Tiny Choices Survey: Courtney!
By Jenn (TinyChoices.com) | April 30, 2010
Vital statistics (name, age, location, link to website/blog)?
Courtney, 26, Eugene OR http://www.courtneylikestocook.com
How do you reside (apartment or house, roommates)?
Duplex
Are your housing decisions dictated by choice or necessity? Please explain.
Both. Right now my fiance and I are in a bit of a transition period because we both have new jobs about 45 miles north of here. Our plan is to move and we are hoping to find a duplex or small house with a yard. I love to garden and grow my own food. We are also hoping to find a place close to our new place of employment so that we can bike ride.
How do you travel (transit, car, etc)? Are your travel decisions dictated by choice or necessity? Please explain.
For the last two years I traveled to work by transit. Now that I have changed jobs and locations I have purchased a car and am driving to work until I relocate.
Tell us about a Tiny Choice you’ve made in your life.
We have eliminated the use of paper towels in our kitchen. Our friends and family tend to make fun of us, but we think it’s a great change and never really miss them.
What is the one environmental dilemma you personally struggle the most with?
Remembering to take bags to the grocery store.
What is one Tiny Choice you can make in that direction?
At the beginning of the week I can put my reusable bags in the trunk of the car.
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’m from a much less progressive area then I live in now, so whenever my family or friends come to visit I get a whole slew of questions about why we do what we do. I think when they visit it’s mainly questions about recycling like what you can and can’t recycle and what goes where. They usually hassle us about the paper towels too.
What is the one environmental Tiny Choice you would like every single person to adopt?
This isn’t really a tiny choice, but I would like to see more people shop locally and buy items with less processing/packaging. I think this would make a huge difference, not only environmentally, but it will also help the local economy.
Do you feel like you make sacrifices for environmentalism? Please explain.
Yes, but I think that it’s not just for environmentalism, I think that it’s for overall well being of my life in general. Most of the things I don’t really consider sacrifices, except maybe financially. I feel spiritually better about where my money is going when I spend responsibly.
Are you generally: optimistic, pessimistic, neutral about environmentalism and the future?
It depends on the day. Since my area is pretty progressive, it’s easy to be optimistic. Then I read something about how global warming is a hoax or something like that I feel like people just don’t get it or that they don’t care.
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