Out of the Woods? Some thoughts on our recession

The winter is virtually over now and what a cold one it has been. Quite a few people have struggled over the past few months due to the recession and the universal hike on  gas and electricity, transport and every-day grocery prices.
The recession has settled into most of our lives now and even though it truly is incredibly tough, folks are getting used to saving pounds and cutting back on their expenses.

There’s an increasing ingrained sense of ‘reuse and make-do’, and I’ve seen people who were incredibly wasteful before the downturn transformed into homeowners with more in common with my parent’s generation than what I thought would be their contemporaries.
Of course, the recession (or credit crunch or whatever we’re meant to call it) has caused serious distress to people, and some people have had to really struggle through it.
However, it might also have opened another generation’s eyes to the importance of being thriftly, of reusing and making do. I personally think this is a good thing in itself. However, it can also only help benefit the environmentalist movement, too.