Melissa Martin

NW Natural

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
543 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

26

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

160

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

0.5

pounds

food waste prevented
UP TO

1.1

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

12

whole food meals

consumed
UP TO

3.0

zero-waste meals

consumed

Melissa's actions

Food

Whole Foods Diet

I will enjoy 1 meal(s) each day free of processed foods.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

De-Clutter My Home

I will de-clutter, clean, and donate or recycle unneeded items in my home.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Exercise Daily

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 10 minute(s) each day.

COMPLETED 0
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 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 2 hour(s) in my community during the challenge.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Zero-Waste Cooking

I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 0
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
Health Happiness

How does/can practicing gratitude keep you centered and motivated to work for a better world?

Melissa Martin 10/15/2019 4:26 PM

It refocuses me to think about things that are truly important and meaningful vs my energy being wasted on things that are frustrating in the moment.

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Melissa Martin 10/11/2019 1:04 PM

Happy Friday!! Excited to get into some serious zero waste food prep this weekend!!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity De-Clutter My Home

How can you prevent yourself from accumulating more things in the future?

Melissa Martin 10/08/2019 3:17 PM

I try to give something away before I acquire a new item. The Buy Nothing groups and Tool/Seed libraries are also great resources for finding items to borrow for temporary use so there's no need to own it.

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Melissa Martin 10/04/2019 3:43 PM

Welcome to our newest teammates! The more, the merrier!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Zero-Waste Cooking

In North America, up to 65% of food waste happens at the consumer level. Chef Steven Satterfield advocates for utilizing every part of a vegetable. How can you incorporate using an entire vegetable, including the skins, tops, and stalks during your next meal prep?

Melissa Martin 10/03/2019 12:53 PM

I save skins, tops, and stalks in a container in the freezer until there is enough to make a batch of veggie stock.

Some tops, like carrot greens, make great additions to pesto blends too!

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