tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120827799179136496.post3210316722983135650..comments2021-09-13T11:40:31.966-05:00Comments on A Royal Tradition: You Might Be a Hoarder If…Angelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06859437213801074780noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120827799179136496.post-75423633422513464022012-01-23T14:19:12.234-06:002012-01-23T14:19:12.234-06:00This was a fun read, Angel. But cut yourself some...This was a fun read, Angel. But cut yourself some slack. There's a big difference between being a hoarder and trying to avoid being wasteful. Take your orange juice container example. Absolutely it's a responsible thing to reuse/repurpose/reccyle that container. To me this would only verge on hoarding if you already had a bunch of them piled up somewhere that you already weren't using. I too keep reusable food containers. And yes, I'll actually even occasionally rinse and re-use a ziplock baggie.. especially if it's relatively "clean" after the first use. I think shows like hoarders can be great for helping us recognize a problem if we see unhealthy behaviors. But being thrifty, environmentally conscious and trying not to waste, those are not signs of hoarding. My house is clean, it has lots of empty space (I tend to be a bit of a minimalist), but I definitely look for opportunities to re-use. I think the key difference is whether or not you hold on to things in a way that is actually useful. i.e. if I never throw a gift box away, yet when it's time to wrap a present, I have to go to the store and buy a new one because I don't know where in my house to dig for a gift box - that is hoarding. If I need to wrap a present and go to a shelf in my closet where I have stored used gift boxes, shoe boxes or whatever, grab one and re-use it... that's just smart. Don't let fear of being a hoarder scare you away from thrifty, planet friendly practices.Christie B.noreply@blogger.com