I remember helping the missionary lady moving into another house... .
Recyling took on a new meaning...
...as I surveyed the numerous re-washed empty jars waiting for their chance to be recycled as storage containers for buttons, screws, paperclips...or whatever. Did she really need that many?
...as I picked up the stack of washed, dried and ready to re-use Ziploc bags. Were Ziploc bags really that precious?
...as I saw the spare parts for this and that. Sure they were organized in labeled containers---but did she need all those spare parts?
I remember...because I was that missionary lady.
Out of necessity (or at least it seemed that way at the time!) I was a pack rat---but a very organized pack rat!
Recyling took on a new meaning...
...as I surveyed the numerous re-washed empty jars waiting for their chance to be recycled as storage containers for buttons, screws, paperclips...or whatever. Did she really need that many?
...as I picked up the stack of washed, dried and ready to re-use Ziploc bags. Were Ziploc bags really that precious?
...as I saw the spare parts for this and that. Sure they were organized in labeled containers---but did she need all those spare parts?
I remember...because I was that missionary lady.
Out of necessity (or at least it seemed that way at the time!) I was a pack rat---but a very organized pack rat!
Sometimes, in my mind, I'm still living in the middle of the Amazon jungle, hours from town, hours from stores---and programmed to keep a three month supply of everything I might possibly need on hand!
But things are different now. Walmart is around the corner as is Lowe's and Home Depot. Jars are in abundance. I don't need to save them anymore. Ziploc bags are still a wonderful invention---but not so precious. Spare parts? If it's a cheap part and my chances of ever using it are low to nil? Maybe it's time to not be so much of a pack rat!
There's something else different now. I'm busier. I was busy before but I could carve out time to keep the "stuff" under control. It's getting harder to carve the time out. Besides that, I don't know if I want to carve out the time to look after "stuff" unless it's "stuff" that I really need!
We need to change our mentality on what needs to be saved and why! Don't you agree?
But things are different now. Walmart is around the corner as is Lowe's and Home Depot. Jars are in abundance. I don't need to save them anymore. Ziploc bags are still a wonderful invention---but not so precious. Spare parts? If it's a cheap part and my chances of ever using it are low to nil? Maybe it's time to not be so much of a pack rat!
There's something else different now. I'm busier. I was busy before but I could carve out time to keep the "stuff" under control. It's getting harder to carve the time out. Besides that, I don't know if I want to carve out the time to look after "stuff" unless it's "stuff" that I really need!
We need to change our mentality on what needs to be saved and why! Don't you agree?
This is great Rosie! I st6ill can not leave the store with only one mayo, one ketchup, I have hard time not buying a dozen of each but have weaned myself down to 2 or 3!
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