Friday, June 7, 2013
The True Cost of Stuff and other interesting links
Head over to the mnmlist to read a thought provoking post about The True Cost of Stuff - how does it make you feel about shopping for new anything?
Want to store fruit and vegetables without plastic? Here's a guide from the Berkeley Ecology Center which also has lots of other interesting information. How to store fruits and vegetables
When the shopping urge hits you, read this instead How to be rich without a lot of money or stuff
Today's Decluttering Items
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A very interesting take on all our materialism ... and I have a basement full of stuff to prove the point!
ReplyDeleteDo I hear a decluttering project coming on?
DeleteI remember watching an episode of Extreme Clean House, where all the things the homeowner had bought and cluttered her home with over the years were laid out on tables in a warehouse. When you looked at the items in that way, items she'd wasted so much time and energy in obtaining, you realized it was all, really, just unnecessary junk.
ReplyDeleteWe've abided by the one-in, one-out, rule for years, plus I'm selling a lot of things we no longer use or want on Craigslist. It's a great feeling to enter a room and experience empty drawers and shelves. There's a sense of being able to breath.
Great comment!
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