not the smallest footprint

I have size 8-9 feet, but they are a 'D' width. I spent a summer as a child in bare feet on doctor's orders and naturally they got wider. I like my feet, they do present a problem when I'm trying to find 'pretty' shoes, but that just makes shoe shopping a challenge, that should be accepted and faced with bravery and frequency.

Having said that I also don't leave the smallest environmental footprint.

Yesterday I met a young woman who was a slip of a girl and a non-car driving vegan. While I'm no vegetarian I do eat some vegan foods as I have a dairy allergy and if it's labeled vegan I'm pretty safe. So we discussed food and it was in that conversation she mentioned she doesn't have a car.

What a small impact on the environment this woman has.

I'm travelling right now and one of the things I do treat myself to, in a hotel, is fresh towels daily. I don't ask for clean sheets everyday, but I just love the fresh towels. Not the most environmentally friendly approach, but a small indulgence on my part.

That and the Globe and Mail!

I read 3 newspapers online daily, the Sun Times, The Toronto Star and the Globe and Mail. I tell myself I read online to reduce the use of paper, but actually if I had to pay for it, I wouldn't read them, well the office does have a subscription to the Sun Times so I read it in paper as well.

But when I'm away they always leave a paper on the door overnight. I wake up to a copy of the Globe and Mail and once I'm dressed and sipping my tea, before the day is public, indulge in a real newspaper.

Not the smallest footprint, and it doesn't happen often, and I may have to revisit it in the weeks and months to come, but for today, I have to shut off the laptop and go read the paper.