Lately our household is finding itself overwhelmed by the pace and materialism of today's frenetic society. My spouse and I continually discuss the need to simplify our lives and keep coming back to the concept that in order to do so we need to be able to find a way to make ourselves more self-sustainable. We are researching a variety of ways to make this happen within the paradigms and structure of a society in which we must live in order to make living. We've started a list of goals toward to which to strive and have begun slowly. Our first step has been to investigate ways to become a one-car family, not an easy thing to do in the mostly rural area in which we live. However the benefits of reducing fuel consumption and pollution are worth it. How is your family simplfying?
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Another key area is to think about how much you throw out - rather than throwing clothes out because they have holes in them, mend them; kids toys can often be repaired (especially if you stick to wooden ones and some of the classics as opposed to lots of electronic toys) and of course, batteries - make sure you use rechargable ones.
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We actually started doing this very seriously about a year ago, significantly changing our recycling habits and we mend just about everything anyway. We been stunned by the change in how much trash we have at the end of the week. Sometimes it almost nothing which is wonderful!
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