Don't Be Trashy

We are taking our month of declutter to ARC today - 8 boxes, 5 coats... and the room where we gathered all this stuff this month has passed from empty-ready-for-guests to chaos to empty-and-ready-for-guests. Now we can actually have a guest over! Hooray. I know the month isn't quite over, but the daily declutter worked much of the time, and...

I have a pile of things to mend so I started with easiest to do, a bag strap repaired! I’m also trying to figure out where to have my very old sewing machine repaired so that I can mend things more easily.

I've gone to Catalog Choice, Val-Pak & DMA Choice to opt out of things. Catalog Choice I have to wait until a catalog comes to get the info they need for each specific catalog but I bookmarked the site so that I'll be able to find it, put my passwords in 1Password so I won't forget - and should be set to cut out junk mail - yippee!

Can't say I've noticed a shift - but I haven't eaten in a restaurant in over a year. I did get some take out and before I ordered said 'no silverware, no napkin.' The man taking the order nodded - didn't act surprised. The man who was handing out the orders turned to get said silverware and napkin but I was able to say that I didn't need them....

For this week, I was happy to see that extending the life of my electronics is something I have already been doing! (Mainly for cost savings but it's a win-win). My personal favorite website to purchase refurbished electronics is BackMarket.com. Also, I have had two shattered screens and I highly recommend this company Don't Ditch It, Fix It...

Welcome to week 4! Our last week - thank you ALL For your commitment to this team and the environment! I have already learned a lot and it has been great to have you all as resources to share ideas and tips. For this week, I was happy to see that extending the life of my electronics is something I have already been doing! (Mainly for cost...

So, I've realized I have 3 things I think I can repair and I'm writing this down so I remember, :o), what they are: 1. My favorite Bat Moose pj pants. Bat Moose you wonder - imagine a moose, wearing Batman's tights and wing-logo on his chest, posing in all the superhero poses. I love them. 2. My useful pink turtle neck - not my favorite color...

Things are going well! Things that have been relatively easy: 1) buying second hand - there are great stores here in Mpls (Buffalo exchange, Arc, goodwill) and online (thredUP, rent the runway); and 2) not using plastic bottles (I love my hydra flask!). Things that have been hard 1) remembering to ask for no straw in cocktails etc./to go...

Forgetting it! Ha what I think I might do is find a collapsible silicon cup or something in case I need water and can find a water fountain or water filler station. 

Yes! The cafe down the block had straws and just last week they switched to the sip covers. What I liked most about this, was that it was a clear business move that they didn’t need to market or share widely. It just felt so normal and a usual change now.