And look what other treasures I found today. The flowers came from my garden. The little kitsch Hawaii tiki milk jug from a garage sale for $1 last year. The groovy retro yellow teapot was found at the Plimmerton Salvation Army Family Store today for $2!!! Bonus!
I have been blessed with so many second-hand clothes for 'Knuckles' to the point of excess. I love pre-loved clothing and it's exciting because I can pass it on as well. It serves me a sense of doing good to my planet in that I am recycling and not giving in to consumerism.
Those baby shops are full of goods that are tempting but honestly, do people really not understand that we cannot keep making processed goods and tossing things out without serious consequences. Landfills cannot cope with all the plastic crap going into them. People work in underpaid and unhealthy conditions in third world countries to provide us with whatever we want.
I love the concept of slow-fashion. The idea that we pay a little more for handmade quality goods that go the distance and the money goes into the pocket of the maker. And on that note, I would rather pay $20 for a free-range organic chicken and only eat chicken once a month, than eat a freak chicken that is fast-fed/grown in terrible conditions. That goes for pork and fruit and all the rest of my kai. No, I am not a purist but I am definitely more conscious these days.
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