Headed to church to ask forgiveness for buying a swiffer wet jet.
I love that swiffer wet jet.
Shame on me.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Hippy Church Day
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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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