#romanticizing my distaste to consumerism because I can
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The canon event where you move out of your Asian household and you realize you can throw your single-use plastic bags/containers because you have glass, ceramic, or woven baskets to keep your things. Your mind says "what if there is a new thing you must contain?" but you answer with "I don't have much to contain anyway." You have one eco bag that also works as a tote bag sometimes. It's holding on. It's very sturdy. You use it for books and groceries and gadgets. It's only one and you don't feel the need to buy another. You throw away the batteries (safely) that are empty, because what's the need to keep them around, only to be forgotten? Most of your things are solar-powered and rechargeable anyway. You don't buy clothes that you think you'll use somehow. You only have 5 sets of carefully thrifted clothes or heavily saved long-lasting designers. They're all adjustable. You accepted that the human body is ever flunctuating. You realize you don't have to keep that scrap of fabric. You bought one microfiber cloth you use for every kind of surface. You can squeeze it and it's all dry, not staying in the kitchen wet and slimy. You realize you can throw away the sticks you found in the woods NOPE NOPE I NEED THESE STICKS HERE thaNk you very much these are good sticks see KALI-KALI SIZE WOW nope these are staying!
#philippines#filipino#funny#romanticizing my distaste to consumerism because I can#indeed our parents tried to save as much as they can because life was hard and phil economy was just starting to boom#but keeping old calendars and empty batteries???#my mom will over buy something and never use it#that is not saving#however having my own space and with a decent amount of adult money#i thought I was gonna be a consumer#my mom wanted to keep my atm cuz she thought I'm not gonna be very smart with my adult money#but I rebelled moved out#and I ended up realizing that I am more mindful of consumerism than expected#I love my childhood and my parents but I don't want to live in that kind of house again#the realization that I have a choice to throw something is a liberating canon event
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