Olivia

>In a message dated 11/26/99 12:36:34 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>lurine@... writes:
>
><< Well, in our house the word is "simplify." And that is what we are doing!
> >>
>
> We, or shall I say, I am too. I have carried so many bags of stuff out to
>give to friends, good will, etc. Yet when I look around I see so much more
>STUFF to go through and get rid of.
> This has all started as a result of hsing and changing the way I look at
>life and I am loving it and so is my dh.
>
>Laura


Homeschooling has also changed my outlook on "stuff" and the need to
simplify. DS was skeptical at first about donating his toddler toys and
books, but it didn't take long before he was letting go of a lot of things.
I think it helped to see the adults clearing out a lot of things as well.
That is how DH and I spent most of the day today: we put together about 16
bags of kid's clothing and small toys and my old clothing for charity. We
had already found homes for larger toys, and the library got the books and
videos. Tomorrow it's on to the closets! I just don't know how we have
accumulated so much stuff over the years.


>Message: 21
> Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 17:56:32 -0800
> From: megates@...
>Subject: Re: CNN - Ready, set, shop! - November 26, 1999
>
>This website has a pamphlet with ideas for "simplifying the holiday".
>http://www.newdream.org



Thanks, this was a useful site to visit! There was an article there about
schools and commercialism that reminded me of ds's Kindergarten year last
year. At every event, parent night or holiday concert, the kids stood at
the entrance to the classrooms handing out little bags of assorted coupons
and samples of household products. I was amazed and appalled. And they
always pushed the boxtops for education campaign also, so the kids were
looking for these cereals in the stores. Talk about indoctrinating future
consumers!


Olivia