Growing up, I was always taught not to hoard. Donate or throw away what you don't use. On the other hand, I learned to buy good once, reuse and be creative, and you never do without. I do things at home like save good size plastic containers to use as dishes, carry to work containers or to hold things like nails or art supplies . There are many ways to reuse a container if you are creative, but don't have so many that it's just clutter!
I am a single parent of a two year old, so there's no one to impress with looks, LOL. So, stained or worn out clothes become pajamas, stained baby clothes become rags to reduce paper towel waste, nice plastic bags hold socks, I have my Christmas decorations in a plastic container from a comforter.
These are just some of what I do and I am always browsing sites like ThriftyFun to learn more! Like I just learned that baking soda eliminates odors more than just in the fridge. I have set some around for a few weeks and it works! I even stuck an open box of baking soda under my car seat!
By kathleen
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I'm really getting into upcycling. Where you take old clothes and make new items from them. I'd always cut them into rags, made shorts from long pants, used fabrics in quilting, made rag rugs, and stuff like that.
But now, I'm re-fashioning nightgowns from old t-shirts, making a jacket from a long coat, making a blouse from a dress or another from a man's dress shirt. I'm simply trying to look at things as fabric with endless possibilities rather than be too quick at tossing them.
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