After the last gathering we held at our place, I realized we have no need to buy disposable utensils again. Why is that? Well, I finally went through all the things in the "camping supplies" drawer and discovered we have 2 'picnic sets' (reusable plastic utensils). The sets together serve 12. Real d'oh moment, but this is definitely a 'better late than never' kind of deal.
And today, an unexpected thing happened; the kneeling chair broke. Although I had originally bought it for myself, my partner ended up using it a lot more, so I asked him if he wanted to replace it, and he said - "no need. Hand me one of the folding chairs instead." (We host a lot, so we have 6 folding chairs and 4 stools lying around.) This happened only a few days after I let go of my gaming chair with its broken pneumatics, and I too decided the folding chairs were a good enough replacement.
I also got a new toilet cleaning brush and oven mitts to replace worn-out equipment. Tidied the bathroom while i was at it. Came across the plunger. I forgot we had a plunger (but rest assured that my handy partner didn't forget).
Still struggling with redundant cosmetics, but I think it's less of a struggle than it used to be. I'm better at choosing products that are useful, but more importantly, I'm getting better at not buying new things to solve imaginary problems with my grooming routine.
