After our trip to Ikea yesterday, I was feeling like we were living a
pretty european lifestyle – we’ve Downsized, we walk or ride bikes
often (and will more in the future as our purchases get smaller), we
recycle, conserve resources, etc. I’m even going to get some fabric rags to accompany my menstrual cup (and maybe get a new cup, since I’m Over 30… sigh)

Then I saw this quote from a “gap year” girl living in Germany:

“There is always difficulty of adapting to
society’s traditions and rules,” she wrote in an
e-mail about her trip so far. “Turning off the water in
between every step in the shower, never leaving things
plugged in, not using a dryer on clothes, walking
EVERYWHERE.”

Oh, boy, we’ve got a ways to go! It’s nice, however, to be living
somewhere that considers that lifestyle a worthy goal and doesn’t
disparage it…

Yay us!