Anna Wittow

Seattle Children's Transportation

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
402 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

20

meatless or vegan meals

consumed

Anna's actions

Food

Keep Track of Wasted Food

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during the EcoChallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 2 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Materials

Go Paperless

#70 Recycled Paper

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 0.11lbs (0.05kg) a day or 41lbs (18.6kg) a year by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Explore Other Food Solutions

All Food Solutions

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching other Drawdown Food Solutions.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Explore Other Transport Solutions

All Transport Solutions

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching other Drawdown Transport Solutions.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Support Local Food Systems

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will source 25 percent of my food from local producers each day. This could include signing up for a local CSA, buying from a farmer's market, visiting a food co-op, foraging with a local group, or growing my own ingredients.

COMPLETED 0
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?

Anna Wittow 4/16/2019 9:15 AM

The challenge is going well so far! The food waste tracking has been really interesting. I brought in a cloth dish towel because I was more aware of how much paper towel I was using to dry dishes at work.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials Go Paperless

What do you want to prioritize over material 'stuff' in your own life?

Anna Wittow 4/03/2019 2:28 PM

I want to prioritize time spent with people - friends, family (and myself). I want to prioritize activities outside in nature and enjoying the built environment as well.

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Anna Wittow 4/03/2019 2:26 PM

Ate two meatless meals today. I looked into going paperless after having selected that challenge earlier and realized all my bills are already paperless (which is great!) so I emailed two companies I receive catalogs from and asked to be removed from their mailing list and changed my Comcast account settings so I don't receive targeted ad mailers.

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