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February 27 - March 20, 2019
Laura Almendinger's avatar

Laura Almendinger

Team SP

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 692 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    documentary
    watched
  • UP TO
    36
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed

Laura's actions

Simplicity

Donate Unneeded Materials

I will donate unneeded materials to craft shops or places like the Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Try a New Way to Prep

I will try a new method of food preparation, such as canning, pickling, or baking bread.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Choose Clean/Renewable Energy

I will use PAPowerSwitch.com to switch to renewable energy.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Explore My Area

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Use an Energy Meter

I will use an energy meter to monitor my energy use and identify opportunities to save power.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

De-Clutter My Home

I will de-clutter, clean, and donate or recycle unneeded items in my home.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Go get a check up

I will make an appointment for my annual physical.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Watch a Documentary

I will watch a documentary film about food with family and friends and talk about what we learned.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Eat Meatless Meals

I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) per day.

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Avoid Disposables

I will not use any disposable straws, plates, cups, or cutlery.

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Know My health

I will get my Core Four Biometrics tests (blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and BMI).

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Track my Purchases

I will maintain a record of all my purchases.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Happiness

I will write down three things every day for two weeks that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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  • Laura Almendinger's avatar
    Laura Almendinger 3/17/2019 1:03 PM
    Scheduled a time to explore a new (to me) park today. I chose Emerald View and had a great time discovering a trail that I had no idea existed, and got lucky with sunny, cool weather!

  • Laura Almendinger's avatar
    Laura Almendinger 3/13/2019 10:42 AM
    Struggling to find time to sit down and go through the options and data on renewable energy suppliers in our area, even though I've been meaning to do it for years! I want the points for that one-time action, though (plus the satisfaction of finally doing it!).

  • Laura Almendinger's avatar
    Laura Almendinger 3/01/2019 3:05 PM
    Getting to chat about this competition while out and about in Pittsburgh is making my week. There is so much excitement about learning AND sustainability- two of my favorite things!

    • Patrick Duffey's avatar
      Patrick Duffey 3/01/2019 7:13 PM
      laura... how do I reply to people who reply to me? P.S.. that instructional video has some pretty sweet backing tracks.