Wow it's like you've been reading my mind. Was thinking of writing something along similar lines. I got down a rabbit hole reading about all the toxins in plastic and all our food and ONCE AGAIN vowed to buy more locally and to throw away all my Tupperware. Alas practicality (and yes some laziness) comes in and I always fall so short of the mark and feel awful about it. I also hate Amazon and believe in small business but you'd never know it from my spending history. It can be exhausting feeling so guilty all the time. Like you, I don't think I should stop trying but this was an important reminder that it's HARD and humans are incredibly limited. I need help, something I usually fail to ask for...
Well, yes, but also I just tell myself a lot that many of the people I know who lived into their 90s were people who lived on highly processed crap and never exercised, and a lot of the people I know who have been struck with awful health challenges whilst still relatively young are people who were very healthy... so basically I do my best and then try not to worry about it.
Hahaha, I'm still in my postpartum only-light-fiction reading bubble, but I'll add it to the list for once I'm ready to be depressed by my literature choices again!
Wow it's like you've been reading my mind. Was thinking of writing something along similar lines. I got down a rabbit hole reading about all the toxins in plastic and all our food and ONCE AGAIN vowed to buy more locally and to throw away all my Tupperware. Alas practicality (and yes some laziness) comes in and I always fall so short of the mark and feel awful about it. I also hate Amazon and believe in small business but you'd never know it from my spending history. It can be exhausting feeling so guilty all the time. Like you, I don't think I should stop trying but this was an important reminder that it's HARD and humans are incredibly limited. I need help, something I usually fail to ask for...
Well, yes, but also I just tell myself a lot that many of the people I know who lived into their 90s were people who lived on highly processed crap and never exercised, and a lot of the people I know who have been struck with awful health challenges whilst still relatively young are people who were very healthy... so basically I do my best and then try not to worry about it.
It is a major bummer ha
Ooooo Gina. This was SO SO good. <3
thank you Alissa :)
Hahaha, I'm still in my postpartum only-light-fiction reading bubble, but I'll add it to the list for once I'm ready to be depressed by my literature choices again!
Oo I never heard of this!!