Browsing through old magazines last week I came across an article which talked about the Buddhist philosophy of accepting what you have to work with in life. Inspired I went out to the garage and started to look through some of our items stored out there. First thing I came across was a long forgotten answer machine which died on us a few years back just before we began to renovate. Rather than throw it out I had put it away with everything that went into storage while we rebuilt our house. An hour on Sunday tinkering saw it come back to life and we now have a ‘new’ answer machine just in time for hubby and his business taking off. It has been lovely all week to come in after work and check for messages – you get the thrill of something new by reusing an item you haven’t seen in a long time. Of course there is also the bonus that every time I see it I am reminded that I was right to keep it and hubby was wrong when he wanted to throw it out years ago! So having started so well I have decided to set my own personal challenge this month – it is to uncover the treasures that may live in our garage and resurrect them. Why don’t you do the same – it doesn’t need to be a garage – it could be a spare room, even just one drawer!
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