Excitement about the Smallest Things can Make Your Day

A high point in my day has become getting the mail delivery.  It’s true; we get mostly bills and an endless jetsam of advertisement waste.  The great thing about all this crap you get in the mail is – it’s bulky.  What’s so great about that, you may ask?  Well, it means that the postal carrier has to put a rubber band around it.  And, the rubber band is FREE!

Hot damn, yes, you heard right – free.  Now, I’ve been diligent about saving these over the years and have a collection such that I never have to go to Office Max to buy rubber bands.  Going to Office Max as many have heard about lately is a hellish venture for some.

The Post Office rubber bands come in a variety of shapes and wear.  Many of them are pre-discolored with newsprint that tells folks “this person is a recycler; a consciences consumer, always reconsidering something used instead of crackin’ open a new pack of stuff.”  Gives me a sense of pride. 

I’ve got lots of rubber bands nowadays.  Our architect business is down to the nubs and we don’t have any plans to roll up and secure with a rubber band.  They have other uses though.  They held up our plants until they all died.  You can use them to keep the sole of your shoe from flapping.  And you can use them instead of expensive file folders to hold repossession and past due notices together so you don’t lose them.  They can even serve as a fastener for button less jeans. 

I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s bundle.

It’s always something.