Megan Confer

Deloitte Austin

"I'm excited for the challenge of trying to build more sustainable habits!"

Points Total

0 Today
0 This Week
770 Total

Participant Impact

up to

1.0

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
up to

634

minutes

not spent in front of a screen
up to

1.0

water footprints

calculated
up to

1.0

documentaries

watched
up to

634

minutes

spent outdoors
up to

90

minutes

spent learning

Megan's Actions

Basic Needs & Security

Calculate Your Water Footprint

SDG 6

I will calculate my water footprint and look for a few ways I can reduce consumption or waste.

Completed
One-Time Action

Economy & Communities

Online Energy Audit

SDG 7

I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.

Uncompleted
One-Time Action

Education & Livelihood

Work-Life Balance

SDG 8

During the workday, I will schedule time for daily breaks during work days to practice work-life balance.

COMPLETED 24
DAILY ACTIONS

Basic Needs & Security

Practice A Sharing Economy

SDG 1

Each day, I will engage in a sharing economy among my family, friends, and neighbors. A sharing economy is when goods and services are shared between individuals though peer and community networks.

COMPLETED 24
DAILY 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.

Completed
One-Time Action

Basic Needs & Security

Try a New Vegan or Vegetarian Recipe

I will try a new vegan or vegetarian recipe and share how it turns out on the Ecochallenge feed, or with family and friends.

Completed
One-Time Action

Climate & Ecosystems

Calculate Your Carbon Impact

SDG 13

I will calculate the carbon emissions associated with my household and consider how lifestyle changes could reduce the carbon footprint and impacts on the environment.

Completed
One-Time Action

Health & Equity

Spend Time Outside

SDG 3

I will replace 10 minute(s) per day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside exercising, enjoying the sunrise/sunset, gardening, journaling, or practicing gratitude for nature.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Feed

Megan Confer 4/30/2023 11:26 AM

This weekend I made a walnut pesto sauce using parsley from my home garden, and it turned out great!

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Reflection Question
Basic Needs & Security Watch a Documentary About Food, Water, or Basic Needs

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?

Megan Confer 4/29/2023 7:01 PM

I watched a documentary about living a minimalist life on Netflix and it helped remind me of the benefits reducing our consumption of things, including benefits to our own mental health and the planet. I've already gone through some things in my house and put them in a box that I will take to Goodwill.

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Reflection Question
Climate & Ecosystems Calculate Your Carbon Impact

What is one way you will reduce your carbon footprint? What is a practice you already have that helps you reduce your carbon footprint?

Megan Confer 4/28/2023 7:16 AM

I will try to eat less beef and lamb and buy more locally produced and in season foods. This is something that I can choose to take action on weekly as I shop for groceries. My husband and I only have one car, so we're helping reduce our carbon footprint in some ways already!

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Reflection Question
Basic Needs & Security Try a New Vegan or Vegetarian Recipe

What was the dish you made, and how did it turn out? What did it feel like to try a new recipe? If you can share a picture, please do!

Megan Confer 4/28/2023 7:13 AM

I made a sweet potato chickpea curry that only had 5 ingredients: sweet potatoes, chickpeas, yellow onion, coconut milk, and green curry paste. It was delicious and I can't believe I only needed 5 ingredients and it was vegan!

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Reflection Question
Basic Needs & Security Calculate Your Water Footprint

What is one way you will reduce your water use? What is a practice you already have that helps you reduce your water use?

Megan Confer 4/27/2023 6:58 AM

After learning about my household's water use, I will commit to taking shorter showers. We have reduced our household water usage by recently changing our yard to have xero-scaping so that it would require less water to maintain.

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Reflection Question
Basic Needs & Security Practice A Sharing Economy

What benefits does the sharing economy offer to you and others? If you are a little shy to try, what could be a first step for you?

Megan Confer 4/27/2023 6:53 AM

I've been a member of my local Buy Nothing Group on Facebook for a few years and it has been tremendously helpful. I frequently pick up used toys and clothing for my young kids, which is such a financial benefit because kids grow out of things so quickly. I then pass these on to the next family as my kids get older. It's a financial benefit for all parties and better for the planet since we are not purchasing new clothes and toys

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Reflection Question
Health & Equity Spend Time Outside

What are the implications for a culture that spends most of its time inside and on screens?

Megan Confer 4/26/2023 12:21 PM

A culture that spends most of its time inside and on screens will have a lot of negative implications. Spending time outside gives us essential vitamin D, usually involves more physical activity than activities that we do inside, gives us time for reflection and in general promotes happier moods. A life that is focused on screens leads to less time for reflection, negative implications on your physical health in terms of sitting and eye health, and likely has negative implications to mental health if the time spent on screen is spent doom scrolling news or comparing yourself to others on social media.

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Reflection Question
Education & Livelihood Work-Life Balance

How does practicing a work-life balance create a more sustainable life for you? How might it contribute to sustainability more broadly?

Megan Confer 4/26/2023 12:16 PM

Practicing work-life balance affords me more time to spend outside, to meal plan so that I prevent less waste, and to overall spend more time thinking about how I can live more sustainably

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