tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post1031517377598438933..comments2024-02-28T19:37:14.696+01:00Comments on moments of perfect clarity: make do and mend or how's that not buying stuff in 2010 going?julochkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-58941377983671608462010-10-25T03:13:40.366+02:002010-10-25T03:13:40.366+02:00Some people are wired to resist, some are not. I f...Some people are wired to resist, some are not. I fall in the middle. But you are right, what you have to use for unnecessary consumption can be the key component.<br /><br />I think it would be a good thing for you to consume less, but I do hope for your family you are not placed in a position of need. It is an unpleasant place to be.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13915962999372304054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-75517614581803902032010-10-25T03:03:06.980+02:002010-10-25T03:03:06.980+02:00i wish i had your problem :P
i joke. i know exac...i wish i had your problem :P <br /><br />i joke. i know exactly what you mean, the hit of the simple gratification is so infatuating yet almost detrimental to happiness. <br /><br />iVanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806141431928552690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-65423851563977789892010-10-25T02:19:13.788+02:002010-10-25T02:19:13.788+02:00it is hard, we live in a different world these day...it is hard, we live in a different world these days, and people then didn't really consume less out of choice, they consumed less because the options didn't exist. i don't think they we better than us at this, they just lived in a different time. we have become a world of choices, too many choices perhaps, but choices all the same. but still, so many of us choose to make things by hand, even if only as a past time...mrs mediocrityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01021079985184737831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-54873236169818751902010-10-25T02:09:23.555+02:002010-10-25T02:09:23.555+02:00I've been away for 2 weeks on vacation and del...I've been away for 2 weeks on vacation and deliberately waited to catch up your blog when I got back until I had time to relax and take it all it. Yours is one of my very favorite and I like to take my time looking around and drinking in your photos and stories.<br /><br />What a shame to read that other bloggers are giving you a hard time! Life is too short for that stuff and this isn't high school, or at least that's what I think. I believe your intentions were true and I know you always credit and praise others. So boo on them (that's my G-rated version).... And if you need a wingman, let me know :-)<br /><br />Cheers, jjJoanna Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10836376588710862173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-68345658539524486542010-10-24T22:16:33.425+02:002010-10-24T22:16:33.425+02:00i consume much less than you, but only because i h...i consume much less than you, but only because i have much less money. :) i think you should be kinder to yourself about this - we all want people to keep their jobs and make more money, but that's not gonna happen unless people are buying the stuff they produce. i understand the romance of less consumption, but not the reality. <br /><br />xoxo<br />Debid smith kaich joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13450581639610967780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-23845392686485322752010-10-24T21:24:48.154+02:002010-10-24T21:24:48.154+02:00Way back then people had very little because there...Way back then people had very little because there was little to be had. Everything was geared toward daily survival (unless you were a wealthy railroad baron and then the sky was the limit)<br />Today there is SO MUCH STUFF. Most of us have at least a partially disposable income. I think you are making wise purchases. A home, a horse (oh the enjoyment and memories that will provide for years to come) and tools that will be used and cared for and appreciated. It's not how much you buy it's WHAT you buy.Rebeckahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05937083711303332580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-52694961878023322922010-10-24T18:51:09.281+02:002010-10-24T18:51:09.281+02:00love seeing your photos and reading your thoughts-...love seeing your photos and reading your thoughts-- there is always something to ponder. for what it's worth, it seems to me that anyone who appreciates apple technology and buys horses for their kids has a pretty good handle on keeping priorities straight. ;-)calamityjane(t)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06901010268118163981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-41811681769749079372010-10-24T17:51:21.480+02:002010-10-24T17:51:21.480+02:00Apple makes it awfully hard to stick to your "...Apple makes it awfully hard to stick to your "no-new-purchases" plan. Love all the photos, especially the community knitting table.http://howtobecomeacatladywithoutthecats.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02888838201074339916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-20098751657964370362010-10-24T17:38:34.109+02:002010-10-24T17:38:34.109+02:00Favorite picture is the one with the paper lined s...Favorite picture is the one with the paper lined shelves.<br /><br />Best<br />Tracy :)Tracy Golightly-Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07409307445856582227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-58669393515434476312010-10-24T15:24:28.025+02:002010-10-24T15:24:28.025+02:00It took a while but businesses figured out two imp...It took a while but businesses figured out two important things: !. Build things with guaranteed obsolescence and 2. Convince buyers they need things whether they do or don't.<br /><br />Sprinkle in social pressure, deposable income, pervasive-persuasive advertising, easy available credit and credit cards and you have the recipe for gluttonous consumerism.<br /><br />And technology is the perfect product for our place in time. It evolves quickly, its always improving and available with cool new features. Who today would want to use a computer circa 1985?<br /><br />Apple is a sharp and savvy business. They've done all the right things - found their niche, developed reliable products with great design, simplified the tech interface and created a cool factor few other companies have.<br /><br />I went to an Apple Store yesterday ... and the new Mac Book Air is awesome. I want one asap. <br /><br />iMac, iPod, iPad, MacBook Air ... I wonder, what will be the next generation of Apple goodies ... what will next year be filled with? Some things are worth consuming.<br /><br />ps: OS Lion will be released summer 2011.willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590217997145761582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-25587903401268431002010-10-24T14:42:10.522+02:002010-10-24T14:42:10.522+02:00..and.. love your new header too!..and.. love your new header too!Karen thisoldhouse2.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302171590212119499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-81963210472881122862010-10-24T14:41:22.629+02:002010-10-24T14:41:22.629+02:00I enjoyed this post, you are so right.. I, too, ha...I enjoyed this post, you are so right.. I, too, have been trying to stop consuming so much, even buying frivolously at the grocery store.. and partly because we NEED to... but when I see a thing I want.. especially for my kids, horse or dogs... (which I am lucky to have)...I can't resist. It's a high I'm not proud of. <br /><br />Love your photos. Beautiful natural light....Karen thisoldhouse2.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302171590212119499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-63889826400906401352010-10-24T11:21:15.767+02:002010-10-24T11:21:15.767+02:00Having no income makes it much easier to resist. ...Having no income makes it much easier to resist. That sounds trite, but I don't mean it that way. You say it perfectly: it's hard not to consume, when you have the money to do so.<br />By the way, I defected to wordpress :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-10870624461768584232010-10-24T11:18:18.347+02:002010-10-24T11:18:18.347+02:00The community knitting is a fantastic idea. To con...The community knitting is a fantastic idea. To consume less is a lifelong process and it is just as hard as keeping a diet. Sometimes you just fall of the wagon.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03470810820417327936noreply@blogger.com