My parents did not know that they "recycled." They were frugal out of need and found a second use for nearly everything. I could tell you stories - but I won't today.
People who survived the depression lived by the motto, "Use it up, wear it out; Make it do, or do without."
When our children were growing, we did not adhere to the philosophy. With two full time working parents, our household took the convenient route more often. The girls had school and extra curricular activities and so did we. We didn't include recycling.
Now that the hubby and I are older and wiser, (I'm mostly older) we are more aware of the things we use.
Earlier this year,
Swamptwitch and
Robin began a recycling challenge for 2007 (
S.P.E.A.R. Challenge 2007) that I am revisiting; Swampy introduced it on her post
Talkin' Trash.Robins entry can be found at
Me -Talk- Dirty- One- Day.This month, D (Kelly's home schooled daughter at
Pass The Torch) is writing guest posts abo…
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I have plenty of raisins and a spoon.
Love that stuff. Raw or baked. It doesn't matter.
Less temptation that way!
xo
At least when it's Girl Scout time, I limit myself to only one box a year...which is SO hard since for $3.50 it disappears within two hours! :)
Thanks for stopping by my blog.
When are you popping over this way?!!
School kids here are NOT allowed to sell things door to door.... good job really, or I would be buying the lot LOL
x
"pumping stations"
And I didn't think anyone would notice those.
can't wait..
I'm one of Wendster’s daughters “Squeakers”. Thought I'd stop by and say hi!
But I also MUST add that I love your header. The writing in the dust is cool! I wish I had a lot of dust to do that. =/ lol
How have you been? You are a good woman. I prefer not to buy fundraising food items that need to be cooked. The poor seller has to keep the items frozen, and the buyer needs to be careful as well. Sometimes, when kids try to sell me stuff at school, I offer a donation instead of making a purchase.