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Bethany Annal

RIT Eco-Tigers

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 941 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    9.0
    whole food meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    131
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    44
    minutes
    being mindful
  • UP TO
    263
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    360
    minutes
    of additional sleep
  • UP TO
    2.0
    people
    helped
  • UP TO
    1.0
    conversation
    with a person
  • UP TO
    173
    minutes
    spent outdoors

Bethany's actions

Food

Whole Food Lifestyle

I will enjoy 1 meal(s) each day free of processed foods.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Mindfulness Practice

I will spend 10 minute(s) per day practicing Mindfulness.

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 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Less Screen Time

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

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Fix Leaky Faucets

I will fix faucets or report leaky faucets to facilities that have been wasting up to 9 gallons (34 L) of water a day or 270 (1,020 L) gallons of water a month per faucet.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Explore My Area

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

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Do Nature Activities

I will engage in nature-based activities alone, or with my friends or family, for 10 minute(s) each day. (This can be anything from going on a walk or hike, to noticing the leaves changing color, to reading a book with nature themes.)

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 30 minute(s) each day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Practice Gratitude for Earth

I will spend 10 minute(s) per day outside, practicing gratitude (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.) for Earth and my natural surroundings.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Community

Engage In Active Listening

I will practice actively listening to a friend, family member, co-worker, acquaintance, or someone who I may disagree with in at least 5 conversations.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Help Others

I will offer to help 1 person(s) who are in need each day.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Energy

Switch to Cold Water

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 133 lbs of CO2 a month and 1,600 lbs of CO2 over the course of the next year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Choose a Carbon Offset

If buying a plane ticket, I will also buy a carbon offset.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Go get a check up

I will make an appointment for my annual physical.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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
    Nature Do Nature Activities
    What did you observe while spending time outside -- through sight, sound, smell and/or touch?

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    Bethany Annal 10/30/2024 11:22 AM
    I was working outside today when a jumping spider and an ant both found their way onto the table I was at. I stopped for a few minutes just to watch them. It was a fascinating encounter to watch! (No, don't worry, the spider wasn't hungry. Nobody got eaten.)

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      Samantha G 10/31/2024 9:34 AM
      Insects are so fascinating to watch! I love watching bumblebees buzzing around flowers and collecting pollen - I love the way the buzz so lazily but also work really hard!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Nature Spend Time Outside
    Rachel Carson said that we need the beauty and mysteries of the natural world for our spiritual and emotional development. Does that ring true for you? What are the implications for a culture that spends most of its time indoors?

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    Bethany Annal 10/15/2024 7:02 AM
    I think it makes sense. Nature is all around us, yet people schedule time to spend time in nature (like going to a park or hiking) or even go on retreats to experience it. We're hardwired to seek out experiences in nature, but because our culture has become so divorced from nature, it's seen as something we have to find time for outside of our day-to-day lives instead of a part of our day-to-day.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Whole Food Lifestyle
    Michael Pollan states that “it is better to pay the grocer (our edit: or the farmer!) than the doctor.” What are your thoughts on this assertion?

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    Bethany Annal 10/12/2024 12:36 PM
    It reminds me of the phrase "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." It's better to eat healthy and stay healthy than to eat junk and suffer the consequences.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Energy Switch to Cold Water
    What do you plan to do with the money you save from making more energy efficient choices?

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    Bethany Annal 10/02/2024 4:16 PM
    Save it? Travel more? Maybe I'll just buy more coffee (I'll use a reusable mug, of course).
  • 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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    Bethany Annal 10/01/2024 2:53 PM
    How much sleep I get varies from night to night. I'd like to get 8 hours of sleep a night. I can work towards this by being more mindful about how late I stay up and not reaching for my phone when I wake up in the night.