i've been thinking of this world full of economic fears and financial uncertainty. and i see a common goal in the people i know. my neighbors, my friends, my customers, my fellow bloggers, my family.....we have not stopped spending money. but we have changed the way we spend. there is a new frugality. we may spend more on an item, but we buy it to last. we buy quality, well made items that stay in our homes. we don't subscribe to the idea that a color or a pattern is out of style and needs to be replaced with each new season's collection. there is meaning in the items we purchase. we are particular and eclectic without being fussy. we make decisions based on the long-term. some of us grow our own gardens and preserve the food for winter. and we support local farmers and craftspeople. we proudly re-purpose items and make handmade gifts. the frantic scramble to acquire that has been the norm for so many generations may finally be fading.i really appreciate the values and stability that this new frugality embraces.
I love stopping by here Annette, every night just before bed. Your words always send me off to sleep, like a good bedtime story. So grateful you share, your world inspires me...
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good night, lovely tracy. now that sam is in school, you should come visit at the studio. there are exciting changes afoot.
ReplyDeleteI really appreciate it too--it's wonderful to see.
ReplyDeletei believe there is always something good coming out from something bad- maybe people need this crisis to realise that something has to change. that buying funcy stuff won`t make them happier and that life is about sharing, helping and understanding eachother. i have always disliked the "fashion" mania and i am lucky noe to live at a place ( which looks not shaby chic but shaby shaby ) and i can finally live this kind of life.... growing my own food ( or at least some of it!) buying used and handmade. taking a tour at the local producers... or in the forest, for peace and,,, mushrooms ; )
ReplyDeleteI loved reading this. You said it well.
ReplyDeleteI really agree with this! It's a growing 'antitrend-trend' I really love. It also feels very 'me' because I've always more or less lived that way. I but I still love beautiful things,but I only invest in a few well-loved pices I keep forever.
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