#my dad's chill with the solar and some of the punk. my mom is mostly neutral leaning positive on the solar but hates the punk

[solarpunkani]

Hello! I'm a solarpunk kind of person by heart and it's exciting to connect with other folks online who appreciate this lifestyle, aesthetic, and philosophy. Do you do any "solarpunk" things in your real life? I have solar powered hot water heating panels on my roof and I grow organic vegetables, herbs, and fruit in my garden. I'd love to be more of a real life solarpunk though...

Hey!

Honestly I feel you, seeing what everyone's up to and all the conversations are real nice and inspiring! I won't pretend I've always been ~Solarpunk~ but its nice to find a community that aligns with me.

Regarding solarpunk in my irl life... a little ? Not as much as I would like (or as much as some might expect from my blog) but I've got a bit going on I suppose. I have a pollinator garden, and a worm bin for composting, and I grow some veggies every year--this year I actually ended up sharing a bunch with the neighbors this summer, which was nice! I'm learning how to sew and crochet, which I guess isn't explicitly solarpunk but it feels solarpunky to me. Asides from that, though... I don't have much else going on. I still live with my parents, so any ~solarpunk~ stuff I'd wanna do mostly needs their approval (I'm an adult but I still live under their roof kinda vibe). Also I tend to be a bit too nervous to leap into things like protests or writing to the newspaper or joining irl communities or taking on crafts like soldering or building (though I have made 2 raised garden beds out of wood).

I'm hoping to change that in the upcoming year though, slowly but surely. And until then, I just try to share nuggets of solarpunk ideologies with people when the opportunity arises. (For example, I introduced the concept of visible mending to the teacher of a sewing class my mom and I took).

It'll come with time, as long as we keep striving for it! I'm rooting for you!

#answered asks #katiajewelbox #out of queue #ani rambles #i explained solarpunk to my dad a handful of times and he seems to think its cool #i think he forgot though. and i forgot how to smoothly explain it. and also he's republican soooooo yknow #my dad's chill with the solar and some of the punk. my mom is mostly neutral leaning positive on the solar but hates the punk #i lowkey wanna learn beekeeping but theres no way they'd let me keep bees. and even if they did the hoa probs wouldnt #but it'll come with time. im sure of it.