CARMELA HALMAGHI

Emerson

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
125 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

17

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

70

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

70

minutes

not spent in front of a screen
UP TO

0.3

pounds

food waste prevented
UP TO

0.7

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

1.0

zero-waste meal

consumed

CARMELA's actions

Balancing Consumption

Needs Vs. Wants

Each day, I will practice a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Regenerating Nature

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 60 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.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Nourishing Food

Make Zero-Waste Meals

I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Nourishing Food

Listen to a Food Podcast

I will spend 10 minutes listening to a podcast about food.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Nourishing Food

Forest-Friendly Foods

I will spend 60 minutes learning about palm oil, coffee, cocoa, and other products known to contribute to deforestation, and replace or remove them.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nourishing Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 4 documentary(ies) about food sovereignty: the right of local peoples to control their own food systems including markets, ecological resources, food cultures and production methods.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nourishing Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste, excess carbon and save money by planning my daily and weekly menus so that I only purchase the ingredients needed.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Balancing Consumption Needs Vs. Wants

How is creativity a necessary ingredient for practicing simplicity?

CARMELA HALMAGHI 10/06/2022 5:54 AM

Constantin Brancusi, Romanian sculptor and painter, was saying " the Simplicity is a complexity resolved ". How can you deal with complexity without becoming tired and overwhelmed ? only by a creative approach .Practicing simplicity is a way of discovering what is finally important , getting to the essence, letting you get out from rules, practices....be creative and transform this approach in a continuous practice .

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