tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post7942771641206515581..comments2024-03-28T20:13:22.915-05:00Comments on PRACTICAL PARSIMONY: I Give UpLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-25308411153368320582012-10-21T08:46:17.783-05:002012-10-21T08:46:17.783-05:00lotta joy,
We have good taste...lol. I have captur...lotta joy,<br />We have good taste...lol. I have captured bugs under the cups, but did not think about swatting flies and mosquitoes. Thanks for the tip.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-45848172199847878802012-10-20T19:51:45.312-05:002012-10-20T19:51:45.312-05:00I hurt, hurt, hurt. And you have the same designe...I hurt, hurt, hurt. And you have the same designer plates and cups that I use!! Very tasteful...and smart. You can also swat flies and mosquitoes with them. lollotta joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742978845913126675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-61813920049622268252012-10-18T10:01:09.486-05:002012-10-18T10:01:09.486-05:00Sue,
Never styrofoam as long as I have a choice! T...Sue,<br />Never styrofoam as long as I have a choice! Thanks for your encouragement. I have been in pain for at least 40 years, in varying degrees, always going to a higher level. Actually, I thought everyone hurt and did not complain, so I rarely complained. <br /><br />Now, it is down to me surviving in a manner that I can deal with, and disposables are it for now. I think of it as "save me now: save the world later." <br /><br />I hope you will soon be free of injections for your sake. That must weigh heavily on you. But, hope for the future is something you have...good. Surgery is the answer here because of the injuries and insults to my spine, knee, and shoulder. Yes, I will feel like a new person! <br /><br />There are days when I speak my thoughts here that I wonder if I am supremely boring. I guess those people can go away...lol...no, stay! Thanks!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-45369075720596041032012-10-18T02:00:11.280-05:002012-10-18T02:00:11.280-05:00'Have I ever used the easy way out because of ...'Have I ever used the easy way out because of health?' Wow, that's a loaded question, Linda! lol Short answer ... yes, absolutely yes.<br /><br />We choose to live certain ideals in our lives that speak to us like: leave a light 'footprint', take care of the earth and so on. It's easy to feel guilty when our ideals don't match our reality. There is a certain unsettledness about it...an incongruence...a failure to be true to your self and your convictions, as you expressed so well when you said how hard it was mentally to finally make the decision to buy disposibles. <br /><br />But I think ill health trumps ideals and convictions at least until we are well enough to start living them (or modified versions of them) again - if ever. <br /><br />I am so glad to see that you choose paper over styrofoam. See? An example of a modified version right there. You could have made a less caring (careful?) choice in my opinion.<br /><br />I use disposible, pre-measured injections and cotton balls - fresh ones every day. It's just something I have to do right now. Hopefully not forever, but for now the garbage can and sharpes container fill up with hazardous waste. I hate thinking about that, but I'm trying to accept it as necessary and try not to think about it too much.<br /><br />I hope your pain is relieved some day soon, Linda. You will feel like a new person, I'm sure of it! In the mean time I hope you continue to be able to put your thoughts (and convictions ;-) here on your blog. Sue Frelickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13150735651127251014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-37769318256712094722012-10-17T20:22:50.727-05:002012-10-17T20:22:50.727-05:00Katidids,
Yes, it is easy to clean for others beca...Katidids,<br />Yes, it is easy to clean for others because when it is somebody else's house, there are no magazines to relook through! <br /><br />I met a longtime friend/coworker the other day. She filled me in on her fabulous life and said she had to go...after 15 minutes. <br /><br />Then, I said, "Are you not even curious about why I am in the electric cart?" She looked confused like she had just seen it. Then, she said flatly, "Why?"<br />I gave her a one-minute rundown. She said, "I will pray for you as she bolted." <br /><br /><br />Hmm, just remembered, I saved her job for her once!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-18813124551586664542012-10-17T19:09:14.051-05:002012-10-17T19:09:14.051-05:00Jane,
The only disposable I have ever stored were ...Jane,<br />The only disposable I have ever stored were free, heavy paper plates I was sent for use in exchange for a survey and $9. Win for me. It took m about 7 years to use the 50 after the initial trial. <br /><br />Now, I am using coupons for these. But, I never buy more than enough for the month. Maybe, if I find them cheap, I will stockpile them. I decided to go with these sturdy ones since my hands, shoulder and knees and back make me wobbly sometimes. Okay, I stagger through the house. <br /><br />Surgery is the answer to the pain. sigh....I think!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-10658561354039462562012-10-17T18:44:57.858-05:002012-10-17T18:44:57.858-05:00I think there is a give and take in any situation....I think there is a give and take in any situation. You'vedone far more than most! Toss the guilt out it only serves to make you feel worse. Like michelle I wish we lived closer! I'd gladly give you a hand for an afternoon now and then....why oh why is it always easier to clean for others?!?!?! LOL! Take care & be good to yourselfKatididshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15568618127371786808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-30583507529527845532012-10-17T18:39:02.165-05:002012-10-17T18:39:02.165-05:00Linda, I understand. Whenever possible I try to u...Linda, I understand. Whenever possible I try to use regular plates and dishes. However, I have always stored disposables when they are on sale, for absolute emergencies. When the entire house is down with the flu, someone has strep throat, or when I am flat on my back, these items are used, and I really think this is the purpose for which they are designed. I think chronic pain is also a good reason to incorporate the need for disposables as they can be worked in, and as they make sense.<br /> I hope you find a management strategy for the pain which works better than the present plan. Very best wishes.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-19285335429769900842012-10-17T14:37:41.304-05:002012-10-17T14:37:41.304-05:00Patti,
I am not going to die, but I do understand ...Patti,<br />I am not going to die, but I do understand putting things off as long as possible. My white car is getting almost black from sitting in the dampness under several oaks. I guess it is mold on it. <br /><br />I wish I could work. I cannot imagine what I could do!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-79300851416357740522012-10-17T14:03:20.109-05:002012-10-17T14:03:20.109-05:00Oh, I can imagine how ten children to feed and cle...Oh, I can imagine how ten children to feed and clean up after with no water would lead to paper plates. You really do understand my agony! <br /><br />Yes, they do give me a better quality of life/food. I never use tp...oh, the occassional napkin that arrives here or if IBS acts up, then I use my company tp.<br /><br />I desperately need a helper for a day! I have an exbf who helps me, but he is sort of helpless right now because he needs hip replacement and I would never ask him to climb a ladder at all. Hey, I could send home food with Columbus for you...lol. And, I cook huge quantities all the time for freezing or just eating all week. <br /><br />Things meant to be used once are destroying the planet! And, it cost so much money. <br /><br />Poor baby! Diaper rash on a baby is hard on the whole family. Did you try rinsing in vinegar? <br /><br />I have used the paper plates and cups for several months and said I use no disposable, so I felt like I was lying, even though I was not deliberately being deceitful. They feel like a needed extension of me and my abilities right now. <br /><br />Thanks for the thoughtful response.<br /><br />Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-64415225454716915812012-10-17T12:56:05.617-05:002012-10-17T12:56:05.617-05:00I totally understand. For three years I was so si...I totally understand. For three years I was so sick, that going to work and taking care of my son was all I could most weeks.. I was deteriating so fast that I feared I would die before I got him raised. My husband was paralyzed by fear. So, I took every shortcut I could safely take while I saw doctor after doctor. Don't beat yourself up. I reduced my laundry by stretching time between washings where I could, I used disposable plates and napkins, I made fewer trips to the store, I left chores for days until someone else did them or I was up to doing them, I never washed my car or cleaned the driveway or the garage. I could go on for days. Take care of yourself.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03316345355188384564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-61292850925922428472012-10-17T12:46:57.659-05:002012-10-17T12:46:57.659-05:00I feel your pain on the paper plates!! I have alw...I feel your pain on the paper plates!! I have always avoided disposable stuff too - we even used cloth T.P. (for #1 ONLY) for a time. We have cloth napkins, I rarely (like a couple of times a year) buy paper towels, I've used cloth diapers on the last four babies (they started giving Baby Man a rash though, so he is not in them now:(), I hate, hate, hate spending money on things are meant to be used ONCE and then thrown in the trash!! With all of that said we used disposable plates for most of the last year - we just didn't have the water to wash real plates, and then we didn't really have the space for them either......and it drove me nuts. Everytme I bought them I cringed, seriously - every.single.time. It was so hard for me to spen the money on them even though we really *needed* them. Anyway, now that we are moved and have a little more room we are back to using real plates. <br /><br />I'm so sorry that you are in so much pain:( If we lived closer you know that I would send Columbus over for a day to be your worker - he could get your to-do list under a little better control, and I'd make you something yummy for dinner.<br /><br />Back to the plates though - try not to feel bad about them. I know that is easier said than done, but sometimes in life paper plates are the way to go, and if they give you a better quality of life they are worth every single penny!!!Mystic Mudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16303644588621009103noreply@blogger.com