This applies equally to those of us who are trying to eat "clean" and keep our homes and gardens as chemical-free as possible. We begin to think that anything less than perfection is a compromise. We let perfect get in the way of good, and best get in the way of better.
Well, let me tell you, I'm not perfect, you aren't perfect, and neither is anyone else.
- So far this month, I've baked several loaves of homemade bread, ground my own wheat, and even made homemade flour tortillas and saltine crackers. But I've also bought bread, tortillas, and crackers, and used store-bought white flour.
- I've dried clothes on my drying racks, but I've also used my dryer.
- I bought farm eggs and local honey, but I forgot my jugs when I went for raw milk and rather than drive back out to the farm, I bought big-dairy milk at the store.
- I try to consolidate errands as much as I can to save gas, but I warm the truck up on cold mornings.
- We harvest rainwater for our gardens to conserve water and save money, but I take a deep, hot bath whenever I want one.
- We make our own bath soap, laundry soap and toothpaste, but still use Dawn for dishes and commercial deodorant (for now, anyway).
We have given up striving for best and perfect. But we do try to make better choices and execute better practices, and will continue to try to improve. We don't let the idea of perfection stop us in our tracks.
That's good enough for us.
