Grace Hernandez

I will only check my email during work hours, using my personal time for endeavors that help me live out my values.

I will spend at least 25 minutes finding out what local laws, policies, and practices keep people from voting in my community.

An estimated 71% of seabirds and 30% of turtles have been found with plastics in their stomachs. When they ingest plastic, marine life has a 50% mortality rate. By asking for no straw when placing a drink order, I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.

I will keep 1 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

I will eat all of my meals without distractions, e.g., phone, computer, TV, or newspaper.

I will spend 35 minutes learning about sustainable fashion and begin trying to practice it in my own life.

I will spend 25 minutes researching the impact of old harmful refrigerants on our environment.

I will spend 25 minutes learning about the experiences of trans, femme, and/or nonbinary people.

I will spend 25 minute(s) learning about constructive communication.

I will spend 25 minutes learning about food apartheid and find out how I can advocate for healthy and fresh food in my region.

I will purchase produce and meat from a local farmers market or food co-op.

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

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

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

I will spend quality time with family and friends by playing low-tech game(s) and/or through the spirit of imagination.

I will spend 15 minutes researching environmental justice and environmental racism concerns in my region, who is affected by them, and local initiatives to address these concerns.

I will collect all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.