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Tonya Doughty

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POINTS TOTAL

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  • 832 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    180
    minutes
    of additional sleep
  • UP TO
    735
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    735
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    210
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    14
    more servings
    of fruits and vegetables

Tonya's actions

Waste

DONATE UNNEEDED ITEMS

I will donate unneeded clothing, books, and household items rather than throwing them away.

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Waste

Go Paperless

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by opting into paperless billing and ending unwanted subscriptions.

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Water

Inspect, maintain and clean your septic system regularly

I will contact a septic system company to ask how I can keep my septic system healthy with non toxic products or schedule a cleaning.

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Food

Plant a Herb Garden

I will plant an herb garden in my home, workplace, or dorm room.

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Energy

Switch to Cold Water

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water.

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Nature

Tend a Garden

I will tend to a garden each day, or work on starting one.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a 60-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

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 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Less Screen Time

I will replace 15 minute(s) of screen time per day with other activities.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Sit and Sketch or Paint in Nature, Plein Air!

I will sketch or paint outside.

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Health

Exercise Daily

I will exercise daily for 15 minute(s) per day for two weeks.

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

More Fruits and Veggies

I will eat a heart healthy diet by adding 1 cups of fruits and vegetables each day to achieve at least 4 cups per day.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Healthy Sleep

I will commit to getting 15 more minute(s) of sleep each night to achieve at least 7 hours per night.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Explore my Area

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

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Nature

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 15 minute(s) per day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside.

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

HIKE A LOCAL TRAIL

I will hike a local trail. (Consider joining one of Chelan Douglas Land Trust outings such as May 8 Sam Hill Walk for Families.)

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ONE-TIME ACTION

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    Tonya Doughty 5/16/2019 2:40 PM
    Traveling today, so no hiking. But I brought one of my art journals to doodle in so I wouldn't spend my layover on the phone or tablet.

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    Tonya Doughty 5/15/2019 11:48 AM
    Hiked again this morning. Getting out there every morning I can because I'll be out of town for the rest of the week. Get out and get it!


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    Tonya Doughty 5/14/2019 11:32 AM
    Found an awesome app that lets money be donated by participating organizations to a charity of your choice (they have lots to choose from) based on your active miles (walking, biking, hiking). You're already doing the work, so you might as well let those miles do extra work in your name for a good cause. I am supporting the Chron's & Colitis Foundation of America. The app is Charity Miles and is available for both Android and Apple platforms. This was from this morning's hike.


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    Tonya Doughty 5/13/2019 10:40 AM
    Doing a little "CITO" this morning. CITO is "Cache In, Trash Out" and performed by players of Geocache. Although it's a little irritating that there is garbage on the trails to pick up in the first place. This was less than a half mile from the start/end of the very well maintained Saddlerock trailhead -- stocked with lots of emptied-every-day trash cans. No real excuse for whomever is leaving this stuff.


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    Tonya Doughty 5/12/2019 10:14 PM
    Hid my 25th Geocache on my hike this morning. Such a fun reason to get out, and encourage others to. Don't know what geocaching is? Check out Geocache.com

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    Tonya Doughty 5/10/2019 7:03 PM
    Up before the sun for a sunrise hike up and over the Dry Gulch Loop with good friends!

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      Jeanne Poirier 5/10/2019 9:05 PM
      I don't know you, but am inspired by your photos and enthusiasm.  Keep it up!! Beautiful sharing!

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    Tonya Doughty 5/09/2019 11:59 AM
    Something I learned hiking today: these are not berries or fruit. I see them all the time on sagebrush and, curious, because I didn't know sagebrush grew a fruit/berry, I picked one. Once home I got on Google and learned the truth. An insect called the Sponge Gall Midge, a tiny delicate fly, lays it's eggs on the sagebrush leaves. The larvae eat the leaves and their saliva causes the plant to deform, swelling around the developing insect. This growth is called a Gall. And it can get even more bizarre. There are even tinier wasps, that sometimes deposit their eggs inside the Midge fly larvae that is inside the Gall, using their "ovipositor". Their larvae will devour the fly larvae and instead of a Midge fly emerging, a parasitoid wasp will. Nature is crazy! Get out and get it. And don't try to eat the sage "berries!"

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    Tonya Doughty 5/07/2019 3:44 PM
    This plant, when blooming, smells strongly of cinnamon, specifically, "Big Red" chewing gum. It stops me in my tracks, the smell is so strong. I HAD to find out what it was. Spent a bit of time and, thanks to the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust, identified it as "Bitterbrush" Purshia tridentata. Info can be found on the CDLT site here.

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    Tonya Doughty 5/06/2019 12:09 PM
    So far, so good. Thanks Sarah, for the invite! Here's where I spent my morning before work: