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Neha Veeragandham

Charter School of Wilmington

"As one of the leaders of the Charter EcoAlliance club, I would like to say that the planet rocks, and that we should do our best to protect it."

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 368 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    100
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    12
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    180
    minutes
    of additional sleep
  • UP TO
    135
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    10
    minutes
    being mindful

Neha's actions

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

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

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

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 0
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Health

Healthy Sleep

Effectively working for sustainability requires self care! I will commit to getting 60 more minute(s) of sleep each night to achieve at least 7 hours per night.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Exercise Daily

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 45 minute(s) each day.

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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 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 0
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Water

5-Minute Showers

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers.

COMPLETED 0
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
    Simplicity Needs Vs. Wants
    How is creativity a necessary ingredient for practicing simplicity?
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    Neha Veeragandham 4/04/2020 8:25 AM
    Creativity is necessary because it can allow you to transform simple things into more complex things. You can fulfill your needs using things you would've never thought of using without creativity.
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    Neha Veeragandham 3/23/2020 8:02 PM
    Hello to anyone reading this,
    It is currently my 10th day in quarantine, and I thought, "since I have all this free time, I might as well help save the planet." Every small thing counts so I hope you are completing tasks as well. As someone on twitter said, "some of us are going to come out of this quarantine as professional chefs, and others aren't going to do anything" (or something like that, I can't remember). Might just make good use of this time and become a professional chef or whatever. I figured that even though we are stuck inside, we can still do simple actions such as taking shorter showers, or turning off the lights when not necessary.
    ^^^I'm reading through the paragraph and it doesn't make any sense but basically what I am implying is that y'all should be completing tasks and earning points for our school
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Water 5-Minute Showers
    Name some of the human activities impacting the health of water systems, both locally (your watershed) and globally (freshwater and oceans). What can you do to improve the health of water systems?
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    Neha Veeragandham 3/23/2020 7:37 PM
    Dear Diary,
    A next step I can take is to collect rainwater to water my houseplants, or maybe investing in low-flow faucets for my house. I mean, I could also stop showering, but still iffy about that one.
    -XOXO
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health Happiness
    How does/can practicing gratitude keep you centered and motivated to work for a better world?
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    Neha Veeragandham 3/23/2020 7:34 PM
    Practicing gratitude reminds me of what I am working for and how lucky I am to have so much that other people don't. It can inspire you to create a better world for others as well, others who are not so fortunate as yourself.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health Exercise Daily
    How can you incorporate other personal values (like quality time with friends or spending time in nature) into your exercise routine?
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    Neha Veeragandham 3/23/2020 7:31 PM
    Dear Diary,
    I was considering exercising with my family, not completely sure about it though. Unfortunately, I am unable to spend time in nature as starting tomorrow at 8:00 am, we are advised to stay-at-home.

    (p.s. the government doesn't want you to know this but, they are just making us stay at home so they can replace the batteries in the birds) Actually though, stay safe and stay inside

    -XOXO
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    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?
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    Neha Veeragandham 3/23/2020 7:26 PM
    I get anywhere from 5-7 hours of sleep each night. I would like to sleep earlier so I can actually be awake in time for A or E period in "online school."  It helps if I don't start watching tik toks before bed, otherwise, I don't sleep for a while.
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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?
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    Neha Veeragandham 3/23/2020 7:21 PM
    Richer countries have easier access to food such as meat and dairy. The production of these foods emits harmful gases into the air (such as methane), causes people to cut down trees (to make ranches and grazing areas), and consumes a lot of water (to water the crops that feed the animals and to nourish the animals themselves). 
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