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October 1 - October 31, 2024
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Ashley Fried

Green Nature

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 413 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    32
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    1,020
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    165
    minutes
    being mindful
  • UP TO
    115
    minutes
    spent exercising

Ashley's actions

Community

Explore the Feed

I will spend 15.00 minutes reading the Ecochallenge feed each day and giving high fives or commenting on posts by people who I don't know, but whose content inspires or interests me.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Less Screen Time

I will replace 60 minutes of screen time each day with other activities.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Calculate My Water Footprint

I will calculate my Water Footprint to learn about my tap water use and "virtual water" use.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Research Local Waste Sites

I will spend 60 minutes finding out where landfills and/or toxic waste sites are situated in my region and which communities are most impacted by these sites.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Learn About Energy Issues on the Ballot

I will spend 60 minutes learning about local or national energy issues that will be on the voting ballot this fall.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Support Native Communities

I will use the resource links provided and spend 30 minutes learning about the native populations that lived in my area prior to colonization, and what I can do to support those that still exist.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 1 documentaries 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

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 1 meatless meals and/or 0 vegan meals each day this week.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

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

Health

Exercise Daily

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 30 minutes each day.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Happiness

I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

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
    Simplicity Less Screen Time
    What did you notice in implementing this challenge? Was it hard to choose other activities over screen time? How did you decide to spend your time?

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    Ashley Fried 10/04/2024 7:55 AM
    I read another chapter in the book that I am currently reading. I felt like I slept better last night as well.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health Exercise Daily
    How can you incorporate other personal values (like quality time with friends or spending time in nature) into your exercise routine?

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    Ashley Fried 10/04/2024 7:53 AM
    Now that the weather is starting to cool down, I'm going to start taking walks with my partner a few times each week.