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A little goes a long way. A little plastic a day accumulates and without realizing it, 1 person could easily go through a case of water! I realize that the main barrier for me was access to water I felt I was safe to drink. Learning about the source of tap water, boiled water, etc. helped me feel more comfortable drinking it and now I regularly...

Working with friends to clean up an area gave me the chance to reconnect with friends and meet new community members. Being outside in nature helped feeling grounded physically, but mentally as well. Cognizant of the people around me, the nature that lives at the crack of dawn or the ones that come out as dusk approaches.

I am more aware of the variety of plants in my community. I go on daily walks with my dog and now, truly slow down and enjoy my environment. Has been helpful for other areas of health, like mental health!

Mostly pollution and flooding as living in a hilly environment, there are times where plans will not last their entire season. Seems like the window of (especially) flowering plants are shortening for their seasons.

My check ins have been rough, but super happy that I got to learn more about how to better dispose of cooking oil! I started bringing eggrolls to parties/functions and always had a hard time not planning to learn about best practices, so I was glad this was one of the goals for 2024!

I have (not yet planted) clovers and other succulent style plants for my front garden area. That area hasn't been kept but has some nice shreubs and flowers, but due to the maintenance, can be difficult for upkeep. I wanted to pivot and use it for the natural PNW pollinators, this year hopefully they come!

How much energy and materials it can take to transport packages/deliveries. Trying to reuse more packaging for other projects and batch my orders/deliveries where I can.

I learned a little more about how oil impacts our ecosystems almost regardless how we dispose. Trialing out different ways to store and dispose in batches.

Using our 50 gallon water collection tank more often. Need to learn how to clean and rely on for garden or in additional to using water during the summer/warmer weather.

Green Team at Seattle Children's. Reviewed some of their past presentations on the campus and initiatives we have adopted.