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Affluenza Recovery: January 2008
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Saturday, January 19, 2008. Skipping around, socioeconomically. College was a mixed bag—I wasn’t well-off, but I wasn’t poor. I worked hard, with at least one job all the way through, but between my jobs and my parents help, I had plenty of money to buy new clothes and go out partying. I wasn’t buying the designer stuff, but I wasn’t avoiding the mall, either. For the second time this season, and I will do the summer Muny. Shows again this year. Links to this post. Thursday, January 3, 2008. View my comp...
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Affluenza Recovery: The house sucks up new things
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008. The house sucks up new things. Ok, so I am still getting rid of stuff. As I unpack boxes, I am putting many things in the Good Will pile, and I have made a few trips to actually get it out of the house. I have also given a lot of hand-me-downs to a friend, so that freed up some space. What I am struggling with is the decorating. How much stuff is reasonable to buy to decorate my new home? If I am buying stuff that I love, is it a sign of affluenza? View my complete profile.
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Susan's Musings: Me, elsewhere
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A little bit of everything. Talk about science fiction from a female perspective. My old blogs, no longer updated:. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). St Louis mom who cares about the environment, good food, books, feminism, and her family (not necessarily in that order). View my complete profile. More going on here than what it looks like. Using up the garden: Catching up. My Planned Parenthood Story. There was an error in this gadget. Update on leaving vegetarianism. The reading chair, take two.
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Affluenza Recovery: November 2008
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Sunday, November 30, 2008. Every year, I think I should join in the celebration of Buy Nothing Day. I say crazy not because I think they are crazy all the time, but because many of them get an absolutely crazed look on their faces as they pile more and more stuff into their arms, bags and carts. They are caught up in the frenzy, for sure. Still, I like the focus on gift-giving and other people of this shopping trip. Links to this post. Tuesday, November 11, 2008. The house sucks up new things. Or, rather...
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Affluenza Recovery: A very big purchase
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Thursday, October 2, 2008. A very big purchase. Here it is, my new house! Obviously, this is a big purchase that has led to many other big purchases (a washer and dryer, a new couch, new curtains, new artwork, a lawnmower, etc.), but it also led to me getting rid of A LOT of stuff. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). St Louis mom who cares about the environment, good food, books, feminism, and her family (not necessarily in that order). View my complete profile. Susan's Musings (about books, mostly).
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Affluenza Recovery: Skipping around, socioeconomically
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Saturday, January 19, 2008. Skipping around, socioeconomically. College was a mixed bag—I wasn’t well-off, but I wasn’t poor. I worked hard, with at least one job all the way through, but between my jobs and my parents help, I had plenty of money to buy new clothes and go out partying. I wasn’t buying the designer stuff, but I wasn’t avoiding the mall, either. For the second time this season, and I will do the summer Muny. Shows again this year. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Affluenza Recovery: Consumption at the Macro Level
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Thursday, January 3, 2008. Consumption at the Macro Level. I started to right a great post on why Christmas time is not so good for my affluenza recovery, but it got kind of depressing, so I never got around to finishing it. I am not far enough along in my recovery to delve that deeply yet, I think. But I did read a great article. One thing I have been looking at lately is electricity. My electric company has a new program. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Affluenza Recovery: December 2007
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Tuesday, December 4, 2007. Boxes, boxes everywhere (and not a shelf with space). I have to say that it is still appalling to me how much stuff we have. I have about 30 unpacked boxes in my front room, but I was still able to load up all of our closets with unpacked boxes—and these are fairly large closets. I probably have 40 or more boxes left. Where did all this stuff come from? How is it possible to make 6 trips to Good Will, car brimming, and still have WAY TOO MUCH STUFF? Do we love it? One nice thin...
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Affluenza Recovery: Recovery starts here
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Tuesday, November 20, 2007. When I moved into my new apartment, I made a resolution. Since this apartment is bigger, with more closet space, I wouldn't let it be so cluttered and messy. Considering the vast number of boxes waiting to be unpacked, it was clear that keeping this resolution would have to involve getting rid of a LOT of stuff. What amount of stuff will let me enjoy my life and my apartment without overwhelming me? I decided to start this blog to give myself a place to figure some of this out...
