Ellie Pattillo

Dickinson Green Devils 2023

"It's my last semester at Dickinson - let's make a difference :)"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
188 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

3.0

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

39

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

20

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

1.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Ellie's actions

Health

Happiness

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

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Health

Exercise Daily

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 20 minute(s) each day.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

If at all possible, I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Nature

Explore My Area

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

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Track my Purchases

I will spend 2 minutes each day maintaining a record of all my purchases and learning about my spending habits.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Skip the Straw

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

LEARN ABOUT TRANS, FEMME, AND NONBINARY EXPERIENCES

I will spend 30 minutes learning about the experiences of trans, femme, and/or nonbinary people.

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?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Community LEARN ABOUT TRANS, FEMME, AND NONBINARY EXPERIENCES

How is equality for trans, femme, and nonbinary people important to a just and sustainable society?

Ellie Pattillo 4/06/2023 8:51 AM

If our society isn't just and sustainable for everyone, and if it isn't attentive to the specific needs of different marginalized groups, then it is NOT a just and sustainable society. Period.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use Reusable Bags

What do you do if you find yourself in the situation of needing a bag for items but don't have a reusable one with you or aren't allowed to use the one you brought? Carry things out in your hands? In a cart? Accept a disposable one? If you find yourself in this position often, what system could you put in place to try to create a successful habit of not using plastic bags?

Ellie Pattillo 4/06/2023 8:50 AM

If I decide to refuse a disposable bag, I typically try to carry things out in my hands which usually results in things falling everywhere. I really need to make sure I'm keeping an extra reusable bag balled up into my tote bag so that I always have an extra on hand.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Exercise Daily

How can you incorporate other personal values (like quality time with friends or spending time in nature) into your exercise routine?

Ellie Pattillo 4/04/2023 9:22 AM

I love incorporating time for gratitude, self-reflection, and self-care into my exercise routine! Taking walks is one of the best ways I can clear my mind and take time for myself.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Happiness

How does/can practicing gratitude keep you centered and motivated to work for a better world?

Ellie Pattillo 4/04/2023 7:50 AM

I find that taking time to recognize the effort that my friends, family, and peers are putting into creating a better world makes me more motivated to work for a better world, too!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Track my Purchases

What have you noticed about your purchases? Where are you inclined to make shifts, if any?

Ellie Pattillo 4/04/2023 6:46 AM

It's important to look at what I'm spending a lot of money on and how these are often impulse buys (on food, for example) because of a lack of meal planning earlier in the week. I'm thinking that I need to do more planning in order to cut down on consumerism and waste coming from impulse take-out!

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- Michael Hughey 4/04/2023 7:31 AM
  
  This is a great idea! Meal planning is a great way to make sure you only buy and use what you need and then you can hit two targets at once- reducing spending and reducing food waste!
  
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