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There is part of me that admires the minimalist aesthetic and way of living. I love how clean and put away everything is, also everything has a place! It just for me, doesn’t work, isn’t realistic. I have cut back, donated clothes, sheets, towels over the past year. I don’t buy fancy plates, glasses, bowls for special occasions because I don’t host events that require them. Right now my biggest expense is food, because of inflation.

My clothes are year round and I wonder if repairing them is feasible or donate for scape quilts. I could use a quilt that I could throw in the washer because the dogs lay on the bed. I love that I have a big stash of books, yarns, dvds of movies and tv series because I watch then over and over and I don’t want a streaming bill. The yarn, patchwork sweaters, pullovers, socks, jackets, blankets, warm shawls. They go to various Indian reservations. Oh and yarn store, like fabric stores are becoming scarce so there is a little bit of hoarding.

I like William Morris’s saying have beautiful things but use them, perfect. There is also a mind set that I am trying to embrace in these current times. No need to buy, look around to borrow, or fix. So no big mixer, blenders, bread machines, insta pots, or air fryers. Regular pots pans, and electric stove. I kind of wish for a grill, but it’s not immediate need.

With the current state of the world everyone is scaling back, and prepping for a future with the knowledge that will be less. Just my take, it is getting rougher and rougher out in the world.

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Hannah Marcotti's avatar

This was brilliant. (And, I have never used lol either.)

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