Consumption Confessions

Well loyal readers I have some confessions to make. Three and a half months in to this new consume-less live style I have consumed a few new items...gasp! Ok so really in the grand scale, I've done really well, but did have a few slip ups. My most recent purchase is slightly debatable I could write it off as a health and hygiene type thing. Last week I moved into a new condo and out of my old house. My condo room came furnished and with a bed bigger than I've ever had before. Thus my sheets would not fit. I decided against making a search for used sheets so I bit the bullet and bought a new set. Like I said not really that big of a deal. My other little confessions are actually more indirect consumptions, but twice in the last month now I've received flowers as gifts and both times they came in glass vases. So I now own two new glass vases. I'm not a fan in general of flowers that come in vases already because then you just end up with this ridiculous collection of random vases that collect dust in a drawer somewhere. Don't get me wrong I love getting flowers! I guess too out of all things that are produced out there, glass vases probably aren't single handedly destroying the environment and they are recyclable. Really I shouldn't call these confessions, because I am quite proud that in four months this is all that I've consumed. As I look towards spring, I'm hoping to find some new ways to further reduce my impact. Right now I'm looking into possibly starting a garden and try growing some of my own basic produce. It would probably have to be a potted garden because I don't think my condo allows for beds to be made. I'm also toying with starting to compost, but I'm still working out the logistics of that one. And as always I'm still trying to work out ways to reduce my used of packaging material especially when it comes to food. Grocery stores are filled with so much excess plastic. Well that's it for now. Have a happy consume-less spring!