I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips.
COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS
Transportation
Work from Home
I will work from home 3 day(s) to avoid my commute's carbon output.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Waste
Reduce Unwanted Mail
I will reduce the amount of unwanted mail I receive (catalogs, phone books, etc.).
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Waste
Needs vs. Wants
I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.
COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS
Nature
Tend a Garden
I will tend to a garden each day, or work on starting one.
COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS
Food
Buy From a Farmers Market
I will purchase produce and meat from a local farmers market or food co-op.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Health
Exercise Daily
I will exercise daily for 30 minute(s) per day for two weeks.
COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS
Energy
Upgrade My Windows
I will upgrade the windows or weatherstripping in my home or office to reduce air leaks and save on energy costs.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
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 9
DAILY ACTIONS
Energy
Choose LED Bulbs
I will replace 28 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Energy
Switch to Cold Water
I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 1,600 lbs of C02 over the course of the next year.
COMPLETED
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?
This past Saturday i finished changing all the bulbs in my house to the Ecosmart daylight bulbs. So far I really like the way the light up the house and not only that but will give me an estimated energy cost of $2.77 per year so that's great!
My father has taught me what i know about gardening my own vegetables and fruits and now i do it as a hobby with my daughter so not only do we enjoy doing it and eating what we produce but it's a good way to spend time with the family!
I think that doing laundry in cold water will help save energy but will help dark clothing not fade as much so from now on at my house we will try to wash in only cold water!
Yesterday was laundry day and i decided from now on to wash in cold water, no only does it help conserve warm water by using less heat but it actually helps my cloths so they won't fade as much!
