lula mae's diary: Repurpose, Recycle, Reuse!!!

Flo and Joe Konkol (Ms. Marci’s Grams and Gramps) lead inspiring "repurposed" lives.

For instance when Grandma Flo receives a letter via snail mail she cuts the 8.5” X 11” sheet into thirds to use the back for lists and reminders. And when she needs paper plates for eat and toss meals she uses washed and sanitized meat packing styrofoam as plates......you know, the ones our meat is packaged in from the market. Genius! My last example illustrates just how much this couple cares. Mr. Konkol is an umpire and needs black-soled shoes to do his job, he already purchased a pair with white soles and not wanting to waste the shoes he previously purchased he traced his shoes on an old black rubber mat and glued the cut mat to his soles. Brilliance at it’s finest! The Konkol’s are king and queen of repurposing since the good ole’ 40’s, having had 7 mouths to feed and years of practice. As for the rest of us we can start with purchase power and look out for fun functional items we love that have been made from recycled goods. Check out a few of my favorite repurposed items sold here at Lula Mae. These items are Flo and Joe approved!