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I can honestly say that I've tried very hard. At some point it became more mindful purchasing than simply Compacting, but I have always had it in my mind when making purchases.
There were trouble spots. I didn't anticipate needing clothing for two funerals. What I wore to the first funeral simply wasn't formal enough for my mother's funeral. I know that is my choice.
As I lost weight I needed jeans. I got a few pairs handed down, but overall had terrible luck thrifting them.
There were purchases I didn't foresee. I didn't know that silk long underwear would go a long way toward keeping more comfortable in lower house temperatures. I bought one pair and now realize I really need a heavier weight pair.
However, the Compact has some flaws that I see. I bought some used things that I didn't need, but that were "allowed" because they were used.
But I am trying, still.
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Peace,
Kimberly...loving, living and learning with an amazing man and two incredible boys.
"Wisdom, Vitality, and Compassion are my birthright. They are the core of all humanity, in all times and in all places. They may be clouded over, or tarnished, but the brilliance is there, Unchanged, to be discovered again and again. May I constantly seek these things in myself, that I might find them in everyone." ~ my words, taken from the philosophy of Enki Education
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