Beadies, where are you?! :(
If we were the type of bloggers who labeled our blogs, I wonder how many I would have labeled "materialism." Well, brace yourself. Because here comes another one.
I'm constantly being struck by the sheer volume of things that I have. But packing for Laura's Home is proving to be a humbling and frustrating venture. (Many things about my preparations for LH have been humbling, but that's something for another blog...) I got my packing list in the mail, and it is short and simple. Bedding, towels, toiletries, modest summer clothing (including office casual clothes), swim suit, bible, journal, etc.. And I live so close that I am tempted to just under pack, because I can come home any time and get things.
But I feel this tension. I need to bring office clothes and look nice, and I'm tempted to bring all my nice clothes, but there are so many of them. I'm imagining myself wheeling suitcases and laundry baskets full of things into this home for women who don't have homes, let alone a car full of things. So how simply can I live this summer, while still being professional and following dress code? There's a certain irony to my struggle. I have access to all this STUFF... and I'm trying to limit how much I bring for appearance's sake. I don't want to appear vain, or rich, or clothing obsessed, which begs the question, am I?
How many colors of nail polish should I bring? How much jewelry? How many different scents of lotion? How many tops and skirts? How many shoes? How much can I cram in without seeming like I've brought too much? How much is actually too much? I want to live without excess. But I don't think that I even know what that really looks like. Well, maybe this summer, I'll find out.
1 comment:
Right there with you on this one, Kate. It's a little disgusting how much stuff Matt and I have. When it's sprawled across a small apartment, it's pretty easy to see that it's far too much.
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