Alexia Gibau

Our Sisters' School

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
356 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

600

minutes

of additional sleep
UP TO

24

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

92

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Alexia's actions

Energy

Upgrade Heating & Cooling Units

I will replace inefficient heating and cooling units.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Turn it off

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

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Healthy Sleep

Effectively working for sustainability requires self care! I will commit to getting 60 more minute(s) of sleep each night to achieve at least 7 hours per night.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Say No to Plastic Straws

An estimated 71% of seabirds and 30% of turtles have been found with plastics in their stomachs. When they ingest plastic, marine life has a 50% mortality rate. By asking for no straw when placing a drink order, I will keep 3 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Go get a check up

I will make an appointment for my annual physical.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Switch to Cold Water

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 1,600 lbs of CO2 over the course of the next year.

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.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water Say No to Plastic Straws

What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?

Alexia Gibau 10/03/2019 8:28 AM

instead of drinking threw a cup I am just drinking it out of the cup or pouch it comes in.

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- Alani Almeida 10/18/2019 3:24 AM
  
  That very smart. It save all different kinds of animals around the world.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Healthy Sleep

Consider how many hours of sleep you get now. How would you like to shift your sleep patterns? What are you finding works for you to be successful in this action?

Alexia Gibau 10/03/2019 8:27 AM

getting the extra sleep is very useful for focusing and and sleeping makes me more successful throughout the day.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy Switch to Cold Water

What do you plan to do with the money you save from making more energy efficient choices?

Alexia Gibau 10/02/2019 2:00 PM

in my house we wash all of our cloths on cold water regularly, and the money we save will go to paying for food.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Go get a check up

How do you practice self care?

Alexia Gibau 10/02/2019 1:58 PM

i had my physical last week or 2 weeks ago.

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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?

Alexia Gibau 10/02/2019 1:57 PM

electricity is a big part where we live. it impacts the environment because we have to use fossil fuels, it affects animals because we have to destroy habitats to find the fowls.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy Upgrade Heating & Cooling Units

What inspires you to act on sustainable energy and other energy issues?

Alexia Gibau 10/02/2019 1:55 PM

my house updated our heating and cooling units this past week because the heater in my house broke.

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