Laurena Erdman

UWL ENV WELLIK

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Laurena's actions

Water

Insulate Water Pipes and Water Heater

I will avoid wasting water while waiting for the shower or sink to heat up.

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Food

Zero-Waste Cooking

I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

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Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

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

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Water

Say No to Plastic Straws

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 3 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.

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Nature

Explore My Area

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

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Health

Healthy Sleep

Effectively working for sustainability requires self care! I will commit to getting 30 more minute(s) of sleep each night to achieve at least 7 hours per night.

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Nature

Enjoy the Sunrise/Sunset

I will enjoy the sunrise and/or sunset each day.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature Enjoy the Sunrise/Sunset

Father Thomas Berry says, "... our primary purpose is celebration. Celebration of the dawn and the sunset and the different seasons of the year is a religious ritual, a way in which humans can establish their integral relationship with the universe, with the planet Earth." What is your response to Berry's assertion?

Laurena Erdman 10/18/2020 12:08 PM

I think that Berry's assertion is spot on. He talks about enjoying nature and what is has to offer. He sees sun rises and sunsets as a celebration. Time on Earth is a gift and I think that's what Berry wants us to recognize. He wants us to have a personal relationship with the earth and what it has to offer because we are all connected as people and nature:)

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Water Insulate Water Pipes and Water Heater

How do you think climate change will affect your region’s water supply? Think about the effects of weather, storms, salinity, and sea level rise, among other changes. How can you find out more about climate change’s impact to your region's water?

Laurena Erdman 10/17/2020 6:33 PM

I think that climate change would deplete my regions water supplies. To find out climate change's impacts you could definitely go online and search your region and go to the DNR website.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water Say No to Plastic Straws

What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?

Laurena Erdman 10/13/2020 9:55 PM

Plastic bags is probably the biggest one for me. I like to go shopping a lot. I could definitely carry a reusable bag around instead when I go shopping. Coffee cups is another big one for me too. It's hard to ask the baristas to use personal cups because of the COVID, so I mean, once it clears up I could start bringing in my own cup. I use plastic straws too, but I carry around a metal straw so I don't have to use a plastic ones very often, if at all.

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Simplicity Needs Vs. Wants

How is creativity a necessary ingredient for practicing simplicity?

Laurena Erdman 10/12/2020 6:41 PM

Creativity is a necessary ingredient for practicing simplicity because being creative is original. You are taking your own original idea and shaping it into something totally amazing but just so simple. Our brains are so complex and it's just so beautiful to me that we can think on our own and create something new and original. It's the simplest thing you can do to just be yourself and be creative and free flowing.

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Nature Explore My Area

How might spending more time outdoors enhance your brainpower?

Laurena Erdman 10/12/2020 6:37 PM

I think that spending time outside can help enhance brainpower because you get a chance to be away from technology and all the noise around us. Taking a break and going outside to read a book or something like that helps the brain to relax and focus rather than constantly being distracted by a snapchat:) We are then able to just breathe and get away from everything. Focusing in a quiet place filled with fresh air is probably the best way to learn and enhance brainpower.

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Health Healthy Sleep

Consider how many hours of sleep you get now. How would you like to shift your sleep patterns? What are you finding works for you to be successful in this action?

Laurena Erdman 10/12/2020 9:29 AM

I have been going to sleep at midnight like everyday or even past that and I have class at 9 am. I find that not going on electronics closer to bedtime has been helping me immensely and not eating snacks close to bed or getting into conversations with people. I would like to at least sleep 8 hours a night. So settling down around 8pm and going to bed at around 10pm will probably help with that.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Zero-Waste Cooking

In North America, up to 65% of food waste happens at the consumer level. Chef Steven Satterfield advocates for using every part of a vegetable. How can you incorporate using an entire vegetable (including the skins, tops, stalks, etc.) during your next meal prep?

Laurena Erdman 10/12/2020 9:20 AM

My roommate and I were planning on making beef broccoli lo mein tonight. Sometimes it isn't the most pleasant thing to eat the whole thick stalk. To use the whole vegetable we will cut the stalk into chunks and cook it in with the rest of the meal.

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Laurena Erdman 10/11/2020 9:27 PM

I am so excited to learn new things and help with the environment by doing the little things!

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