I was slicing lemons and limes for iced tea (and beer) and noticed I was slicing the lemons thinner than normal. Now I love citrus in my drinks. I have many times been accused of slicing lemons too big to fit “properly” in an iced bottle of Corona (As if! It just takes a little extra smushing and cramming, but so worth it). And I love a half a lime wedge in my water glass. So for me to be creating dainty little lemon wedges is unusual.
It came to this. This lemon cost .85! One lemon! What happened to .33? Or .10 for a lime? I was skimping on the citrus due to cost. Now I’m not cheap. I love a good dinner out, and a nice pair of shoes, and beer (duh!). And .85 isn’t going to make or break us. But I guess I am concerned about the growing cost of living and being. Yet am I turning into a depression-era grandma? Oh lord.
Things I’ve noticed I’m now doing that a depression-era grandma would have done:
- Being more frugal-minded (citrus is just one example of many I’ve realized which was the impetus for this post)
- Growing food for my family
- Canning
- Stocking up on food, especially sale items
How long until I’m making a giant ball of aluminum foil, re-using coffee grinds or saving rubber bands from the broccoli bunches — (oh, scratch, I do that already!)?
Which is truly worse: being one or thinking it’s bad to be one?
Don’t fret… the best and strongest rubber bands are on broccoli, etc. and thinner slices of citrus are more elegant. Growing your own veggies and canning is simply going organic. And coffee grinds are great for your flowers. You see it is all about being green, as your generation likes to say. But everyone feels the pain and we can understand more what the depression era felt, not having enough pennies to buy dinner for your family. I am afraid the cause of all this depression thought is the spread of the fungus Bushitis i.e. and skyrocketing prices due to his government ineptitude. Signing off from down here in Florida, where your vote never counts…
Is it a return to depression era or is just moving a tad further away from the excesses of the ’80′s and 90′s where buy too much, use some and dispose of the rest reigned. I think it’s just going back to being more efficient with our resources, which happens to translate into more efficient with our pocketbooks.
Although, I’m not ready to start saving Bic lighters and other random items to repurpose them like my grandpa did. Broccoli bands are still ok. heck my dad uses them as money clips!