The rules.

I was wandering the cyberspace yesterday and came across a blog with a very similar topic time mine ( I have posted a link) and one of her posts was regarding the rules. Many of the rules I had in my mind were the same but there was one I had not thought of and am going to steal , hopefully Polly won't mind sharing !


 So here are the rules, or commandments ( since there are 10)... now where did I leave my stone tablets??

1. I will not buy anything "new" unless it is edible, an unmentionable or an essential (like ziplocs or WD40)
2. If something breaks an attempt will be made to fix it, get it fixed, or at least get a quote before replacing it.
3. All broken items will be donated and not thrown out, someone somewhere may be able to fix it or make something new from it.
4. If I DO buy something new (I really need a showed caddy and am NOT finding any 2nd hand) then I have to donate at least 2 items to a charity shop (this one is Polly's !)
5. I MUST try to find it 2nd hand for at least 2 weeks first.
6. Gifts will be hand made, edible or crafty, and if I buy I am going to make it an item that directly benefits someone ie. from 10,000 Villages, hand make textiles from a village that go towards educating young girls in countries where girls do not get to go to school, art from disabled children, etc etc
7. I will be posting pics of all my Kijiji and other finds including those pre-blog.
8. Christmas the only exception will be for my 3yr old, and rule 4 still applies.
9. I will Kijiji my baby stuff at fair prices eliminating a middleman, directly passing on the savings to other families
10. I will try to get crafty and attempt to upcycle

So there, it's official now and I will undoubtedly need support  to stay on track and I am open to ideas or suggestions !

Thanks for reading!