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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Nature
    How can spending more time outdoors enhance your sense of place -- your deep knowledge of and appreciation for your surroundings?

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    Hailey Loneman 10/31/2025 2:27 PM
    Spending time outdoors can enhance your sense of place because it can boost your mood. Going outdoors can help find a sense of place because whenever I need a mental health break, I go to a park or hiking trail to practice my mindfulness.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health
    What motivated you to schedule or attend your check-up, and how did it make you feel afterward that you completed this action?

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    Hailey Loneman 10/31/2025 2:15 PM
    After going to a check-up, I felt kind of relieved, even though there was nothing wrong; It was just a relief on stuff that I would not have known.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community
    What podcast did you choose and what did you learn on the podcast you listened to?

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    Hailey Loneman 10/31/2025 2:11 PM
    I didn't listen to a podcast, but watched a documentary, The Alabama Solution, about the prison system in Alabama. I learned that in Solitary confinement, one guy was in there for 5 years, and the living situation was bad. Sleeping on floors, unpaid labor, swat team beat prisoners, flooding in their rooms, people leaving in body bags.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Water
    What did you notice about your habits or routines when limiting your showers to five minutes? What changes — if any — do you think you’ll continue long-term?

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    Taylor Fjerestad 10/31/2025 2:09 PM
    I felt like I was wasting a good amount of time in the shower before starting this challenge, which led me to be late for events that I was attending. This keeps me more on time and it also helps save water when doing so.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity
    Fresh air and movement are good for our entire being and can help us think more clearly and creatively. How does taking a walk each day affect yourself and/or your work?

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    Taylor Fjerestad 10/31/2025 2:07 PM
    It not only helps with my health but it gives me the chance to reflect and think about whats going on in my life currently since I have all the time in the world on my hour walks.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity
    Social media can keep us connected with loved ones, make us laugh, and help us to learn new things. It can also take more time than we realize or intend to give. After doing this action for a few days, how do you feel? What do you notice?

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    Taylor Fjerestad 10/31/2025 2:06 PM
    I feel less connected to my phone which is a good thing because I realized before doing this challenge that it was an issue. I am less dependent on it which is a great feeling.

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      Mary Hanks 10/31/2025 3:51 PM
      • Pet Parent 🐾
      It worries me to see so many people walking around staring at their screens. Sunday several people nearly tripped over a compost pail we were using because they didn't realize they'd wandered into the garden area where we were planting.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity
    How is creativity a necessary ingredient for practicing simplicity?

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    Hailey Loneman 10/31/2025 2:06 PM
    Creativity is necessary because if a product is too expensive to buy, you can find a way to do it yourself.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity
    What would you like to invest more time in reflecting on?

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    Taylor Fjerestad 10/31/2025 2:05 PM
    Life in general. Just think about things that bring me less stress in my life. This helps through mediation and prayer.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health
    Before you started this challenge, did you think you were 'addicted' to sugar? How do you feel now? What was the most challenging part of reducing refined sugar, and how did you overcome it?

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    Taylor Fjerestad 10/31/2025 2:04 PM
    Yes, I had a soda addiction. I feel so much better! Just quitting soda in general was tough. I switched to Zero Sugar soda if I have a craving for soda now!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    In North America, up to 65% of food waste happens at the consumer level. Chef Steven Satterfield advocates for using every part of a vegetable. How can you incorporate using an entire vegetable (including the skins, tops, stalks, etc.) during your next meal prep?

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    Hailey Loneman 10/31/2025 2:03 PM
    The way you can use an entire vegetable is if you can find a place to compost and put the parts that are not used in cooking.

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      Mary Hanks 10/31/2025 3:52 PM
      • Pet Parent 🐾
      I like to simmer those parts for broth before I compost them.