Jill Hallonquist

U.S. Bank

"Small actions add up!"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
587 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

553

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

200

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

2.0

documentaries

watched
UP TO

290

minutes

spent learning

Jill's actions

Basic Needs & Security

Watch a Documentary About Food, Water, or Basic Needs

SDG 6

I will watch 1 documentaries about food, water, or basic needs.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Basic Needs & Security

Know Your Produce

SDG 2

I will become a savvy produce shopper when buying organic and non-organic items.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Economy & Communities

Create A Readiness Plan

SDG 9

Each day, I will spend time developing a readiness plan for my household in the event of an emergency.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Economy & Communities

Watch a Documentary About Economy, Energy, or Industry

SDG 7, 9, 12

I will watch 3 documentaries about economy, energy, or industry.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Climate & Ecosystems

Explore My Area

SDG 14, 15

Each day, I will spend 15 minutes exploring a new area around my neighborhood (e.g., park, water body, nearby trail, community garden, green space, etc.).

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Basic Needs & Security

Take 5-Minute Or Less Showers

SDG 6

I will save up to 6 gallons (23 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers. Tip: Use a timer to practice or count to 60 a few times.

COMPLETED 10
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?

Jill Hallonquist 4/17/2023 6:12 AM
On Sunday, following intermittent power outages over the weekend, I recharged my power banks rechargable headlamp, and rechargeable camping light. (those all double as emergency items during power outages, kept in a backpack in a front closet for either use.) Having found that neither the new rechargeable headlamp nor one of my rechargeable camping lights are holding a charge, I made plans to repair/replace those to ensure that I have working lighting should there be a power outage.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Economy & Communities

What was it like to create a readiness plan? Did you find other resources you could share?
Jill Hallonquist 4/17/2023 6:07 AM
On Saturday I spent time doing an inventory of our non-perishables that we would pull from during a shelter-in-place event with utility disruption, ensuring that we have enough food to last 1 week. My next goal is to next add to that so that we have 2 weeks' worth of shelf-stable food. I restocked canned goods that we enjoy eating with minimal or no heating (would use our camping supplies to heat food in case of a power disruption.) Feels good to know that we are stocked up and ready to rotate these items out when we use them in our daily meal planning.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Basic Needs & Security

What surprised you about the two produce lists? How will you use these lists for your grocery shopping? Have you used these lists before?
Jill Hallonquist 4/03/2023 8:07 AM
I haven't used the lists at EWG's 2023 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce | Summary before and definitely will now! I'll steer more toward the items on the clean list and will choose organic more often for the items on the Dirty list.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Economy & Communities

What did you watch, and what was the most important thing you learned in the documentaries you watched? How does what you learned connect to your understanding of climate change and Earth Month?
Jill Hallonquist 4/03/2023 7:56 AM
One documentary I watched was The Minimalists. What struck me were the multiple positive impacts of simplifying.

Like one of the show's hosts, I don't see myself as a hoarder, but I definitely own far more than I need or use. This causes clutter that makes our home feel more out of control than it needs to be. The more stuff we have, the more likely it becomes that I'll buy duplicates of things I can't easily locate. And so it expands.

At the end of the documentary, they talked about the Less is More Challenge. I'll be doing that along with my family. In a nutshell, you donate 1 thing on day 1, 2 things on day 2...and so on for one month. We're excited to see how much we can clear from our space! We plan to use the Buy Nothing Facebook page for our community and if our things don't get taken there, bring them to the neighborhood thrift store. By donating items we don't use instead of throwing them away, we can help someone else save money and keep from adding things to a landfill while decluttering our own space. Wish us luck!

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