and we are still on THE COMPACT. I haven't been to Target in over a month and the last time I went it literally made me feel sick, all that stuff, it was just too overwhelming. We have made some amazing purchases at Lots for Tots PLUS The Clothing Closet, here in Eureka. Cool thing is you take clothing and toys and stuff there, they go through it, tell you what they want or don't want, then you get credit to their store, wooohooo! Also, for Dillon's Birthday, he got a $20 Gift Certificate to Lots For Tots, thank you friends who are support out Compacting. :)
We are what 13 ish weeks in (out of 52) and already our mindset is changing. Something so cool happened just the other day; Aidan and I were having a conversation about him not wearing diapers to bed anymore (yes, he is 5 1/2, we have wetting the bed issues in this family, I was a bedwetter, Nick was a bedwetter, our children are DOOMED!), I asked him what he thought he would deserve if he didn't pee in his bed one night, two nights, forever, he replied "how about a toy at the $ store (for one night), no wait I want a toy from that place I found the Knight toy." That place he found the Knight toy is the St. Vincents Thrift Store. So with two nights of not wetting the bed we are off to St. Vinny's today for Aidan to rummage through the 25cent donated toys, YES! The things that make a Compacting mom's heart melt.
I am so darn excited (an nervous, yes definitely nervous), the MOPS group of Eureka, has asked me to speak about The Compact, about my journey and about how others can benefit and join in. So I have been researching how The Compact has affected others that have participated and I found an awesome article by Environment Reporter, Catherine Porter, about compacting and consumption, a great read, Catherine also has a blog, The Green Life. She writes about a one week Compacting Challenge in this blog, check it out.
Saturday, March 15, 2008
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You're so awesome! Your family's awesome! Compacting rocks! Wooooo hoooooo! I am soooo psyched for you. I so wish I had that willpower. One of these days I'll take the plunge. Good luck with your speech at MOPS.
You're always doing something amazing. I'm always like "She has 4 kids and she's doing THAT too?"
I have one kid and barely find time to breathe. LOL :)
Thank you Kristin. I actually have found that Compacting has made me feel less crazy, less overwhelmed, more able to breathe and enjoy life.
I love Lots for Tots. I found a place in Rohnert Park that does the same thing. I am about to take a load of stuff there. I am so amazed by your compacting. Tell us more about it! Is it an ongoing thing or for a certain amount of time?
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