I am the worst hippy ever! I haven't updated my blog forever! Erg.... Anyways, here is my excuse... I'm moving this weekend. I hate moving! It's so final. Also, I find out how much crap I have bought that I never needed. The new hippy in me is appalled!! APPALLED!!! Boxes and boxes of things that I haven't looked at since our last move (2 years ago!!) But it has to be done. Our new place is 6.2 miles from my work and right on the bus line, 4.2 miles from Sam's, and a flight of stairs away from BFF Dan and Marie. It's 1.1 miles from Matt's school, so he can ride his bike or walk. We might even be able to get rid of one of our cars. Nice! Plus, we'll be practically in the middle of downtown, so lots more walking fun to be had. I can't wait!
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The Rules
#1
Strive to buy nothing except things you absolutely need to survive which would include: food, water and shelter.
This includes: no fast food, no new clothes, etc.
Exceptions: 1) Materials may be purchased for DIY projects.
2) Things can be purchased second-handedly (I don’t think that’s a word, but whatev!)
#2
I must strive toward a zero waste goal.
Now, this doesn’t necessarily mean that I will make it, but I have to at least try to find ways to reuse things, either by recycling, donating, etc…. This is where I’ll have to get creative!
#3
I have to blog about both my success and my failures.
Otherwise, it wouldn’t be any fun!! =)
Please let me know if you have any more suggestions about these rules, as I'm sure as I get into this process, I will be expanding and clarifying. I'm not really sure what situations I'm going to get into, but it'll be a long, strange trip I'm sure!
Strive to buy nothing except things you absolutely need to survive which would include: food, water and shelter.
This includes: no fast food, no new clothes, etc.
Exceptions: 1) Materials may be purchased for DIY projects.
2) Things can be purchased second-handedly (I don’t think that’s a word, but whatev!)
#2
I must strive toward a zero waste goal.
Now, this doesn’t necessarily mean that I will make it, but I have to at least try to find ways to reuse things, either by recycling, donating, etc…. This is where I’ll have to get creative!
#3
I have to blog about both my success and my failures.
Otherwise, it wouldn’t be any fun!! =)
Please let me know if you have any more suggestions about these rules, as I'm sure as I get into this process, I will be expanding and clarifying. I'm not really sure what situations I'm going to get into, but it'll be a long, strange trip I'm sure!
The Reason
I am so not a Hippy Chick!
I don’t recycle, I buy lots of crap I don’t need. I love meat, and don’t care about the animals. I drive everywhere, even to the grocery store which is 3 blocks from my house. I kick puppies for fun, ok I don’t really do that last part, but I might as well have… I’m selfish, materialistic, and incredibly vain and I’m sick of it!
I refuse to believe that because this was the culture I was raised in, that this is the way I have to be. I am committed to change!! What brought this little revelation on you might ask? Well, loads of things… mostly having to do with my little hippy friend T-Gro. She lived with me for awhile this summer, and kind of opened my eyes to a new lifestyle. What! You can walk places!?! I had no idea! What! You don't have to go to Target/Ikea/WalMart to survive!?! No way! She completely blew my mind.
I started reading, watching documentaries, started learning about our culture. We are a culture of ME. I want to live in a culture of WE.
So, I came up with this little experiment.... I kind of see it as my journey to turning from a
I also started this blog for a couple of reasons. 1) to share what I'm doing; who knows? With your comments maybe we can share ideas and tips of ways to live life better 2) To keep me honest and accountable; knowing that I have to report to my readers will help me stay on track and 3) to have a record of my development. I want documentation that proves how lame I was/am and how awesome I'm gonna be!! I want to prove that if I can do this, anyone can.
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