Ecochallenge.org

2020 People's Ecochallenge

October 7 - October 28, 2020

lindsay jones

The Hartford Environmental Action Team

"Make a difference in the world!"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
772 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

260

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

39

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

2.0

conversations

with people
UP TO

1.0

energy audit

conducted
UP TO

13

minutes

spent learning

lindsay 's actions

Food

Join a Local CSA

Do at Home

I will sign up for a local CSA (Community-Supported Agriculture).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Happiness

Do at Home

I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Sign Up to Vote

Do at Home

I will make sure I’m registered to vote. While I’m at it, I’ll sign up to help others register too!

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Engage In Active Listening

Do at Home

I will practice actively listening to a friend, family member, co-worker, acquaintance, or someone who I may disagree with in at least 2 conversations.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

Practice Gratitude for Earth

Do at Home

I will spend 10 minute(s) per day outside, practicing gratitude (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.) for Earth and my natural surroundings.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Go Get a Check Up

I will make an appointment for my annual physical.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Learn About Constructive Communication

Do at Home

I will spend 15 minute(s) learning about constructive communication.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Switch to Cold Water

Do at Home

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 1,600 lbs of CO2 over the course of the next year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Online Energy Audit

Do at Home

I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Support a Sharing Economy

Do at Home

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

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

Do at Home

I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Explore My Area

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Turn It Off

Do at Home

I will keep lights, electronics, and appliances turned off when not using them.

COMPLETED 10
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?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Go Get a Check Up

How do you practice self care?

lindsay jones 10/28/2020 4:33 AM

We religiously use a Google calendar at home to keep track of life, so putting in me time always feels great. It could brunch with friends, massage or a 15 minute walk every day. The difference between knowing that I have a bit of me time and seeing it marked there on the calendar is somehow huge for me.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Sign Up to Vote

Why is voting important to creating a just, sustainable, and thriving world? In what other ways can you actively participate in important decision-making?

lindsay jones 10/26/2020 4:24 AM

Voting effects leadership who then has the power to impact the environment, trade and energy.
Helping others participate in the voting process is a tremendous honor, locally I support https://www.facebook.com/Parents2pollsTompkins/

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Happiness

How does/can practicing gratitude keep you centered and motivated to work for a better world?

lindsay jones 10/21/2020 4:42 AM

This challenge has reminded me that appreciating nature or family isnt enough, we need to be their biggest fans. Speak up and push boundaries to make sure that what we appreciate now isn't gone in the future. Whether that means environmental activism, access to affordable healthcare, or something else, it's important to go just a little bit further, especially now.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Healing and Renewal Practice Gratitude for Earth

Kathleen Dean Moore says that a sense of gratitude leads to a sense of moral obligation. Do you agree? How can we cultivate a sense of gratitude as individuals, and as a society?

lindsay jones 10/20/2020 11:24 AM

being able to take time at lunch to walk leisurely around the neighborhood makes me truly appreciate how grateful I am to have a job that allows this, a safe neighborhood, and warm house to come back to. Recognizing and appreciating even small things goes a long way.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Join a Local CSA

Dependable fresh food, better prices (cutting out carbon-heavy supply chain and grocery stores), supporting local farmers and building resilient communities are just a few benefits of local food systems. Which of these benefits (or others not listed here) inspires you the most?

lindsay jones 10/20/2020 5:25 AM

I love using our local producers for goods and services. We shop at our farmers market regularly and are also members of multiple CSAs, including vegetables, bread and meat. Buying locally, I personally know the people that I am buying from, their farming practices and that makes me happy.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy Online Energy Audit

What most interested or surprised you about your own energy footprint? What changes did you make or will you make?

lindsay jones 10/19/2020 4:47 AM

We had the pleasure of an in person energy audit with a local company, Snug Planet. We learned quite a bit about our home, how it was insulated, where the issues were, and how we could easily make them better. It was a free service, and well worth the few hours of time.
We plan to have extra insulation placed in our ceiling before winter.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy Switch to Cold Water

What do you plan to do with the money you save from making more energy efficient choices?

lindsay jones 10/19/2020 4:45 AM

we are slowly renovating one owner 50's ranch so every single thing we do ups the energy efficiency a little, from smart lights and heat to new windows and doors. Our hope is that one day, it'll be as up to date and eco-friendly as we can make it.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy Turn It Off

How is electricity generated where you live? How does it impact the environment, animals, and humans?

lindsay jones 10/16/2020 6:48 AM

We are super lucky to be part of a community solar farm, and use solar energy to offset our electrical usage. I recommend it!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Needs Vs. Wants

How is creativity a necessary ingredient for practicing simplicity?

lindsay jones 10/16/2020 4:59 AM

I think being home and having more time indoors, away from friends, stores, etc has boosted creativity for so many, and brought back simplicity in the home. We make due with what's available, bake bread not buy, get creative with WFH set ups and "offices"

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Engage In Active Listening

What was it like to actively listen to someone? How did both people and the conversation(s) benefit from active listening?

lindsay jones 10/16/2020 4:54 AM

Active listening is sometimes really difficult when I'm excited about a topic or a decision we are making. Today I worked on listening to my partners ideas first, and let them know their opinion matters as well, even though the topic may be boring to them. ( new paint color, ha)

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