Xavier Aldredge
"To eliminate as much single use plastic from my life as possible"
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 740 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO3.3pounds of paperhave been saved
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UP TO80minutesnot spent in front of a screen
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UP TO70minutesspent learning
Xavier's 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!
Waste
Go Paperless
I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 0.11lbs (0.05kg) a day or 3.3lbs (1.6kg) a month by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.
Simplicity
Disconnect from Email
I will disconnect from my email when not at work or school, using my personal time for endeavors that help me live out my values.
Action Track: Building Resilience
Learn More about Food Apartheid
What can lack of access to nutritious food affect a community? How can having access to nutritious food help a community become more resilient?
Energy
Adjust the Thermostat
I will adjust my thermostat down 2 degrees from usual when I use the heat, and up 2 degrees when I use air conditioning.
Energy
Heat and Cool Naturally
I will naturally heat and cool my house, office, or dorm room by opening or closing my windows, curtains, and blinds, and by using fans.
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?
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Xavier Aldredge 10/28/2021 11:24 AMLast night I went to bed early so I could get up early for the event at 8am and for the first time in weeks I forgot to set my alarm and woke up 8 minutes after the event ended. :/ -
Xavier Aldredge 10/27/2021 12:11 PMMore animal group names that I just love, a group of bats is called a cauldron, elk are a gang, giraffes' are a tower, a stand of flamingos, a siege of herons, a parliament of owls, and a knot of toads. -
Xavier Aldredge 10/26/2021 2:40 PMA flock of ravens is called a conspiracy, sloths are a snuggle, and penguins in water are a raft while on land they're a waddle. Not a joke but I just thought this was cool -
Xavier Aldredge 10/25/2021 12:29 PMAlright fine, no jokes today, yes I've been keeping up with my challenges as best I can, I wasn't in town this Saturday but otherwise I've been able to do every daily challenge I'd set out to do. I've been wearing a lot more sweatshirts because of how cold the house is these days -
Xavier Aldredge 10/24/2021 5:35 PMHow many mathematicians does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
Well, let's see, first we subtract, then we carry the one, divide by three...-
April Ann Fong 10/25/2021 8:11 AMSo...how are your challenges going?
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Xavier Aldredge 10/22/2021 3:21 PMA dwarf psychic escaped from maximum security prison. He was a small medium at large -
Xavier Aldredge 10/21/2021 10:46 AMA string walks into a bar. The bartender says: "Sorry, we don't serve string here." So the string leaves, ties himself once, and messes up his hair. He walks back in and the bartender says: "Aren't you the string from a little while ago?" to which the string replies: "Frayed Knot" -
Xavier Aldredge 10/20/2021 12:15 PMWhat's red and bad for your teeth?
A brick -
Xavier Aldredge 10/19/2021 9:42 AMYou hear about the time I bought shoes from a drug dealer?
I don't know what they were laced with, but I was tripping all week -
Xavier Aldredge 10/18/2021 10:24 AMWhat do you call a clay magician?
Harry Potter
(Hey, I just made this up this morning, cut me some slack)