Consuminderen (less is more)
Mar. 17th, 2011 03:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mekyria It might not be a surprise that I'm big on doing more with less. Spending money is not something that makes me happy (or sad, for that matter). What makes me happy is using the things that I have and buying what I need, instead of wanting things that I don't have and buying things I want, but don't need. In Dutch/Flemish it's called consuminderen (consume + the Dutch word for 'less').
Today Christa, a student of Roos, came buy and took the two bags with fabric scraps with her. I also gave her the two boxes with sequins and beads that I bought eight years ago from a retiring dancer, knowing how much fun she'll have using them. I used bits of those boxes in the past, but it felt like it was time to move on and give them to her.
On a side note: I'm booked for a performance on Sunday and I found out that if you have a specific book with you, you can travel for free. The catch? You can only get the book if you buy 12,50 of Dutch books this week. The train ticket would have been 12,20. A pretty good deal! Now I'm trying to figure out what book I want to buy, in order to get the extra book and free public transportation on Sunday. Maybe a book on dancers anatomy?
My question for you is: what are the books high on you 'want to buy' list? Not necessary the same as the books on the 'want to read' list, that's what libraries are for :)
Today Christa, a student of Roos, came buy and took the two bags with fabric scraps with her. I also gave her the two boxes with sequins and beads that I bought eight years ago from a retiring dancer, knowing how much fun she'll have using them. I used bits of those boxes in the past, but it felt like it was time to move on and give them to her.
On a side note: I'm booked for a performance on Sunday and I found out that if you have a specific book with you, you can travel for free. The catch? You can only get the book if you buy 12,50 of Dutch books this week. The train ticket would have been 12,20. A pretty good deal! Now I'm trying to figure out what book I want to buy, in order to get the extra book and free public transportation on Sunday. Maybe a book on dancers anatomy?
My question for you is: what are the books high on you 'want to buy' list? Not necessary the same as the books on the 'want to read' list, that's what libraries are for :)
