Tiny Choices Survey: Leslie!
By tinychoices | March 19, 2010
Vital statistics (name, age, location, link to website/blog)?
Leslie R., 31, Louisiana; Pixiepine Blog: http://cuppapixie.blogspot.com
How do you reside (apartment or house, roommates)?
We live in a single family home: 2 adults, 2 kids, 3 pets.
Are your housing decisions dictated by choice or necessity? Please explain.
We decided to buy a home last summer and end the renting cycle. We chose a home with enough room for all of us, but under our budget and with modest amenities. It’s an older house with few updates, but it has been well taken care of by previous owners. We love it! There’s plenty of room in the yard for planting herbs and vegetables. We space to keep our home recycling going in between drop-offs. We have furnished the house totally with family items or “new to us” stuff.
How do you travel (transit, car, etc)? Are your travel decisions dictated by choice or necessity? Please explain.
We travel by car for work/school. For leisure activties, we try to go by bike whenever possible! We have arrived by bike to art shows, parent-teacher conferences, potlucks, birthday parties, and everything else.
Tell us about a Tiny Choice you’ve made in your life.
I choose to use non-disposables in our kitchen. With four people, it saves a ton of resources to use dishtowels, cloth napkins, reusable thermoses, lunch containers, etc. rather than the disposable options.
What is the one environmental dilemma you personally struggle the most with?
I love to-go coffee! There is something about that paper cup that makes me happy! I have my own cozy now and return the cardboard one to the barista.
What is one Tiny Choice you can make in that direction?
I am trying to always remember my own mug or thermos when I go out for coffee, and I try to make my own at home whenever I can. I keep a mug at work for coffee and water. It’s a work in progress.
What is the one environmental Tiny Choice you make that people question (in either a positive educational or a negative hassle way) you the most about?
I get a lot of strange looks about my green smoothie in a mason jar daily at work…but I usually win them over when they see how much energy I have.
I also have gotten some funny reactions when I choose to share that I use cotton reusable menstrual pads. I love my Gladrags and hope tons of ladies will give reusables a chance!
What is the one environmental Tiny Choice you would like every single person to adopt?
Taking a reusable grocery bag to the store is such an easy and fun choice…make it happen!
Do you feel like you make sacrifices for environmentalism? Please explain.
I don’t feel like I sacrifice much. It does take some time and effort to always make sure I have my reusable items (like shopping bags, clean cloths) in order, but the payoff is worth it. I really enjoy things like planting edible plants, hanging my clothes on a clothesline, and making homemade gifts. It’s a different path than the ease of buying stuff or getting things done fast, but it feels really good to complete a task well and feel good about how you did it.
Are you generally: optimistic, pessimistic, neutral about environmentalism and the future?
I am optimistic (like most things in my life). I see so many inspiring individuals and families making such effort. I love reading blogs of people radically changing their habits to live more in line with environmental choices. It’s also great just to see “normal” people toting their cloth shopping bags these days!
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I’m so excited to hear of the Gladrags. That might be one tiny choice I’ll make soon.
Thanks for posting my survey!