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other than nutritional.

We eat for stimulation, variety,
sociability, comfort and a whole

’ host of other reasons.

For most of us, it’s the same
with shopping. Many - purchases
are made when we’re bored, try-
ing to distract ourselves from
another problem, or fooling
ourselves that we really can look
like the woman on the TV if we
just buy this magic hair appliance.

If you’ve realized that it’s im-
portant to cut down on wasteful
or unnecessary shopping, there are
ways to make this challenge easi-
er.

For me, taking my car off the
road cut down on impulse shop-
ping sprees immeasurably. If you
don’t want to be that rash, try
other tricks.

Put some space in between
yourself and your planned pur-
chase. Instead of screaming “‘I'll
take it!’ and hurling your credit
card at the clerk, walk away from
it, at least for the duration of
your shopping trip.

The chances are. you might
forget all about it, or, having slept

zon it, realize that (a) it really is
‘the best gadget since sliced bread,
“or (b) probably really isn’t that
hot an item after all. Either way,
your course of action wili be made
* much clearer. ‘

This may not be true for
everyone, but I find the more or-
ganized I am at home the less I
feel the urge to run off and hide in
a shopping mall.

When my desk is cleared off,
my files are organized, the house
is clean and the plants watered
(this actually happened once), I’m
more likely to want to stay and
bask in the glory, or even to get
down and do some more work,
now that [I can actually find my
computer.

And if you shop for recreation,
take up a hobby that’s less expen-
sive! Learn a craft, take a cor-
respondence course, or visit the
rec centres and libraries more
often.

The North Shore Recycling
Program wants to help tocal resi-
dents who are planning a ‘‘green”’
new year.

The program will send you free
environmental updates throughout
the year to remind you of focal
eco-resources, inform you of
seasonal environmental informa-
tion, and generally give you an
envelope full of cco-info with a
North Shore angle.

If you are interested in being on
their mailing list, call 984-9730
and leave your name, address {in-
clude postal code) and your phone
number. They will be happy to
stay in touch.

EMT

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