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October 5 - October 26, 2022
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Laura Randall

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POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 860 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    118
    donations
    made
  • UP TO
    1.0
    energy audit
    conducted
  • UP TO
    265
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    585
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    1,275
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    4.0
    pounds
    waste avoided
  • UP TO
    1.0
    water footprint
    calculated

Laura's actions

Balancing Consumption

Less Screen Time

I will replace 60 minute(s) of screen time each day with other activities.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Cultivating Communities

Pull Together Items to Donate

Each day, I will find one or more items I can donate to a local thrift or resale shop.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Cultivating Communities

Volunteer During My Local Election

I will contact my local election office to volunteer during the upcoming election.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Balancing Consumption

Needs Vs. Wants

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

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Balancing Consumption

Know My Waste & Recycling Services

I will spend 30 minutes finding out how to recycle in my region, where landfills and/or waste sites are situated in my region, and which communities are most impacted by these sites.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Balancing Consumption

Track My Purchases

I will maintain a record of all my purchases and identify my spending habits.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Balancing Consumption

Repair a Broken Item

I will repair at least one item that is broken, but is repairable. This might be items like garden tools, sewing machine, small appliances, electronics, clothing, and more.

COMPLETED
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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Regenerating Nature

Complete an Energy Audit

I will complete an online energy audit of my home, work, or other shared space to identify the next steps for saving energy.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Regenerating Nature

Support Local Pollinators

At least 30% of crops and 90% of flowering plants rely on pollinators to produce fruit. I will spend 30 minutes researching which plants support local pollinators and plant a few in my area.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Regenerating Nature

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 10 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 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Regenerating Nature

Calculate My Water Footprint

I will calculate my water footprint and look for a few ways I can reduce consumption or waste.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Balancing Consumption Needs Vs. Wants
    How is creativity a necessary ingredient for practicing simplicity?

    Laura Randall's avatar
    Laura Randall 10/06/2022 1:14 PM
    Reusing items in creative ways can be even more powerful than, say, donating one item and buying another because then I *know* the existing item is going on to be used more - I don't think it's safe to assume donations actually get used again (or well or long).