Consumption Diary #37
A key part of this challenge is to record a weekly consumption diary. This will both hold me accountable to readers of this blog, and will allow me to think about my consumption habits.
As a reminder:
Exempt items are those classes of goods that I am allowed to purchase new, such as food and cleaning supplies.
Watched items are items that I am allowed to purchase, but that I would like to cut back on. Examples include travel and certain productivity softwares. I will also always include a justification for these items.
Restricted items are items I am not allowed to buy new.
Finally, I will also record the goods I have sold or donated.
Physical EXEMPT Items Purchased
$45, some box fans.
$ :), a lot of drinks, food, and other distractions.
$275, nice factory refurbished headphones.
Digital EXEMPT Items Purchased
Physical WATCHED Items Purchased
Digital WATCHED Items Purchased
RESTRICTED Items Purchased
Items Sold or Donated.
Final Thoughts
I've been a bit radio silent, since this second half of the year has shaped up to be a lot more complicated than I initially expected. The heat in Los Angeles has been totally unbearable! I have been splurging on takeout because it's so uncomfortable using our kitchen in these conditions. So, I decided to make my room as comfortable as possible. I have now mostly fashioned my cocoon of comfort -- I have a wash cloth that I dampen and drape on my forehead at night, and I have a nice mini fridge that'll be shipped to me shortly. If I have written less this month it is because I have been focusing on my life, on securing the things I need to weather Los Angeles's mean summers.
But, I'm also a little less interested in the nothing new challenge. This is to be expected: interests should be temporary. I now know that I can live a life with minimal purchases so it neither serves as a stumbling block in my life, nor does it generate any novel ideas for me to write about. While once I thought it was interesting, whereas once I felt it helped me spy lucidly upon the world around me, I find it to be boring now. I still, when heat and work permits, have some good ideas worth sharing, so at some point I'll be back on this blog. Or not. :)