April 1 - April 30, 2020

Holly Parks

"I want to meet the challenges each day so that I establish a habit meeting goals for my health as well as the environment."

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
738 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1,082

minutes

not spent in front of a screen
UP TO

1,082

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

72

conversations

with people
UP TO

141

meatless or vegan meals

consumed

Holly's actions

Fresh Water

Dishwasher Efficiency

I will scrape, rather than rinse, dishes before loading into the dishwasher and only run the dishwasher when it’s full.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Building Resilience

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 15 minute(s) each day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside that follows CDC guidelines for preventing disease spread.

COMPLETED 23
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Building Resilience

Connect While Social Distancing

I will connect with at least 2 person/people a day through phone call or video chat to support mine and other’s mental and emotional health during this challenging time.

COMPLETED 23
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 6 meatless meal(s) and/or 4 vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 24
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Holly Parks 4/30/2020 6:23 PM
This has been an interesting eco challenge, much too short to establish habits, but I have enjoyed it just the same.

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Holly Parks 4/27/2020 4:23 PM
Thirty days is not long enough to set a habit. And Ecochallenge didn’t notify me that the Earth Day set was starting so I missed several days. Luckily I eat a mostly plant based diet and scrape my dishes so those are just reminders.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

Why do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our planet and other people?
Holly Parks 4/18/2020 5:12 PM
How do we manage to eat 6 meals a day for the challenge?

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- Louisa Lubiak 4/18/2020 6:11 PM
  Do snacks count as a meal?
  
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Holly Parks 4/17/2020 5:30 PM
Please let the weather warm up so I can walk outside and put my pots of veggie seedlings back outside. My house looks like a nursery!

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- Holly Parks 4/18/2020 5:10 PM
  You are so right. Can’t plant yet as it is not warm enough but the seedlings for my veggies are in huge pots on the deck again where they can get the sun and are much easier to water.
  
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- Jill Jonas 4/18/2020 11:39 AM
  looks like you got your wish. happy planting.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Fresh Water

How can your region/household prepare for changing water situations in order to become more resilient?
Holly Parks 4/13/2020 6:46 AM
Plant native so they are used to less water.

When I need to run water in the kitchen, as in making sure the dishwasher has hot water, I capture the water in jugs and use it later for watering plants. I also save water in the jugs from washing vegetables.

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- Jill Jonas 4/13/2020 9:47 AM
  Great ideas!
  
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Holly Parks 4/11/2020 9:03 AM
It is hard to spend time outside even though I really want to. When the weather is nice, I can walk around the yard. But when it is colder, I have to walk on the sidewalk and I dare not go far because my back begins to hurt.

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- Holly Parks 4/13/2020 6:40 AM
  You are right. I can manage 10 minutes if I layer on clothes.
  
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- Laina Jaffe 4/13/2020 6:31 AM
  I understand! I don’t like the cold weather either. But even 10 minutes or so is great. When it’s nice out, I spend as much time as I can outside, but when it’s cold, I just try to go out for at least a few minutes.
  
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- Jill Jonas 4/11/2020 1:32 PM
  Every little bit is a success!
  
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