Melinda Driesen
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 855 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO54donationsmade
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UP TO90minutesspent learning
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UP TO920minutesspent outdoors
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UP TO3,231minutesnot spent in front of a screen
Melinda's actions
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.
Balancing Consumption
Develop a Work-Life Balance
During the work day, I will schedule time for breaks to practice work-life balance.
Balancing Consumption
Reduce Social Media Use
I will use my social media only once per day.
Regenerating Nature
Spend Time Outside
I will replace 15 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.
Balancing Consumption
Less Screen Time
I will replace 15 minute(s) of screen time each day with other activities.
Enacting Equity
Research Indigenous & First Nations Communities
I will spend 30 learning about the past and present indigenous or first nation communities in my regions impacted by colonization, and what I can do to be supportive.
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.
Balancing Consumption
Know My Waste & Recycling Services
I will spend 20 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.
Participant Feed
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REFLECTION QUESTIONBalancing Consumption Know My Waste & Recycling ServicesWhat did you find surprising or hopeful in your research?
Melinda Driesen 10/26/2022 9:37 AMThere are more options for convenient recycling in my neighborhood. I have downloaded an app that gives guidelines and even allows you to find alterative recycling options for specific items like large furniture and prescription drugs.