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Every time I go to my local refillery I just wonder why all stores can't be like this.
Spices, vinegar, household staples for a fraction of the price and without plastic... YES PLZ.
Re-upped my bar shampoo, spices, and finally decided to try one of those swedish dish cloths today π
This is your sign to visit your local refillery
Metro Detroit - check out Walking Lightly in Ferndale
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why go to one big store with annoying music and bright lights when you could go to a small market, a butcher, a fishmonger, a wine store, and the farmers market to get everything you need? you get to spend so much more time in your community and often meet the people involved in the production of your food. making a meal with ingredients you've spent all day shopping for always feels like so much more of an accomplishment. it seems like our culture exports the act of mindful cooking onto 'organic' or 'whole food' type restaurants, when any individual person can really do it on their own
sure, it can be more expensive but in my experience supermarket costs are rising while other businesses have stayed relatively the same, so the cost difference is becoming smaller. it is admittedly easiest to do this in large cities and wealthier towns, but you'd be surprised at the resources you can find in even the most sprawling of suburbs. the home butcher and locally sourced produce can be hunted down fairly easily on places like craigslist and fb marketplace. for more rural people there are often wonderful options from native tribes and local hunting clubs for local game and fish. these options are honestly better than your urban gourmet markets since they do more to build community through individual connections
not every meal has to be a work of art, but taking the time once a month to source your food, inviting folks over to help cook and sharing the meal widely (buying in bulk is the most cost effective way to do this) does wonders for many things in your life, I cannot recommend this enough
this may sound like stating the obvious-- "local hipster says shop local" --but I mean this more in the way of mindfulness than anything. experience what you consume to the fullest manner you can
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going to many small stores instead of one makes for a more mindful cooking experience and is only marginally more expensive.
Feb 26, 2025
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When I was in my hometown for the holidays, my sister and I were very bored and very broke. So, we started just walking into random stores and just looking around. Just lallygagging. It was actually way more fulfilling and relaxing than actually buying anything. Because we couldn't get anything, there was way less pressure and we could just enjoy looking at things. We started noticing things that normally we would pass by, driven by the purpose of a purchase.
One day, we spent like 20 minutes smelling every single candle in the candle aisle at HomeGoods. Another day, we looked at the weird silverware and cups at TJ Maxx. We also frequented Half Price Books and skimmed old Microsoft Excel books from 2009 and Child Development books.
Don't limit yourself to Target.
Store recs:
- TJ Maxx
- Ross
- Half Price Books
- HomeGoods
- Bed, Bath & Beyond
- Dollar Tree
- DSW
- Tuesday Morning
- Antique stores
- Semi-abandoned malls
Jan 26, 2024
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all stores should be dollar stores bc itβs proof that most of the shit we pay for in βregularβ stores absolutely shouldnβt be marked tf up they way they are.
Anyways that place is so CLUTCH when you need a to re-up on toothpaste, a phone charger and a cool drink.
Feb 19, 2024
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extremely classified high-security-clearance lore drop over martinis and mortadella sandwiches at the wine bar on a monday night - good for the soul
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Mar 25, 2025
Today I read two complementary articles about the same topic that stopped me in my tracks after a very creatively frustrating day. Maybe, if you are feeling like your effort isn't working in some aspect of life right now, they will help you as much as they helped me :)
Wu-Wei | The Art of Letting Things Happen - Einzelganger
The Art of Letting Things Be - Ning Collective
Mar 25, 2025
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my neighbor is BLASTING the dress by dijon at 1:30 am on monday nite and yk what i can't even be mad cuz we shoulldddd go out and dance like we used to dance βπββοΈ
Mar 4, 2025