Sadie Silkie

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"Inspire love, growth, and peace."

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
506 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

152

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

48

miles

traveled by bike
UP TO

104

miles

traveled by bus
UP TO

90

minutes

being mindful
UP TO

-19.0

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Sadie's actions

Simplicity

Meditate

I will meditate or create a moment of silence for 5 minute(s) each day to reflect on things important to me.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

De-Clutter My Home

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

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DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Go by Bike

I will commute by bike 8 mile(s) each day and avoid sending up to 2.12 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Use Public Transit

I will use public transit 8 mile(s) each day and avoid sending up to -2.44 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

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?

Sadie Silkie 10/23/2019 1:18 PM

I can't believe it's the last day already! I am really pleased with how much bike commuting that I was able to do, and adding in 5 minutes of meditation/free thought has been really nice. I definitely struggled with the decluttering, but I did manage to do a little bit last night, and my personal goal to myself is to keep that up over the next few months. Go Team Portland
!

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Sadie Silkie 10/22/2019 11:56 AM

Tonight is my last chance - I'd better tackle the decluttering! I can't believe time has gone by so fast. Even if I only do one small corner, I'm going to get rid of some stuff tonight.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation Use Public Transit

The US spends roughly 20% of its federal budget on defense. In contrast, 2% goes to education, 20% goes to social security and 3% goes to transportation infrastructure. Do these numbers surprise you at all? Why or why not? How would you adjust them if you could?

Sadie Silkie 10/22/2019 11:08 AM

I'm not too surprised by these numbers. I think I've seen them before. I think that the social security number is about right, but I'd like to see more go to education and transportation and less to defense.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity De-Clutter My Home

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

Sadie Silkie 10/22/2019 11:07 AM

That's a good question. Throw things out when new things come in? Think twice before I bring something new in. I've thought about telling my kids that they have to donate/recycle/dispose of an existing toy every time that they get a new one, and challenge my husband and I to do the same.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation Go by Bike

How do your transportation choices affect your engagement in your community? Does your experience differ while walking, riding transit, biking, or driving?

Sadie Silkie 10/21/2019 1:39 PM

Yes, I'm not sure what exactly it is, but people seem to be amused and slightly pleased when they see me biking. I guess the sight of a mildly overweight middle-aged women slowly sweating up a hill is encouraging?

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Meditate

What would you like to invest more time in reflecting on?

Sadie Silkie 10/21/2019 1:36 PM

Actually my goal wasn't so much to spend time reflecting on anything in particular, so much as to let my mind wander and have some time not focused on a specific task.

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Sadie Silkie 10/09/2019 10:02 AM

So far, I'm enjoying the busing and biking, but I have yet to start the decluttering.

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- Pam Neild 10/10/2019 11:04 AM
  
  You can do it! I haven't done my waste audit yet, but I'm going to do it this weekend. When you do start to declutter be sure to use the Metro Recycling Hotline, SCRAP and ResourcefulPDX (some of my favs) to find where to donate and reuse. Many places will come and pick up from your house, so it's as easy as leaving it on the porch. Good luck!
  
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