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Campus Ecochallenge

brooke jordan

Da Treehouse

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
592 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

2.0

conversations

with people
UP TO

450

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

139

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

15

people

helped
UP TO

9.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

22

whole food meals

consumed

brooke's actions

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

If at all possible, I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Help Others

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

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

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

COMPLETED 5
DAILY 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 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Enjoy the Sunrise/Sunset

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

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Turn it off

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

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

SIGN UP TO VOTE

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

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

Water

Insulate Water Pipes and Water Heater

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

Install a Low-Flow Showerhead

I will save up to 15 gal (56 L) of water a day or 450 gal (1,680 L) a month by installing a low-flow showerhead.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Work-Life Balance

I will not work more than 8 hour days each day to practice work-life balance.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Car Share

I will sign up for a car-sharing service or organize car sharing with my neighbors or classmates to cut down on the number of vehicles on the road.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Reduce refined sugar

I will keep track and reduce my consumption of refined sugars, including sweetened beverages, candy, and processed foods.

COMPLETED 10
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 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Visit A Local Farm

I will visit a nearby farm to pick my own fruits and veggies.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Whole Food Lifestyle

I will enjoy 1 meal(s) each day free of processed foods.

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
Food Visit A Local Farm

How do our current food growing and manufacturing processes affect our future and the future of Earth?

brooke jordan 11/16/2021 5:02 PM

since places are leaning towards solar panels it should benefit the future unless they over do it and take up to much land.

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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?

brooke jordan 11/16/2021 5:01 PM

actively listening to someone helps solve there problems or give comfort but benefits you by listening to your own advise or makes you recognize things going on in your personal life

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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?

brooke jordan 11/16/2021 4:55 PM

voting is important due to everyones rights being heard with make things more sustainable. Other ways to participate would be in school organizations.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Needs Vs. Wants

How is creativity a necessary ingredient for practicing simplicity?

brooke jordan 11/16/2021 2:17 PM

creativity is a necessary ingredient in simplicity because now and days many things are complex or need more details where being simple you have to change the normality using creativity. biochemistry is a lot of creativity such as making at home shampoo. Stores shampoos consist of many harmful ingredients where you would need to be creative to make a at home safe shampoo by using fewer ingredients by practicing simplicity

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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?

brooke jordan 11/16/2021 2:12 PM

I agree will Berry's assertion. People tend to celebrate at dawn in ways such as going to bars or at home parties and people enjoy holidays in regards to there religion establishing better or new relationships. In hawaii there is many ways people establish an relationship with the universe such as there rituals or surfing a wave.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use Reusable Bags

What do you do if you find yourself in the situation of needing a bag for items but don't have a reusable one with you or aren't allowed to use the one you brought? Carry things out in your hands? In a cart? Accept a disposable one? If you find yourself in this position often, what system could you put in place to try to create a successful habit of not using plastic bags?

brooke jordan 11/04/2021 4:45 PM

coming from being a waitress im use to carrying many things and my OCD helps me organize things well so I would usually just stack everything in my arms and if I had my back pack I would place them in there after exiting the building

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- Ricky Salinas 11/26/2021 6:16 PM
  
  I have found myself playing the Tertis game because I didn't bring a bag. So i have no issue carrying stuff out.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Work-Life Balance

How might practicing work-life balance lead to a more sustainable life for yourself? How might it contribute to sustainability more broadly?

brooke jordan 11/04/2021 4:43 PM

coming from a workaholic practicing a work life balance is difficult due to me enjoying working and I constantly worry about money but being in Hawaii has helped me enjoy my weekends instead of working a third job. im learning you don't have to work every piece of yourself to be stable and its ok to enjoy time to yourself

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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?

brooke jordan 11/04/2021 4:41 PM

learning the difference between needs and wants will help people learn what is necessary and what is not in the future.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Happiness

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

brooke jordan 11/04/2021 4:34 PM

when you practice gratitude you are living a healthier happier life. When you help other do better or feel better you will always feel better in yourself which leads to a better world

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Reduce refined sugar

Before you started this challenge, did you think you were 'addicted' to sugar? How do you feel now?

brooke jordan 11/04/2021 4:31 PM

I believe I use to be addicted to sugar as a kid but growing up I eat pretty healthy other then energy drinks and my taste buds have change where I don't crave sugars any more its more like sodium since I have a deficiency of that.

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