Day 8: The Story of Stuff: From Clutter to Conscious

A useful lesson in consumerism to motivate you towards an organized life of less clutter!

story_of_stuffMy nephew introduced The Story of Stuff video to me several years ago. Take a moment to watch this if you haven’t already, or watch it again if you have!

A simple straight-forward video by Annie Leonard and The Story of Stuff Project. The video lightly but seriously explains the underside of our production and consumption patterns and how our linear system does not work on a finite planet. Annie says she’s not against stuff, she just “wants us to have greater reverence and appreciation for our stuff instead of this buying and chucking all the time” Instead, think about the fact that “someone mined those metals, felled that forest, produced those crops or fished in that ocean” to produce what we get.

Think twice before you buy new stuff or replace your old stuff.

Please stay tuned to Get-Organized-Save-Planet-in-30 for 22 more days of practical tips, inspiration, and food for thought on living sustainable and organized. Balancing our love of stuff with love for the planet, one little idea at a time.

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