Jump For Joy!

Yes, am so lame, I took a picture of this picture because I have no scanner.

Just a quick note to say: I GOT A JOB IN CLEVELAND.

It's working with college freshman. It's only a one year position. And...we'll be living in a 4 bedroom gorgeous house (2 fireplaces! a screened in back porch! wood floors!)...with another girl. (It's a long story - the job must provide food and housing as a part of it. Weird, but nice.)

Yes, it might be a little weird, but I'm so excited about the actual job and location, I could care less about the potential disaster living and working with the same person could be. So, don't remind me of this blissful ignorance if I might be complaining in a few months.

For now, I'm just SO EXCITED to be moving and starting something new!

PS: Notice how I fixed my SD memory card instead of going and buying a new one?? I had no idea you could reformat it on your camera. Thanks to my challenge, I had to find out. Fixing instead of buying ROCKS. It's not the laziest decision, but it saves money!

If It Ain’t Broke Don’t Fix It

But do if it is.

We live in a disposable society. Consider the sheer amount of stuff we throw away daily. From our dishes to our toilet scrubber, we are used to having disposable conveniences. Constantly. It’s easier. It’s more sanitary. It’s faster.

But it’s also wasteful! And expensive!

By choosing to fix (or mend or alter) an item instead of tossing it for something new, you reduce your waste. For example, instead of throwing away some shoes, try getting them resoled. Instead of throwing away an old t-shirt, repurpose it as dusting rags. Or you can be classy like us and take someone else’s trash and fix it. A few months ago, I went running and saw a broken futon sitting on the curb of our neighbor’s house. Mike and I rescued it from the trash and hauled it up to our apartment (sans mattress…we ended up getting a fresh one via craigslist). Mike worked his magic and put it all together. Now we have a fantastic, nearly free futon in our living room. And we feel resourceful. Score!