Orion Strayer

GC21 WashU's Burning Kumquat!

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
472 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

9.0

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

690

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

85

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

265

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

336

minutes

being mindful
UP TO

131

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Orion's actions

Health

Exercise Daily

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 15 minute(s) each day.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

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

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Go For A Daily Walk Outside

I will take a walk outside for 15 minutes each day.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Track my Purchases

I will spend 1 minutes each day maintaining a record of all my purchases and learning about my spending habits.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a 15-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Switch to Cold Water

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 133 lbs of CO2 a month and 1,600 lbs of CO2 over the course of the next year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Building Resilience

Support Local Pollinators

At least 30% of crops and 90% of flowering plants rely on pollinators to produce fruit. I will spend 30 minutes researching which plants support local native pollinators and plant some in my yard or local community garden.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Meditate

I will meditate or create a moment of silence for 10 minute(s) each day to reflect on things important to me.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Eat Mindfully

I will eat all of my meals without distractions, e.g., phone, computer, TV, or newspaper.

COMPLETED 8
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
Action Track: Building Resilience Support Local Pollinators

Why is it important to take care of pollinators?

Orion Strayer 3/04/2021 1:35 PM

I live in Oakland, CA, so I planted coyote mint, yarrow, and siskiyou.
Um... it's important to take care of pollinators because without pollinators, we don't have pollination. Without pollination, we don't have flowering plants. Without flowering plants, we will all get very sad and probably die. Plus, bees and butterflies are fun to have around! :)

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Track my Purchases

What have you noticed about your purchases? Where are you inclined to make shifts, if any?

Orion Strayer 3/02/2021 4:59 PM

I use a spreadsheet to track my spending: one sheet is a weekly log and another a monthly log, but the sheet that really changed my habits is my Wishlist. Whenever I want to get a non-essential, I have to add it to the list and wait a week before I buy it. I've realized that, after a week, I often no longer want the item or have figured out a way to do without it.

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