Survey #207 Response from Ginger
| Which of the following statements best describes your living situation? | Other |
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| Please elaborate, if you wish. | Before our daughter moved out - she packed all her “leave behind” belongings into a large rubber tote. (We didn’t ask her to. It was her idea.) The tote was stored in the bottom of a closet for a few years. It contained all her trophies and medals, her photo albums, some keepsakes such as gifts from friends and old boyfriends, souvenirs from trips. She married, moved out of state, had our first grandchild, moved back to our state. When we went to visit them in their new home - we took her tote to her. |
| What environmental or social issues most concern you with respect to your efforts to declutter, organize, and maintain your home? | ✔️1. I limit purchases by having an annual purchasing plan. Fewer items coming in. ✔️2. I buy quality and make it last. ✔️3. I dislike the thought of sending more stuff to landfills. And, I don’t trust our local “recycling” efforts. (I think they simply drop it at a landfill.) But, I continue recycling. I simply try to have less to recycle. ✔️4. I use things up. All the way up. And, get frustrated it didn’t last longer. ▪️ I add water to the last bit of shampoo, use it until there’s no more soap. ▪️ I keep the empty cream carton in the fridge and swirl coffee inside it to use the last of it. Sometimes there’s 1-2 more servings inside. ▪️I’ve learned to make some things from scratch - whipped cream, salad dressings - from ingredients I already buy for other cooking uses. ▪️I mend clothes. Embroidery over a tear if I can make it look right. ▪️I use some junk mail to make note pads or in art projects. I keep a few envelopes to reuse instead of buying more envelopes. ▪️ I’ve taken apart my electric toothbrush to repair it. Bought a part for my Bunn coffeemaker. ✳️ I long for the days of Emmett’s Fix-it Shop. |
| What outdoor activity or activities tend to take time away from your indoor chores in the warmer months? | Not many. I’m not much of an outdoors person. (Bugs bug me.) I hire that work. I force myself out for walks or for plants or just to get some good ol’ natural Vitamin D and all the other health benefits of morning sunshine. |
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