Sophia Martinez

Young Environmental Stewards Conference - Washington College

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
213 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

112

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

16

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

240

minutes

of additional sleep
UP TO

120

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

180

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

120

minutes

not spent in front of a screen
UP TO

4.0

zero-waste meals

consumed

Sophia's actions

Nature

Explore My Area

I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

5-Minute Showers

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

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Brush My Teeth Without Running Water

I will save up to 8 gallons (30 L) of water each day by turning it off while brushing my teeth.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

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

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Eliminate Toxic Plastics

I will avoid buying toxic plastics - including polycarbonate, polystyrene and polyvinyl - and instead replace them with durable non-plastic options.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Zero-Waste Cooking

I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Less Screen Time

I will replace 30 minute(s) of screen time each day with other activities.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a 30-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

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.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

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 4
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 Less Screen Time

What did you notice in implementing this challenge? Was it hard to choose other activities over screen time? How did you decide to spend your time?

Sophia Martinez 7/15/2020 9:14 AM

It wasn't as hard as I thought It would be. I practiced softball.

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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?

Sophia Martinez 7/13/2020 11:28 AM

After practice, I usually go right to sleep. However, that is very early, and I will take a 4hr nap instead of sleeping. I wish to get my sleep schedule back to going to bed around 11 and waking up in the morning. Hopefully not to be awake at 4 in the morning.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature Go for a Daily Walk

How do you experience your neighborhood or city differently when walking instead of driving?

Sophia Martinez 7/13/2020 11:19 AM

I think that I appreciate the little things in the natural world more. When you're driving, your focus is on getting to a destination, while when I was walking, I had no real destination except making it back home. You grow to appreciate your surroundings.

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