Eryca Dinsdale

WSP Portland/Vancouver

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
505 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

125

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

648

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

50

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Eryca's actions

Basic Needs & Security

Calculate Your Water Footprint

SDG 6

I will calculate my water footprint and look for a few ways I can reduce consumption or waste.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Climate & Ecosystems

Calculate Your Carbon Impact

SDG 13

I will calculate the carbon emissions associated with my household and consider how lifestyle changes could reduce the carbon footprint and impacts on the environment.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Use Reusable Water Bottles

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 8 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 25
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases, including produce bags.

COMPLETED 25
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Make Your Own

I will try new recipe(s) or food preparation method(s) each day, such as canning, pickling, making yogurt, or baking granola bars or bread.

COMPLETED 25
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Plant a Garden

I will plant an herb or vegetable garden in my home, workplace, or community garden

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Use Reusables at Work

I will use reusable dishes and silverware when eating at work.

COMPLETED 25
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?

Eryca Dinsdale 7/31/2019 1:27 PM

One of my biggest changes in habits was changing to a reusable tumbler for my morning iced coffee. This saves the straw and lid and cup. The downside is I have to remember to wash it out and bring it with me to the coffee stand! But the shaming I received from my 13 yr old if I forgot was very motivating.

Read More
REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Make Your Own

How do you feel about being more involved in the food preparation process? Joyful, overwhelmed, engaged, empowered? What are the benefits of choosing to process or produce your own food instead of buying it pre-processed?

Eryca Dinsdale 7/15/2019 7:52 AM

we made jam, in addition to saving the commercial processing, we were able to control the amount of sugar

Read More
REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Use Reusable Bags

How difficult was this challenge for you? What made it easy or difficult?

Eryca Dinsdale 7/15/2019 7:51 AM

I keep forgetting to bring reusable bags into non-grocery stores, but I'm getting it now! Getting my kids to help has made a lot of difference.

Read More