Junk
I’m in the process of moving apartments right now. I wisely negotiated a two-week overlap between the start of my new lease and the termination of the old. Wisely, I say, because I am shocked at how much junk I have accumulated. I’ve been moving stuff continuously for 10 days now and I’m still not finished. Gasp!
I moved to Milwaukee a year ago, and at the time everything I owned fit into two cars. Somehow since then, my possessions have ballooned to the point where I required a U-Haul truck in addition to multiple car loads. I don’t remember buying this much stuff. What gives?
If nothing else, this move has motivated me to think seriously about how much stuff I need to own. Just today I took a full load of junk to the Goodwill, and I have a few more bags of old clothes destined for the same. As I don’t intend on “settling down” anytime soon, I want to live a fairly lean lifestyle so I can stay mobile. The only really big things holding me down right now are my couch & love seat set; aside from this I could probably cram my belongings into a storage unit if need be.
You can be rich in possessions or rich in experiences but rarely will you be rich in both. I choose the latter.
Filed under culture : Comments (0) : May 25th, 2007 by tadfad
