Chloe Pinz

PCC SOC 228

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
600 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

510

minutes

not spent in front of a screen
UP TO

282

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

1.0

pound

waste composted
UP TO

510

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

2.0

pounds

food waste prevented
UP TO

4.3

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Chloe's actions

Nature

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 30 minute(s) each day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by prepping for 2 meal(s) each day, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY 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.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Eliminate Toxic Plastics

I will avoid buying toxic plastics - including polycarbonate, polystyrene and polyvinyl - and instead replace them with bioplastic or durable options.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

5-Minute Showers

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers.

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?

Chloe Pinz 10/19/2019 5:35 PM

At my work, I'm part of our Green Team, where we focus on sustainability within our store. Today for our monthly meeting we did an hour long trash clean up around our store. We picked up about three buckets worth of trash which mostly consisted of single use plastics and cigarette butts. It was unfortunate to see how much trash people are letting go into their local neighborhood and pollute the local environment. So, it felt good to take an hour out of my day to make the neighborhood look a little better and remove trash from the environment.

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Chloe Pinz 10/18/2019 10:01 AM

It's been nice planning more meals at the beginning of my week so I'm more prepared for the week but also so I don't waste as much food. This forces me to shop only for the things I need since I know what meals I'll be making through out the week. I'm excited to start planning my meals for next week now.

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Chloe Pinz 10/13/2019 8:31 PM

Today I didn't meet any of my goals, unfortunately, but like the challenge says theres always tomorrow. As it gets colder, and wetter, outside I'll have to find other ways to go spend time in nature, which has been one of my biggest goals.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water 5-Minute Showers

Five minute showers are an impressive step toward reducing your water footprint. What is the next step you can take?

Chloe Pinz 10/10/2019 10:09 PM

Taking a five minute shower is hard for me because I love taking long showers so this has been a good test for me. Reducing my excess water use in other areas, like washing dishes, is another step I can take.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Weekly Meal Planning

An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Does this surprise you? Where would you rather use this money?

Chloe Pinz 10/08/2019 1:26 PM

That is a pretty shocking number, I wouldn't have guessed the average family throws out 240 lbs a year. When I start to think of the amount of times I get produce, forget to use it, and then throw it out I realized how much that could add up. I never think about how I'm not only throwing out food but also wasting money. $1,500 could be spent on so many other things rather than just being thrown away. This is an even better reason to meal prep for the week and only buy enough food for what I need so I can reduce the amount of waste I produce and food I throw away.

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Chloe Pinz 10/06/2019 10:20 AM

I've been loving going outside for at least thirty minuets each day. Not only has it been nice outside, so I've got to enjoy the sunshine and fresh air, but I also get some exercise in as I usually go on a walk. So, I feel like I've been able to appreciate nature more while also making healthy choices.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Eliminate Toxic Plastics

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

Chloe Pinz 10/05/2019 4:42 PM

Although I have reusable bags, and try my best to use them, I still have a tendency to get plastic bags because I forget my bags or forget to tell the cashier I don't need a bag. I want to work on just saying no to plastic bags even when I forget my own. The same thing goes for plastic straws because they usually aren't necessary they are just convenient.

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- Isabella Ramirez 10/06/2019 12:44 PM
  
  Its awesome that you are at least putting in the effort to stay on track with your devotion! I forget my reusable bags ALL THE TIME, but if what i can carry is small enough ill just put it in my backpack or carry it in my arms, otherwise ask for paper and reuse if for something else or use the material for some project! Keep doing you!!
  
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Chloe Pinz 10/04/2019 10:08 PM

Today I began to look up how I can start composting in my own home. This is something I've wanted to try for awhile but have never taken the time to actually figure out how to do it. For the most part it seems like a relatively easy thing to begin doing. The only issue I can see is where I will take my compost once it begins to get full.

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Chloe Pinz 10/03/2019 10:13 PM

For the first two days of the challenge I tried to pick actions that felt easier to accomplish in one day, which is why I chose spending time in nature and preparing two of my meals. Both of these actions were easy for me to complete and reminded me how I can take simple actions that still have a big impact.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature Spend Time Outside

Rachel Carson said that we need the beauty and mysteries of the natural world for our spiritual and emotional development. Does that ring true for you? What are the implications for a culture that spends most of its time indoors?

Chloe Pinz 10/03/2019 10:11 PM

I think spending time in nature can be a spiritual experience especially when you realize how connected we are to everything around us. My goal is to spend more time outside so I can foster a deeper connection with nature and hopefully this will help me develop in an emotional and spiritual way. The implications of spending too much time indoors is that we lose our connection with nature and no longer consider it a part of ourselves and our life. When this happens it becomes easier to not care what is happening to this thing that no longer feels like a part of you.

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