Karen Henson

Sustainable Resilient Longmont

"do no harm"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
271 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

3.0

conversations

with people
UP TO

42

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

15

pieces of litter

picked up
UP TO

1.0

plastic bottle

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

0.8

pounds

food waste prevented
UP TO

5.0

pounds

waste composted
UP TO

1.8

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Karen's actions

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by prepping for 3 meal(s) each day, only buying the ingredients I need.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Building Resilience

Connect While Social Distancing

I will connect with at least 1 person/people a day through phone call or video chat to support mine and other’s mental and emotional health during this challenging time.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Forests

Explore My Area

I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area while following CDC guidelines for social distancing.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Fresh Water

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 1 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

People

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 5 piece(s) of litter each day while following the CDC’s current guidelines for prevention of disease transfer.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Compost Food Waste

I will avoid sending up to .69 lbs (.31 kg) of food waste to the landfill each day by composting my food or learning how to.

COMPLETED 0
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
People Keep My Community Clean

How does the act of picking up litter connect you more to your community?

Karen Henson 4/30/2020 2:00 PM

I have a feeling of pride when I pick up trash to make our neighborhood more beautiful. It's an action that improves the space that I share with my neighbors. I am serving my community and helping to beautify it.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Weekly Meal Planning

An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Does this surprise you? Where would you rather use this money?

Karen Henson 4/29/2020 5:22 PM

My partner and I meal plan a week's worth of meals and then create our grocery list to cover all the recipes' ingredients. We feast on leftovers at the end of the week and rarely throw anything away. By doing this, there is no produce that goes bad because we have cooked with it or if there are unused veggies we come up with a recipe to use them. I hate to throw out good food so I don't!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Building Resilience Connect While Social Distancing

How does connecting with others help your own mental and emotional health? How can it help support others?

Karen Henson 4/27/2020 12:56 PM

Connecting with friends on the phone let's them know they are valued and appreciated even though we can't see each other. It's also a way to give that person a chance to process what they are going through and help them to relieve the stress they might be experiencing. I have a regularly scheduled phone call with a friend every Monday at 10:00 a.m. and I look forward to it all week! We take an hour to share our daily lives and to listen carefully and to laugh! It's the most beautiful thing about this pandemic. Precious friendship keeps us strong.

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Karen Henson 4/27/2020 12:40 PM

I like the competition aspect of "the challenge" because I am weighing my compost now before I take it out to the compost bin. I'm also trying more consistently to pick up litter on my walks. So "the challenge" has reminded me to be a steward for the environment.

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- Rachel Zelaya 4/30/2020 2:56 PM
  
  So glad to hear this! Yes, let's use the inspiration of the Ecochallenge to change our habits year round. Thanks for doing your part!
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Compost Food Waste

New to composting? Be sure to check out the action resource links to learn tips and more about it. As you transition from throwing food away to composting, what do you notice about how much you are tossing? How will you use your compost once it is ready?

Karen Henson 4/18/2020 10:55 AM

Adding my compost to my small vegetable plot.

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