Journal Entry #5: Wishing and Hoping
Hearing about all these green technologies is really making me excited for the future! I am totally building my dream house in my mind as I listen to everyone's presentations. Actually I have been building it for a while as I've learned about other interesting ideas as my degree has progressed.
It will have:
-an intensive green roof
-a composting toilet
-passive solar heating
-indoor water recycling
-a lawn planted with native prairie species
-backyard chickens
Not everyone is quite as thrilled with my grand ideas as I am though! The opinions of my future husband do matter...and frankly, he thinks I'm a tad crazy. He is definitely not relishing the thought of being the crazy neighbors on the block with a lawn on their roof and chickens cackling in the backyard! ...Or rotting poop in the basement, haha!
But he is actually a great sport when it comes to my growing environmental passion. When we first started dating I wasn't nearly as "into it" as I am now. I always did compost, hated people who litter, loved gardening and the outdoors, but now I am definitely taking it to a whole other level. Every time I mention a new green idea he gets a frightened look on his face, but then slowly nods and says, "sure, we can try that." I think he might love me a little bit!
Honestly though, he loves his modern conveniences. His parents immigrated to Canada to give him a chance at a better life, and he grew up poor while dreaming big. He has dreamed of the suburbs all his life. I sometimes have a difficult time with the idea of taking that away from him. But I really believe that the quality of life of ourselves and our children will be enhanced. It's much more difficult to accept changes if you focus on what you are giving up, rather than what you are gaining.
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