I know this whole project is nearing its close, and I know I promised big changes, but you’re going to have to put up with a few more baby steps.
Here’s two reasons why:
1) a single big change usually ends up negating a lot of little changes I’ve already made, which seems silly — for example, turning off my electricity would pretty much cancel out my CFL bulbs, PeakSaver initiative, Bullfrog Power, showers in the dark, turning lights off when I leave the room, not using a dishwasher or having cable, air-drying my clothes and so on); and 2) well, this whole challenge was originally about taking a lot of small steps rather than making enormous sacrifices.
So today, I’ve decided to support holey walls. No, not holy walls — holey walls, as in the kind that once had big, heavy picture frames hanging on them and now have crumbly holes where the nails used to be. Normally, I’d go hit up Canadian Tire for some Poly filla, a plaster-like substance you squeeze into the holes before scraping over them. Apparently it’s “cellulose based,” which doesn’t sound so bad, but it still comes in a plastic tube.
Instead, however, I’m going take the slacker route and just cover them up with… more pictures! No one will see them that way and it involves less product, not to mention one less receipt (Canadian Tire insists on printing those endlessly long suckers out).
Another option might be some sort of homemade plaster, but I’m a little nervous about filling my walls with flour and water.
Photo punched out from over here
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