically spent inside and often with electronics with quality time outside walking, exercising, enjoying the sunrise/sunset, gardening, journaling, observing nature, or practicing gratitude for nature.
Enacting Equity
Learn About Trans, Femme, and Nonbinary Experiences
I will spend 120 minutes learning about the experiences of trans, femme, and/or nonbinary people.
Nourishing Food
Eat Plant-Based Meals
I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.
Nourishing Food
Donate Food
I will find out what food programs are in my area and donate food and/or other items that they request.
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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REFLECTION QUESTIONNourishing Food Eat Plant-Based MealsWhat was the tastiest meatless or vegan meal you ever had or had recently? Did you make it? Can you share a recipe?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONRegenerating Nature Spend Time OutsideWhat are the implications for a culture that spends most of its time inside and on screens?
Lorrie Blanchfield 10/05/2022 4:12 PMWell, for starters, we all be lacking in vitamin D which will impact both physcial and mental health. It gets worse from there.... -
REFLECTION QUESTIONBalancing Consumption Less Screen TimeWhat are the implications for a culture that spends most of its time inside and on screens?
Lorrie Blanchfield 10/05/2022 4:11 PMWe forget how to interact with each other, we lose the connection with each other. I also think we lose patience as we are become accustomed to instant gratification/answers from a screen. And no one will actually know how to write! -
REFLECTION QUESTIONBalancing Consumption Needs Vs. WantsHow is creativity a necessary ingredient for practicing simplicity?
Lorrie Blanchfield 10/05/2022 4:08 PMRepurposing something you already have rather than buying new is very necessary for simplicity!