Onna Marks

WISE Committee

"My Goal is to grow and be the best version of myself for myself and my community!"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
1,025 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

advocacy action

completed
UP TO

250

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

632

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

1,907

minutes

not spent in front of a screen
UP TO

1.0

pound

waste avoided
UP TO

1.0

water footprint

calculated

Onna's actions

Enacting Equity

Learn About Trans, Femme, and Nonbinary Experiences

I will spend 10 minutes learning about the experiences of trans, femme, and/or nonbinary people.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Balancing Consumption

Track My Purchases

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

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Balancing Consumption

Develop a Work-Life Balance

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

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

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

Regenerating Nature

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 30 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 20
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

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

Cultivating Communities

Join A Neighborhood Group

I will join my neighborhood association or another local group of decision makers.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Balancing Consumption

Reduce Social Media Use

I will use my social media only once per day.

COMPLETED 20
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?

Onna Marks 10/24/2022 9:14 AM

Only two more days!!! It went by so fast!

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Onna Marks 10/10/2022 4:49 PM

Great first week! Cant wait to continue the challenge :)

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Onna Marks 10/09/2022 9:38 AM

Day 5, still going strong!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Balancing Consumption Needs Vs. Wants

How is creativity a necessary ingredient for practicing simplicity?

Onna Marks 10/07/2022 9:27 AM

Creativity allows a new way of thinking when going about your everyday life. If you add something new or put a little twist to the little things in your everyday routine, it will feel new every time. Having a simple life doesn't have to be boring or mundane if add a little bit of creativity to it.

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Onna Marks 10/07/2022 9:14 AM

Woohooo day number 2!!!!!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Regenerating Nature Spend Time Outside

What are the implications for a culture that spends most of its time inside and on screens?

Onna Marks 10/06/2022 12:26 PM

If we as a community spend more time on screen and watching tv, we will end up loosing a sense of reality and a real understanding of the world. Watching life through a screen can give either a false hope of the world or an extreme. If we went outside and enjoyed nature or exploring somewhere or something new, we would continue to expand our knowledge of things around us and not feel so alone.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Balancing Consumption Track My Purchases

What have you noticed about your purchases? Where are you inclined to make shifts, if any?

Onna Marks 10/06/2022 12:23 PM

I notice i buy a lot of Dutch Bros in the morning, and I know it is not good for me physically or financially. I want to not get it everyday, and make it more as a once in a while treat. They cost about $6 and that is about $180 a month I could be putting towards saving or gas in my car.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Regenerating Nature Calculate My Water Footprint

What is one way you will reduce your water use? What is a practice you already have that helps you reduce your water use?

Onna Marks 10/06/2022 12:22 PM

A way I will reduce my water intake is by refilling my waters and not buying new ones as often or dumping out perfectly good water to refill it with colder water. A way i already practice reducing my water waste, is by never getting my car washed. The rain definitely does that for me.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Balancing Consumption Reduce Social Media Use

Social media can keep us connected with loved ones, make us laugh, and help us to learn new things. It can also create echo chambers and take more time than we realize or intend to give. After completing this action for a few days, how do you feel? What do you notice?

Onna Marks 10/06/2022 12:18 PM

I noticed that my body feels better. Not staring at a small screen for long periods of time allows my eyes to not burn or my back and my neck to not be bent for as long due to not hunching over to watch videos on my phone.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Balancing Consumption Develop a Work-Life Balance

How does practicing a work-life balance create a more sustainable life for you? How might it contribute to sustainability more broadly?

Onna Marks 10/06/2022 12:16 PM

Creating a healthy balance allows me to feel relaxed coming home after a long day by leaving work at work. Allowing myself to feel relaxed betters my mood when at work due to having the time i needed to refresh my brain and prepare for the day ahead in a calm and happier state of mind.

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