As we’re quarantined or social distancing while this war with an invisible enemy is being waged, we might as well remember a lesson from another war. Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without. This World War II ditty suddenly seems fresh and relevant in the Age of Corona.
I know it’s downright un-American not to shop and spend, but maybe it’s time for a reset. What’s lurking around your house that you can use? All those things on the pantry shelf that were there “pre-stockpiling”? The can of white paint that isn’t exactly the perfect color but it’s close enough- and who knows how long you’ve had it. No antibacterial wipes? How about the giant jug of bleach diluted with tap water to make your own solution? You’ve probably got some “essential” oil ( that apparently was very non-essential given you’ve had the unopened vial for years) that could scent your homemade concoction. Knit something with all that yarn stash you’ve been squirreling away. Read the books you’ve bought but never opened. You get the idea. What’s right under your nose that has been ignored for too long? Reacquaint yourself with the things you already own. And if you can’t love them even now, maybe it’s time to get rid of them.
“Use them up, wear them out, make them do or do without”. Old but not outdated. An oldie but goodie.