Monday, July 12, 2010
Monday, July 5, 2010
List It and Forget It
Items I am consciously trying to use or use up in order to avoid waste and/or accumulating too much:
- Plastic bags
- Food
- Baby clothes
- Stationery
- Post-its / Notepads
- Books
- Lotion
- Lip gloss / Lip balm
- Soap / Body wash
Addendum 7/9/10:
- Candles
Addendum 8/13/10:
- Coupons
Addendum 9/23/10:
- Gift bags
I list these both as confirmation of my attempts to "lighten up" in the sense of simplifying - i.e. owning less, appreciating my belongings, halting unnecessary consumerism, spending less money - and also to state that these kind of things actually make me feel guilty sometimes. A glimpse of a bottle of lotion given as a stocking stuffer two Christmases ago can sometimes make me feel like a wretch. I think that's wrong. I don't want to feel that way, but I also really want to use the lotion.
Addendum 7/9/10:
Addendum 8/13/10:
Addendum 9/23/10:
I list these both as confirmation of my attempts to "lighten up" in the sense of simplifying - i.e. owning less, appreciating my belongings, halting unnecessary consumerism, spending less money - and also to state that these kind of things actually make me feel guilty sometimes. A glimpse of a bottle of lotion given as a stocking stuffer two Christmases ago can sometimes make me feel like a wretch. I think that's wrong. I don't want to feel that way, but I also really want to use the lotion.
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