Karen Lange

Waterleaf Architecture

"Do what I can to help our planet!"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
403 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

27

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

360

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

110

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

30

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

1.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Karen's actions

Water

Mulch the Base of Trees and Plants

Do at Home

I will prevent water runoff and increase absorbency by mulching the base of plants and trees at my home or work.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Explore My Area

I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Host a Watch Party

Do at Home

I will host a watch party to screen a documentary about an issue that matters to me.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Try a New Way to Prep

Do at Home

I will try a new method of food preparation, such as canning, pickling, or baking bread.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

Do at Home

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Go Paperless

Do at Home

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 3.4lbs (1.5kg) a month or 41lbs (18.6kg) a year by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

Joyful Movement

Do at Home

I will spend 30 minutes doing an activity where I'm both moving my body and enjoying myself.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Do at Home

Historically, marginalized and low-income communities live closer to landfills, contributing to a multitude of health problems. I will find out how I can limit single-use items and do my best to limit the waste I generate. I will keep 1 container(s) out of the landfill each day.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Support a Sharing Economy

Do at Home

I will create or support a sharing economy with family, friends, and neighbors.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Watch a Documentary about Racial Injustice

Do at Home

I will watch 1 documentary(ies) about systemic racism.

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
Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community Support a Sharing Economy

What are some of the barriers to sharing economies? What is your plan for supporting or creating one in your community?

Karen Lange 10/16/2020 3:37 PM

Passed on some outgrown kid clothes to a neighbor! And they had also been passed down to us!

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Karen Lange 10/12/2020 10:35 AM

Over the weekend I repaired a rug instead of replacing it, recycled a trunkload of styrofoam, created an armrest pillow for my work-from-home chair out of an old fleece, kept old bananas out of the compost bin by making them into banana bread, made Halloween decorations instead of buying them, replaced an incandescent bulb with an LED, and started making a bench out of a reclaimed cedar log. Whoa!

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Karen Lange 10/01/2020 11:15 AM

I'm looking forward to trying the Ecochallenge while working remotely from home this year!

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