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October 5 - October 26, 2022
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Sarah Enriquez Wiley

NW Natural

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 771 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    advocacy action
    completed
  • UP TO
    51
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    122
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    1.0
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • UP TO
    5.0
    pounds
    waste avoided
  • UP TO
    16
    pounds
    waste composted
  • UP TO
    2.2
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    6.0
    zero-waste meals
    consumed

Sarah's actions

Nourishing Food

Compost Food Scraps

I will avoid sending up to .69 lbs (.31 kg) of food waste to the landfill per day by composting my food.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Enacting Equity

Learn About Accessible & Equitable Voter Registration

I will spend 30 minutes learning about voter access and equity. And if applicable, I will register to vote, ask someone I trust to help me register, or help others register.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Enacting Equity

Shop at BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, Disabled, & Women-Led Businesses!

I will shop at a small business owned or staffed by underrepresented members of my community.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Balancing Consumption

Develop a Work-Life Balance

During the work day, I will schedule time for breaks to practice work-life balance.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Balancing Consumption

Needs Vs. Wants

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

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Balancing Consumption

Know My Waste & Recycling Services

I will spend 15 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

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

Balancing Consumption

Calculate My Carbon Footprint

I will calculate the carbon emissions associated with my household and consider how different lifestyle choices could reduce our carbon footprint and our impact on the environment.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nourishing Food

Listen to a Food Podcast

I will spend 5 minutes listening to a podcast about food.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Nourishing Food

Make Zero-Waste Meals

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

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Balancing Consumption

NW Natural Energy Team and Strategic Energy Management

Did you know that NW Natural has our own Energy Team? Check out the Strategic Energy Management (SEM) page on the Hub and provide one energy saving suggestion in the reflection question section of this action. (Note: The SEM information is on a tab on the SEEC page. )

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Enacting Equity

NW Natural's Be the Change Challenge

Check out the Be The Change Challenge in Virgin Pulse and share one thing you learned in the reflection question section of this action.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Nourishing Food Compost Food Scraps
    As you transition from throwing food away to composting, what do you notice about how much you are tossing? How will you use your compost once it is ready?

    Sarah Enriquez Wiley's avatar
    Sarah Enriquez Wiley 10/21/2022 9:03 AM
    I recently moved from a condo where we could not do city compost, and I've noticed a drastic decrease in the amount of garbage produced now that we can compost!

    • Mary Hanks's avatar
      Mary Hanks 10/23/2022 2:46 PM
      And you can also use the compost in your yard, so you get a benefit while helping save the earth! Thank you!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Nourishing Food Make Zero-Waste Meals
    How did you incorporate using an entire vegetable (skins, peels, tops, and stalks) during one of your meal preps? What's something new you're going to try that is a zero-waste meal practice?

    Sarah Enriquez Wiley's avatar
    Sarah Enriquez Wiley 10/20/2022 9:23 AM
    Not exactly this but I've been focusing on giving my toddler less at meals, and with repurposing their leftovers - adding leftover fruit to tomorrow's smoothie, etc. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Balancing Consumption NW Natural Energy Team and Strategic Energy Management
    How can NW Natural save energy in our buildings and facilities?

    Sarah Enriquez Wiley's avatar
    Sarah Enriquez Wiley 10/13/2022 8:09 AM
    Sherwood offices are kept very cool in the summer. I think we could use less cooling and still be comfortable while saving energy.

    • Melissa Martin's avatar
      Melissa Martin 10/24/2022 10:00 AM
      Thank you Sarah! We will bring this suggestion to the Energy Team and Facilities - adjusting set points is always a great way to save energy ;)