Tassia Garrison

RIT Sustainable Living Class - Spring 2022

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
470 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

80

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

6.0

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

110

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

14

people

helped
UP TO

21

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill

Tassia's actions

Simplicity

De-Clutter My Home or Dorm Room

I will de-clutter, clean, and donate or recycle unneeded items in my home or dorm room.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Help Others

I will offer to help 2 person(s) who are in need each day.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Happiness

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

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Try a New Way to Prep

I will try a new method of food preparation, such as canning, pickling, or baking bread.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

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

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

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

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Brush My Teeth Without Running Water

I will save up to 8 gallons (30 L) of water each day by turning it off while brushing my teeth.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Core Values

We may find more meaning and joy in life when our actions are aligned with our personal values. I will determine what my top 3-5 core values are so that I can better align my actions with them.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Buy Used Clothes

I will spend 20 minutes learning about the perils of fast fashion and will buy my clothes at second-hand stores when I shop.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Go get a check up

I will make an appointment for my annual physical.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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
Community Help Others

In your opinion, how do social inequalities diminish a strong sense of community?

Tassia Garrison 3/14/2022 10:18 AM

Social inequalities allow a barrier to be created between people and in turn lessen the overall sense of community by almost promoting the idea of them vs. us.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Needs Vs. Wants

How is creativity a necessary ingredient for practicing simplicity?

Tassia Garrison 3/11/2022 5:58 PM

Creativity is necessary as it can make it easy to practice simplicity by making more possibilities, uses, and ideas available.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use a Reusable Water Bottle

While water bottles are needed for health and safety in certain places, we can do more to reduce the unnecessary use of them. What are the barriers to you using reusable bottles and tap water instead of bottled water? How could you make this a permanent habit?

Tassia Garrison 3/11/2022 5:52 PM

Most of the time the only true barrier is having access to drinkable water when I am out, and my water bottle is empty. I could help make this a more permanent habit by being aware of how filled my water bottle is and keeping it filled.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water Brush My Teeth Without Running Water

What is the main water source in your region? If you don't know, how could you find out?

Tassia Garrison 3/11/2022 5:44 PM

I do not know but I could most likely look it up on the new york state website

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity De-Clutter My Home or Dorm Room

How can you prevent yourself from accumulating more unnecessary things in the future?

Tassia Garrison 3/11/2022 5:43 PM

Thinking about if the item will be used regularly for a single use or if it can be used in multiple ways. Also, when in store before I checkout I try to think of every item in the cart and if I forget that I put it in my cart I do not buy it.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Buy Used Clothes

Do people with economic privilege have a responsibility to consume and own less? How can the concept of "reduce" be presented to those who may be struggling to have enough food, clothes, shelter?

Tassia Garrison 3/11/2022 5:38 PM

People with economic privilege have a responsibility to be aware of their consumption and actively work to not overconsume and help reduce waste. To those who have been struggling, it is possible to present to idea of reducing as a way to understand what is actively used and what they might be keeping providing an idea of security but is not actually used or needed.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Reduce Animal Products

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?

Tassia Garrison 3/11/2022 5:30 PM

I think people in richer countries eat more meat because they have the money it takes to care and raise the animals as well as an easier access to them. Eating more meat increases carbon dioxide in the atmosphere with the needed animals and it decreases the amount of clean water available.

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