Nilu Amali

Columbia Sportswear Company

"I can't fix the whole world, but I can fix my role in this world."

POINTS TOTAL

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0 THIS WEEK
724 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

advocacy action

completed
UP TO

3.0

hours

volunteered
UP TO

90

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

420

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

40

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

1,260

minutes

not spent in front of a screen
UP TO

21

pounds

waste composted
UP TO

109

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Nilu's actions

Waste

Compost Food Waste

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

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DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion

I will spend 40 minutes learning about sustainable fashion and begin trying to practice it in my own life.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Drive Less

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Turn it off

I will keep lights, electronics, and appliances turned off when not using them.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 3 hour(s) in my community during the challenge.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Disconnect from Email

I will disconnect from my email when not working or studying.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Exercise Daily

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 30 minute(s) each day.

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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?

Nilu Amali 10/21/2019 11:34 AM

Columbia employees have an awesome discount at the Circuit Bouldering Gym! Must take advantage, 50% off admissions. This was my first time climbing in a long time and I can't wait to keep going.

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Nilu Amali 10/18/2019 9:19 AM

Carpooled with some friends and went bouldering at the Circuit Bouldering Gym! Columbia has an amazing deal with them, 50% off membership (day passes and much more)! I haven't been in so long, but it was a great work out and really fun way to get moving after work. Looking forward to going again.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation Drive Less

How has your access to various kinds of transportation throughout your life influenced your current attitudes about transportation and your transportation behavior?

Nilu Amali 10/11/2019 8:37 AM

I took the bus/max as a kid a lot- to the mall, downtown, friends homes. This made me feel comfortable and not intimidated at a young age to use public transportation. Now I regularly use my Hop pass to ride the bus to Timbers games, farmers markets, my friends homes, the grocery store. It's easy, relaxing, and not expensive. It seems as if folks that don't ride the bus, have never rode the bus and would if they tried it and saw that it was totally fine!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion

How can you express your personality, creativity, and values in ways that don't require fast fashion or buying more clothes and accessories?

Nilu Amali 10/08/2019 10:14 AM

Go thrifting- you find way more unique articles of clothing that way. And when you love something, but it's not in your size, find someone that can help alter your clothing to extend it's lifetime for you! My favorite person is Drea of Hidden Opulence. She posts up at Artifact every weekend and does alterations for thrifted/vintage clothing. Amazing!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Volunteer in my Community

What is one thing you can do to help your community become more sustainable?

Nilu Amali 10/08/2019 10:12 AM

Teach others about textile sustainability. Volunteering for Portland Textile Month has helped be have a role in gathering my community to participate in the textile sustainability discussion.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy Turn it off

How is electricity generated where you live? How does it impact the environment, animals, and humans?

Nilu Amali 10/08/2019 10:11 AM

We have a few solar panels on the roof thanks to the original home owners! It helps reduce our footprint a little bit, but we could do better still.

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Nilu Amali 10/08/2019 10:04 AM

Trying to not only compost at home, but at work too by bringing all of my food scraps downstairs to the compost bin in the cafeteria!

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Nilu Amali 10/04/2019 9:17 AM

Walking to the grocery store- even in the rain...!

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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?

Nilu Amali 10/03/2019 9:02 AM

Barre 3 in Cedar Mills is a great work out.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Disconnect from Email

Notice how much time you were spending checking email away from work and make note of that. Now that you have stepped away from it and have not been checking, what changes are you noticing in your thoughts, use of time, stress and energy levels?

Nilu Amali 10/03/2019 9:01 AM

Last night we sat by the fire, drank wine and played Banana Grams! So fun.

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