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Jennie Little wrote:HOW DO YOU DECIDE???
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Jennie Little wrote:
But i keep coming back to this. i have enough dinner plates for 2 of us to have 2 meals before there aren't any clean. I reduced what I had to that arbitrarily. I don't know where the line is between storing enough but not too much and having to wash dishes more often. HOW DO YOU DECIDE???
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Jennie Little wrote:
I wonder why this seems so much harder to do for clothing, cat litter, books, etc. Supplies, like cat litter, it's the "you'll run out and we'll use this" sometime syndrome. There are cutoffs, but they aren't as clear cut as the capacity of the dishwasher or cabinet. You also don't use all them all at once, like you do with a dish.
Skandi Rogers wrote:
Jennie Little wrote:
I wonder why this seems so much harder to do for clothing, cat litter, books, etc. Supplies, like cat litter, it's the "you'll run out and we'll use this" sometime syndrome. There are cutoffs, but they aren't as clear cut as the capacity of the dishwasher or cabinet. You also don't use all them all at once, like you do with a dish.
Because if you have space things like cat litter and books don't matter. If you think of it the same way as you think of your dishes, "Oh this cat litter has to fit into X cupboard" then it becomes easy, there's a limit. or I have 2 bookshelves, after that no more books before getting rid of some. You only need to cut down if you don't have space and find yourself moving said bags of cat litter out of your way 10 times a day to get to something else.
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So, hm. What I'm discovering here is that in order to make these kinds of choices, I need to know a few things: How often will I use this? How often do I want to use it before I have to clean it (if it's a durable piece) or replace it (if it's a supply)? What is my capacity for storing the item(s)? Do I need backups?
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Jennie Little wrote:I ended up making spreadsheets and writing it out.
I determined these things:
1) Space, for us, is always the largest determinate. Space can be allocated based on availability or storage requirements. (Either the closet is so large or the bag of grass seed is so big.)
2) Supplies should be handled differently than durable goods, as they are "used up" and usually more environmentally sensitive. (A shirt is a shirt if you store it in an unheated outbuilding, but food stored there in the same box could be a disaster, for example.)
3) Again, for us, what I want in terms of supplies is 100% more than I'm using, right now. That is, I want enough to use and have another portion back.
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We decided we’d take the Bavarian China out of the attic and use it. It will break, yes it will. But if I limit how much we have out at any one time, I’ll limit the hand washing needed. And it will cost us nothing.
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made me laugh so much DH wanted to know what the joke was... thanks!Tereza Okava wrote:I know I used to have stainless plates I got in the camping section of an army-navy store. Enamel plates and other pieces tend to be found there too.
I have a lot of enamel (especially cups), because my husband grew up with it and it makes him happy. It chips and gets ugly when you drop it, but it is nice and lightweight. Also, when your spouse is trying to tell you something you don't want to hear it is quite satisfying to pretend you're protesting in the jailhouse and bang your enamel cup against the table leg.....
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