“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.

You are rich if you own the day, but no one owns that day who allows it to be invaded with fret and anxiety. Finish every day and be done with it; you have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities, no doubt, crept in. Forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely, with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense.

This day is too dear, with its hopes and invitations, to waste a minute on the yesterdays.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“I, angelapea, pledge that I shall abstain from the purchase of “new” manufactured items of clothing for myself, my husband and my four kids, for the period of 4 months. I pledge that I shall refashion, renovate, recycle preloved items for myself and my family with my own hands in fabric, yarn or other medium for the term of my contract. I pledge that I will share the love and post a photo of my refashioned, renovoted, recycled, crafted or created item of clothing on the Wardrobe Refashion blog, so that others may share the joy that thy thriftiness brings!”

I’m excited about reducing our household footprint even more and about teaching my kids how to sew. I’m even more exicited about demonstrating social responsibility to my kids – life isn’t about “consuming” at another’s expense. I want them to think about where our clothing comes from and the wages that are paid to the folks who make them. I want my kids to completely understand the concept of Social Justice and their role in promoting it.

Then there’s the total enticement of reducing the stash in the attic…