Happy Thanksgiving, Happy Buy Nothing Day!
First off, Happy Thanksgiving, I hope you and yours have a lovely, lovely, feast.
I had the coolest thanksgiving-y thing happen on Sunday… My feast is going to be 14 people, here, in my tiny house. We have a wooden table that will fit easily 8 people, but only 6 wooden chairs. My dh and I were looking to borrow tables and chairs from anyone.anyone? And then on Sunday, VOILA! the next door neighbor (I mean right next door) put out a round wooden table with 4 leaves and 10 wooden chairs. With a sign that said ‘free’. isn’t that cool?
And don’t forget that the day AFTER Thanksgiving is Buy Nothing Day… so don’t forget to think of something to do that keeps you away from the stores. And that is something to be thankful for, huh?
Love,
Heather
p.s. on the buy note…the 2008 Hathor calendar is on its way and don’t forget Hathor Books for Christmas!
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mamaof5 said,
November 21, 2007 @ 10:55 am
Yippee about the table… don’t you love when that happens!
We have been doing the “Buy nothing day” for 3 years now, and for the last two years (this will be #3) we have used no credit for the holidays. I know to some that isn’t a big thing, but it is for us.
Happy Thanksgiving Hathor you wonderful cow goddess!
Heather In Tucson
Melissa said,
November 21, 2007 @ 12:10 pm
Whew! Just reading your Buy Nothing Day left me exhausted! Even though our days are just like it!
Have a great weekend.
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frontierpsychiatrist said,
November 22, 2007 @ 3:00 am
Hey, the 23rd can’t be buy nothing day, it’s my birthday!! (Yup, big 21, lol!)
but I bought nothing today, does that count??
Sanity8080 said,
November 22, 2007 @ 5:14 am
I have to work, and I work in a call center, so the only thing I MAY buy is a soda from the vending machine. I love finding free stuff on the street. My dining room table and chairs were free, we just had to roll them down from the house 2 blocks away that I saw on my way home from somewhere else, I forget where….
typeogirl999 said,
November 22, 2007 @ 9:12 pm
I love buying nothing!
I never heard it being called “Buy Nothing Day” but that’s what I’ve been doing for years. I try not to even leave the house the day after Thanksgiving.
I get a lot of free stuff too, esp on craigslist.com. I’ve heard it called “freecycling”.
wiffersnapper said,
November 24, 2007 @ 3:45 pm
I’ve been doing Buy Nothing Day for years now… I just can’t stand the mall that day! Too many people, most of them stressed out and oozing bad feelings! I prefer to take a day off the middle of the week and go early in the morning, when it’s peaceful. OK, so there are sales, but the chaos just isn’t worth it. And, frankly, I think the world would be a happier place if everyone just had off the day after Thanksgiving. (I won’t even go into what I say about the stores that brag about being open on holidays- you’re making your employees miss a day with their families, and you’re proud of it. Right, there’s a good company policy!)
janaki said,
November 24, 2007 @ 5:03 pm
Well, I work retail, and thanks to a lot of people not buying, I was called off work today
That means less money for my family and me. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not into supporting major corporations, but I do rely on my job for my families well-being. At this rate I won’t even be able to afford rent.
frontierpsychiatrist said,
November 30, 2007 @ 2:16 am
Hugs, janaki!