Sustainability
I want to be Sustainable. I want to be conscious in my consumption. Yet, I have a hard time. I have been trying to buy my clothes from thrift shops (not always successfully mind you). I've gotten some pretty nice long-sleeved shirts for a decent price. The ones I've picked are good quality. Yet, people in my family keep buying me clothes for Christmas, Birthdays, and just random days as well. Sometimes it's a blessing. Sometimes I need a nice thick sweater. But also, I don't want to be mean and tell them no. Why should I hurt their feelings when they don't know better? My grandmother buying me a nice sweater for my birthday shouldn't be seen as a bad thing. She is just doing what she's always done. She comes from a time where that is seen as a nice thing, where brands were better quality, where the world wasn't only consumption. Just this Christmas, it was like they forgot I asked them to stop. They bought me a few sweaters, a thin vest, and lots of socks. The only thing I did get that I really wanted was a specific pair of jogging pants. But I had specifically asked for them. I own an older pair of them, and they are fantastic and well made. But, what do I do? Let them partake in buying me stuff because they love me? Let my wardrobe grow and grow? I don't know.