OK. I've got my list:
1. I won't buy the 20 oz. bottles of Diet Coke anymore EXCEPT after a sporting event (soccer game, mountain biking, or tae kwon do class). I may avoid it even then, but that post-game Diet Coke is my last vice.
2. I won't buy clothes/shoes just because they are on sale.
3. I won't buy any new make up or lotion until I have used up what I have. This is hard because one of our school secretaries sells Avon.
4. I will skip my daily shower one day per week (unless I exercised to the point of pouring sweat). But I'll skip shaving my legs on that extra shower-day.
5. I will bake my own bread at least every other week and cook dried beans at least once a month.
6. I will keep a log of every penny I spend for a month (to pin-point any areas in need of further improvement). And I'll keep a food log, too, for a month just because I've read a million times how good it is to do that.
7. This has nothing to do with reducing waste, but I also plan to stretch at least 3x per week, say grace before every meal (I was 1 for 3 today), and keep sunscreen on the backs of my hands.
That should take care of frivilous spending. If I don't enter the convenience store for Diet Coke, I won't buy candied peanuts either.
I've already been going through the house filling bags with stuff I no longer want/need. B.C. is with me on getting rid of reusable bottles made of #7 plastic (I'll donate them to our rummage sale at church. That plastic leaks toxins, but it will be sold to someone who eats white bread and Velveeta, so I figure they are already goners). I went through my fabric staff and culled stuff, too.
Last year, on 1/1/08, I turned all the hangers around in my closet. As I wore things throughout the year, I would rehang them correctly. Yesterday, I pulled out the things that still had backwards hangers and put them in a pile to go to the resale shop at church. If I really still wanted one of them, I had to sacrifice a different item from my closet. I think I'll do it again this year. I really need to revamp my socks and underwear drawers.
I'll add more if I think of any. I ref my first HS soccer game this Saturday! I'm a little nervous. I haven't even taken my UIL test yet.
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Last year, on 1/1/08, I turned all the hangers around in my closet
ReplyDeleteKipsy, that's brilliant! Did you think of that yourself?
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Those all look doable, Kipsy. For the coke thing, which I know you are going to have the toughest time with, what about buying coke in 2 litre bottles? Also, I didn't know about the #7 plastic on the reusable bottles. I'll have to check mine but what do I use instead, glass?
ReplyDeleteKipsy, you never fail to make me laugh my ass off! :D
ReplyDeleteI like your plan of using up all your toiletries. After clothes, that is the biggest area of JUNK in my home. I'm going to either finish them up this year, or toss them out.
I also love the idea of turning around all your hangers. Thing is, I *know* which things I never wear. I just can't bear to get rid of them. But I WILL this year.