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October 2 - October 23, 2019
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Lorraine Wilson

Office of Community & Civic Life

"Save the earth"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 234 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    12
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    60
    miles
    traveled by bus
  • UP TO
    60
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    90
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    9.0
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill

Lorraine's actions

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Create Your Own Action

Sharing the importance of health products

I WILL SHARE WITH MY FRIENDS HOW TO MAKE HEALTH SKIN PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN ALL EDIBLE INGREDIENTS

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DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Work from Home

I will work from home 1 day(s) to avoid my commute's carbon output.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Conduct Virtual Meetings

I will not travel for meetings and will instead conduct them virtually.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 3 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Use Public Transit

I will use public transit 20 mile(s) each day and avoid sending up to 9.12 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 3 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Take Control

Both systemic and personal sustainability are important! I will develop a plan with my medical professionals to achieve my best health and live my life to the fullest.

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.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Use a Reusable Mug
    Maybe you've heard how good it is to switch from a single use coffee cup to a reusable one, but it's just hard to make the switch. What stands in your way of making this a habit? By identifying the challenges, you can begin to work through them to have better success in taking this action. Knowing the difference you are making, how does it make you feel?

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    Lorraine Wilson 10/15/2019 9:20 AM
    It has become a habit for me to take a reusable for my hot drinks since I don't purchase these.  I can see having a reusable being a challenge for those who purchase drinks on the fly without a planned stop. 

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    Lorraine Wilson 10/07/2019 9:51 AM
    I am not sure I have selected all the challenges I would like too.  The program tells me I have reached my limit.  If that is the case I am curious to compare with those high scoring individuals what challenges they selected as compared to what I have.
  • 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?

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    Lorraine Wilson 10/02/2019 2:15 PM
    As the weather changes it may be a bigger challenge to not want to drive to work.  However, the plus side of not driving in winter is that in case of bad weather you don't have to navigate roads that may not be ideal.  Takin the max or bus (where the driver is trained for bad weather driving) can be the best bet.  Dressing warmly is important when standing waiting for transportation.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transportation Conduct Virtual Meetings
    How can you ensure that your virtual meetings honor your values and your company's culture?

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    Lorraine Wilson 10/02/2019 2:13 PM
    I held two virtual meetings today.  I had three scheduled.  It is a very effective way to meet because it affords you the use of your computer to take you own notes.  You can also stand up and walk around while chatting on the phone.  Its a great and productive way to meeting