Living in the Depression

Sometimes, when i talk to people at home, i joke that i'm living like people did during the depression. yes, sometimes im exaggerating, but let me explain why i say this.
- if we have rotten food, we cut out the bad parts, but eat the rest
- i wash out plastic bags and reuse them
- i use every little tiny bit of soap, instead of buying a new block of it
- i rinse out shampoo bottles, then use the soapy water to wash my hair
- if i find a button or something that looks useful on the street, i will pick it up and keep it
- i have a lot of broken things in the house.. i just keep them because i know they will be useful some day
- i keep old papers, so i can use the back of it for scrap.. i have thousands of pieces at this point
- i keep bits of scrap fabric, in case i need it someday
- i eat expired food - case in point: over the summer i bought a bottle of ketchup (expired already). i ate it then, did not refrigerate it, and now months later, ate some again. will it make me sick?? we will see.

anyway, this blog is ridiculous, but now you can see what i am talking about. either i live like someone during the depression, or like a crazy old cat lady. you decide.