Gone Green

Apparently, the trend these days is going "green" yet, if you're a genuine crafter like me, you know this concept all too well already. We hoard supplies (and random stuffs) like crazy... for just in case. That is to say, we don't throw anything away. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle... well, maybe not reduce. For example, I have fabric scraps in my closet from I-don't-know-how-many years back that I just can't bring myself to get rid of just in case I need that color for a quilt corner. Or a tie back. Or whatever. So they say green is the new black, but I say green is the trendy new just in case. Don't get me wrong, I think saving the planet and all that is a very good thing. I like to imagine I'm doing my part by recycling and using low-energy appliances, etc. I just want the world to know that I and my fellow hoarders have been doing this since before it was cool, before when we thought we humans were indestructible and ruled the world. When everyone else was throwing out plastic packaging by the ton, I was saving all those little yogurt containers, toilet paper rolls and cardboard boxes. I saved it for the inevitable day that just in case would become a reality. And finally, now, the revolution has begun. No longer is it just in case i need this item, but it has evolved to just in case the world should collapse. For the betterment of mankind, for the betterment of our children's children, for the betterment of our own need to fill closets full of junk, please my friends, RECYCLE. Thank you.