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Ashley Bracamontes

St. Kate's

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 296 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    6.0
    miles
    traveled by foot
  • UP TO
    14
    more servings
    of fruits and vegetables
  • UP TO
    11
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    11
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    9.0
    pounds
    waste composted
  • UP TO
    0.0
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    14
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    12
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    6.0
    miles
    not traveled by car

Ashley's actions

Waste

Carry my Trash

I will carry all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash with me to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 1 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Skip the Straw

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

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 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Compost Food Waste

I will avoid sending up to .69 lbs (.31 kg) of food waste to the landfill each day by composting my food or learning how to.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Take Control

Both systemic and personal sustainability are important! I will develop a plan with my medical professionals to achieve my best health and live my life to the fullest.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

More Fruits and Veggies

I will eat a heart healthy diet by adding 3 cup(s) of fruits and vegetables each day to achieve at least 4 cups per day.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Walk Instead

I will walk 3 mile(s) each day instead of driving and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Go get a check up

I will make an appointment for my annual physical.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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

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 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Conduct Virtual Meetings

I will not travel for meetings and will instead conduct them virtually.

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
    Waste Use a Reusable Mug
    Maybe you've heard how good it is to switch from a single use coffee cup to a reusable one, but it's just hard to make the switch. What stands in your way of making this a habit? By identifying the challenges, you can begin to work through them to have better success in taking this action. Knowing the difference you are making, how does it make you feel?

    Ashley Bracamontes's avatar
    Ashley Bracamontes 4/19/2021 9:25 AM
    I think this had become a pretty good habit. I love getting cute reuseable cups and mugs! The fun/cute ones are the best to use. I feel like they even encourage me to drink more liquids - especially water!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health Happiness
    How does/can practicing gratitude keep you centered and motivated to work for a better world?

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    Ashley Bracamontes 4/19/2021 9:23 AM
    I love this activity, lately, I have been spending a lot of time dwelling on the bad - it's been nice to keep a little section in my planner where I write things that I am grateful for/make me happy. I am so thankful for my amazing friends and the incredible support they provide. Sometimes things really suck, but going through it with them makes it so much better <3

    • Anupama Pasricha's avatar
      Anupama Pasricha 4/20/2021 7:35 AM
      I hope you share it on St. Kate's social media as it is also our Gratitude week.

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    Ashley Bracamontes 4/19/2021 9:12 AM
    Just helped my mom sign up to get a compost bin! She is so excited! :) The city of Minneapolis is offering them for free! If you live in Minneapolis here is the link! - https://www.minneapolismn.gov/resident-services/garbage-recycling-cleanup/organics-recycling/how-to-sign-up-for-organics-recycling/organics-sign-up/
  • 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?

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    Ashley Bracamontes 4/19/2021 7:56 AM
    I use to always get disposable bags when I went grocery shopping or just went to the store in general -- now I am getting better about taking a reusable bag with me. I try to keep a reusable bag in my backpack. Even when I do forget my roommates and I tend to reuse plastic bags.