I never really considered the effect my actions had and have on the planet. It wasn’t until gas hit $4/gallon in my town that I decided to take more steps to help reduce my carbon footprint. I bike to work 3 days a week: with pedaling home for lunch breaks, this translates to 18 miles per week that I don’t drive. I am recycling everything I can in my house. Re-using sandwich bags, old clothes, garbage bags, grocery bags has become a habit. At work, I put as much paper products into the shred bin as I can because everything we shred (paper) is recycled. I do still enjoy getting on the motorcycle and driving to the lake, but I am more aware of how what I do affects everything around me. I want my future children to live in a world that is sustaining life, not barely clinging on to what/who’s left. Other than that, I enjoy music, writing, reading, and relaxing.