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This is hardly a revolutionary idea, but it really hit home for me over the past year. My ex moved out with hardly anything. He took his personal possessions, a few rooms of furniture, and a few condiments(?), but he mostly decided to buy new for himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reusing old pots and free seeds for this year\u2019s veggie starts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On my end, I was looking at a house partially stripped of furniture, but otherwise filled with items that have accumulated over the past 25 years of marriage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My first instinct was to get a dumpster. I decided that his old things could easily be tossed and it\u2019d just feel nice to get them out. Because my property includes outbuildings that had things in them when we moved in, I had no trouble filling the dumpster with random crap that I definitely didn\u2019t need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once I got past that initial purge, I realized that I have a lot of stuff that is still very usable. It\u2019s just going to take time and intentionality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of these items are easy to use up (shampoo, dried beans, lightbulbs), but many of the items require a little creativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve been really proud of a few of my upcycling projects. I made an outdoor compost bin out of a mix of old wood and gates. I made a trunk bag for my commuter bike out of a rejected backpack. And, to that note, I basically upcycled my entire old gravel bike into a commuter bike. It did require a few small purchases, but I was mostly able to put it together with items that I had on hand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I go into the second half of the year, I\u2019m trying to be mindful of the balance between minimizing for speed (to just get it over with) and mindfully using what I have unless it really can\u2019t be used. If I can save an item from going to the landfill and save some money, I definitely want to go that route. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How about you? How have you found the balance in life?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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