Today’s Stream of Consciousness prompt was, “stuff.”
First I thought of the George Carlin comedy monologue on “stuff.” Let’s see if I can find it.
I wonder if it has any swear words. Guess I better watch it.
Crap! He’s cussing all over the place. Worst off all, is the GD cussing. Now, what? I’m not supposed to edit.
Oh, there’s a censored version. Maybe that will work.
Well, I just watched the censored version, and decided I don’t like it either. It’s not as funny as I remembered. Is that because I’m older and not quite as liberal? I don’t know. If you want to watch it, here it is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U16TycMow0I
So, I do have too much stuff. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m not a hoarder. I’ve read the diagnostic criteria, and I don’t qualify.
But what I feel good about is that I don’t throw away as much stuff as most people. I recycle and compost as much as a I can. That’s why I hate styrofoam. And I don’t hate many things. Styrofoam is on my naughty list, because it’s not fit for normal recycling. I try to get recyclable plastic cups or paper that biodegrades easily. I pouted a little at the store when my husband almost bought styrofoam for an event because it was so much cheaper. I don’t pout over just anything. I rarely pout at all, really. But my aversion for styrofoam is that big a deal. I’ve thought about making something out of it, which I’m sure is possible….maybe some day I’ll make some angel wings from styrofoam feathers.
One of the reasons I have too much stuff is that I buy a lot from thrift stores, to recycle and to be thrifty. The other reason, is that I learned from my mother not to throw things away if I might need them, because she grew up in the depression and you just don’t waste anything. Stuff. I’m getting better at donating things I don’t use. And at resisting the urge to buy things at the mission bargain center thrift store just because it’s a good deal. I mean, they have most of their clothes priced at $1. But there is no more room in my closet. My closet runneth over. But I have bought some paintings to paint over and other items to use as canvas for paintings to sell. And we just bought a futon, which the dogs love, from the thrift store. We might as well buy used furniture since the dogs don’t care. I bought one of those doggie covers for it, and it looks better than the old This End Up sofa that I had for about 20 years. My husband took it apart, which was not easy, and I’m going to figure out how to paint on it. Or maybe he can make a table out of it. Either way, it’s not going to the land fill!
Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle your stuff!
Oh, and just to be clear, I loved my This End Up sofa. The wood part was very durable, but after two sets of cushions, it was time for something else.
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