Words of Wisdom, Installment 1

Mama will be 83 years old this week. To celebrate the occasion, I'd like to recall some of her famous sayings! She was so wise and has had a positive impact of everyone who got to know her. Very rarely did a negative thought come out of her lips. I remember wondering if she ever thought bad things! You'd never have known it.

Let's start with the one all of us children remember only too well!

Eat It Up, Wear it Out, Make it Do, Or Do Without!

 

Mama said this quite often! It would then be followed by, “Well, you all just don't know. I grew up in the Depression!” As children we’d groan, but, undeterred, Mama would say it with pride!

Obviously now as an adult, it’s easy to see the value of such frugal living. In fact, I once read that thrifty and thrive come from the same root word. Mama certainly thrived on being thrifty!