Just wondering if being a parent has changed my carbon footprint. Am I burning more fossil fuels to transport myself, get my food, heat my house, and all the other ways we depend on oil?
At my house, there is now more of us living under the same roof. However I know we keep the thermostat up a little higher than when there were no babies to keep warm. I can tolerate the cool indoors of winter, but I feel guilty about keeping it cool (literally) when there is a baby sleeping in the other room.
I rarely travel more than to Seattle or Vancouver. No travel on planes or taking long road trips. We keep it pretty close to the 'HAM.
I would say the greatest change is that I have been walking a lot more. In fact, I would say I almost walk everywhere I go in town. The car is used to go visit family. But the stroller is used to go to Fairhaven, the Chuckanuts, Whatcom Falls, Little Squalicum Beach, the Grocery Store, or to visit friends. Who needs a minivan when you have got perfectally functional feet and a good set of Stroller Wheels for the kid!?