This is a picture of the amount of stuff that’s arrived in our house this week. There is no stuff fairy, it’s just people that created all this. Me included.
It was half term this week, so no school stuff, but I did have a birthday.
The full list:
Post-
Tesco Clubcard mailing
-£24 vouchers
-Deals brochure for recycling- info available online
-3 pieces of paper for shredding
-1 envelope for recycling
-Money off vouchers for store
-Follow up letter £90 deals vouchers
-3 more pieces of paper for shredding and envelope
-Mobile Bill (daughter) – Can we go paper free?
-5 work letters and envelopes for recycling
-World Vision mailing
-1 card from postman (parcels in shed)
Flyers received:
-Conservative party
-Local chicken fast food
-Farm foods
-Other local store
Papers:
-Free local
-National Paper from a hotel room
Paper:
-4 sheets gift wrap (used)
-1 roll of gift wrap (husband)
Plastic:
-1 plastic parcel bag
-4 plastic bags!
-1 small gift bag
-Air Ambulance Charity Bag
-Soap Nuts and Jiffy bag
-1 Box and plastic packaging
-18 cards and envelopes
-Birthday Gifts
I’m still trying to digest all this, there seems so much stuff. The question is, how to you stop it all? I would be lying if I said I didn’t like getting some presents for my birthday, but there must be a way to limit the packaging, without offending people.
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Hi there-Hope you had a lovely birthday and enjoy using your vouchers!!
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This reminds me of my house. I wish I had a “no-stuff gnome” sometimes to take my extra things away.
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Thanks Sharon Rose
Hi Naomi, me too!
Laura
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I get so sick of all the crap that comes into my house!!! Where does it come from????? My husband and son are the worst at bringing stuff in and then just dumping it. They never put anything away — just leave it there and mom will put it away. Grrrrrr! lol
Kristina
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