Leigh Wheeler

City of Portland-Bureau of Development Services

"Improve my life and community."

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
328 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

270

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

90

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

125

minutes

spent outdoors

Leigh's actions

Simplicity

Track My Purchases

Do at Home

I will spend 10 minutes each day maintaining a record of all my purchases and learning about my spending habits.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY 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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

De-Clutter My Home

Do at Home

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

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

Joyful Movement

Do at Home

I will spend 10 minutes doing an activity where I'm both moving my body and enjoying myself.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Tend a Garden

Do at Home

I will tend to a garden, or prepare for one, each day using sustainable gardening practices.

COMPLETED 7
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?

Leigh Wheeler 10/28/2020 10:27 PM

Cooper enjoyed his walk today. We saw several dogs, lots of Halloween decorations and chatted with a BDS Inspector.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity De-Clutter My Home

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

Leigh Wheeler 10/27/2020 4:05 PM

That is a difficult question for someone who has many craft hobbies that need various raw materials. To keep the collections manageable I am learning to evaluate the projects more, and estimate time required for completion. But honestly having the raw materials to make things is a happy place. I have less problems with other stuff.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Healing and Renewal Joyful Movement

What's your favorite activity(ies) in which you experience joy while being active and moving?

Leigh Wheeler 10/27/2020 4:03 PM

I like walking my dog, especially out hiking or on the beach.

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Leigh Wheeler 10/27/2020 4:00 PM

The tomatoes are coming to an end. I will miss tomato salad until next year.

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Leigh Wheeler 10/27/2020 3:59 PM

It's really starting to get chilly, and with that East Wind, gardening is not nearly as much fun.

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Leigh Wheeler 10/27/2020 3:58 PM

Trainer workout!!! He's got new exercises for us today.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Track My Purchases

What have you noticed about your purchases? Where are you inclined to make shifts, if any?

Leigh Wheeler 10/27/2020 3:56 PM

I notice that things that seem really interesting or desirable in the moment feel less so later. Now I leave things in my cart for 24 hours. If I can remember to go back the next day then maybe it is important enough to buy. Usually it isn't. But putting it in the cart makes me happy enough in the moment.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water Mulch the Base of Trees and Plants

Where are your nearest natural bodies of water? How might they be affected by runoff?

Leigh Wheeler 10/27/2020 3:52 PM

My nearest body of water is the Columbia river. It gets runoff from a huge watershed basin. The Willamette River empties into it.

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Leigh Wheeler 10/12/2020 8:29 AM

The last of the tomatoes are ripening.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature Tend a Garden

Have you ever had a significant experience in nature that altered your perspective or focus? If so, please describe it.

Leigh Wheeler 10/08/2020 10:08 AM

I had an active childhood. We biked, my dad took us skiing, hiking, camping and sailing. We built tree forts and played outside all the time. When we moved to Oregon, there was a field to tube down when it snowed. I like being outside and gardening better than being in the house cleaning.

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