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Simplicity

How is creativity a necessary ingredient for practicing simplicity?

Brandon Peterson 12/08/2020 11:55 AM

Life is all about making life as simple but as fun as possible. If you find different creative ways to make this happen you can boost your life experience.

Jaslyn Dumlao 11/29/2020 8:47 PM

Tomorrow is the last day of our challenge and I just hope everyone is checking in when they can so we can earn as much points as possible

Jaslyn Dumlao 11/29/2020 8:46 PM

I had an incredibly long weekend from Thanksgiving to today. It was my niece's 1st birthday drive by and it included a lot of prep. Most of the decorations we had were all homemade, didn't waste money on unnecessary things. Today we unwrapped all her gifts and we saved all the bags, we are recycling the cardboard. We are just trying not to waste anything. When family came over, I made sure to have our recycling bin out so they could throw cans and stuff in there.

Energy

Your utility company is able to tell you your average energy usage. Ask them how your energy usage compares to others in your ZIP code, region, and/or state. What other steps can you take each day to reduce your electricity usage?

Jaslyn Dumlao 11/25/2020 11:56 PM

I feel like my household uses a lot of electricity. My dad is really into that tech stuff and we have a lot of things around the house. That leads to a high electricity bill. But we just installed solar panels this year and that is one step you could take to reduce electricity usage. You can unplug everything you don't use, use electricity only when you really need it, don't run it for too long either.

Jaslyn Dumlao 11/25/2020 11:53 PM

Since tomorrow is Thanksgiving, it's important to appreciate and be grateful for the things and people you have. Being thankful for your family, friends, the earth. They all take care of you and you have to take care of them.

Jaslyn Dumlao 11/24/2020 10:27 PM

End of the semester is approaching and I'm pretty stressed but for our eco challenge, I'm trying to get as much as I can done and try to earn us points to stay on top.

Jaslyn Dumlao 11/24/2020 10:27 PM

End of the semester is approaching and I'm pretty stressed but for our eco challenge, I'm trying to get as much as I can done and try to earn us points to stay on top.

Jaslyn Dumlao 11/23/2020 8:05 PM

I seen Candace's posts about thrift shopping and omg I have grown to love it too. I feel like it is becoming more popular, and the "in styles" now are like things you find at thrift stores. Yes it's second hand clothes but honestly I love it and you save so much money and you help the environment by recycling and reusing.

Jaslyn Dumlao 11/23/2020 8:02 PM

I am feeling pretty confident for our group's EcoChallenge, I think we are all doing well as a team and that we are contributing and communicating very well. I'm learning a lot about changing my habits and it has became routine and I like it. There is a lot I didn't know you could do to contribute to having a better impact on the environment.

Waste

How can you express your personality, creativity, and values in ways that don't require fast fashion or buying more clothes and accessories?

Candace Satterfield 11/23/2020 5:14 PM

I have learned to love thrift shops way more than any retailers/fast fashion industries. If anything, this allows me to express myself creatively even more, since all of my items are so unique and cannot be found in copies on the shelves. Thrift shopping is like treasure hunting, when you find an item you are in love with you know that it is unique to itself and cannot be found just anywhere.

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