in a slightly different manner: “Use what I have first.” Over the weekend, I went out and bought some supplies to make cards for my friends. I had a bunch of stuff already, but I wanted to make something special and have more thank you/congratulations cards on hand. I didn’t spend a lot but it feels like everything is adding up these days. When I was thinking over my weekend today, I could have just used any of the cards I had in my stationery drawer. It didn’t really matter that much. In fact, when I went through my drawer, I actually used one of the cards I’d bought a while ago. I don’t begrudge the money I spent on making those cards; I’ll need them in the future, they kept me busy for a little bit and I certainly could have done worse things with my money, but it would also be nice to have more in my savings account.
There’s something very satisfying about using up things, even silly household stuff. I’m almost at the end of a bottle of moisturizer! It’s taken me several months! Woo hoo! When I’m out shopping, I’m often more interested in getting shiny new things, but when I’m home, I’d rather be working through something than buying more. I need to remember that more often when I’m not home. I have all sorts of things sitting around waiting for me to watch them or read them or whatever. Use what I have first.
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I’ve also decided that “worrying” about my stash and chewing over what I’ll make next is actually kind of relaxing in some way. I don’t feel like I’m in a tizzy when I’m thinking about it, even if that’s how I categorize it later. It’s certainly more calming than worrying about world peace or stories from the news.
