photo credit: crazytales562
I tried half a dozen times to write a post this weekend, and failed every time. Too much to do, and not enough hours in the day, to put the thoughts swirling in my head to actual words. So instead I’m just going to link to all the things that influenced the blog post I wanted to write.
Read, enjoy, come to your own conclusions.
- The gift of decluttering – welcome to my brain
Everything in our country works directly against simplification. We are raised to be consumers, instead of producers.
- Living in Hand-Me-Downs – Huffington Post
What my brother Dan was saying, and what the used clothing stalls and stores and markets echo in their own way, is that spending money is powerful. That is a power I can use mindfully if I choose. Instead of simply wrestling with a set of yes/no purchase decisions, I can explore a broader set of questions: what kinds of cast offs do I want to be scattering across the planet like seeds in the wind? What kind of trends do I want to be setting? Do I treat my stuff like someone else will own it someday? How do I hand things off when I’m done with them?
- Consuming Kids – Disney Princess Recovery
- The High Cost of Cheap Fashion – Project Syndicate
But what has been liberating for Western women is a system built literally on the backs of women in the developing world. How do Primark and its competitors in the West’s shopping malls and High Streets keep that cute frock so cheap? By starving and oppressing Bangladeshi, Chinese, Mexican, Haitian, and other women, that’s how.
- Britain’s ‘litter epidemic’ costs almost £1bn every year – Telegraph
Britain is dirtier than ever before as the culture of throwaway consumerism fuels a ‘litter epidemic’ which is costing the country £850 million a year, environmental groups have warned.
In personal, hypocritical news I’ve taken a writing job creating fashion articles for a baby/toddler clothing company. Yes, I am telling you to shop less while writing about the “Must have trends for fall!”. It is an interesting experience of self-arguing trying to process my anti-consumerism ideals with my need to pay the bills on time.
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