This picture makes me smile. Describes what I feel like these days.
Saturday, August 19
Friday, August 18
distilling the essence of my life
These days, it's all about minimalism -- especially since I am supposed to be packing everything (or as much as possible) and moving it back to Regina, Sask. Yes, I have somewhat successfully crammed my "essential" documents, clothes, shoes, belongings into two large suitcases, I still have a lot of stuff to sift through and decide if it's worth shipping back out west.
What is considered "indispensable" or "valuable"? As much as I'd like to ship everything, I think I have to be ruthless and take only the bare necessities or things that cannot be replaced (such as photo albums, gifts).
In the meantime, while I am on vacation, I must resist purchasing non-essentials as much as possible, as that means more packing of stuff. :P How much stuff do people need to live?
I would like to read this book (now that I supposedly have some free time): Not Buying It: My Year Without Shopping by Judith Levine. I came across this book while researching, er procrastinating, at Chapters in London, Ontario. I read about three chapters of it. It was quite interesting the withdrawal symptoms she had from not purchasing consumer goods. It was even interesting to read the preface ... in which her and her partner had to prepare for the year of buying nothing ... determining what was essential or consumer good (as in not necessary). She thought wine was a luxury; her husband thought it was essential (just one example).
Even after I get back to Regina, I have to once again pack the bare essentials since I will be heading out to Vancouver for a one-month contract position. Although this is a one-time project, I will be looking for longer-term positions ... (in North America). Speaking of which ... I should work on those applications (one in Vancouver and one in New York ... both which are one-year contracts) ...
What is considered "indispensable" or "valuable"? As much as I'd like to ship everything, I think I have to be ruthless and take only the bare necessities or things that cannot be replaced (such as photo albums, gifts).
In the meantime, while I am on vacation, I must resist purchasing non-essentials as much as possible, as that means more packing of stuff. :P How much stuff do people need to live?
I would like to read this book (now that I supposedly have some free time): Not Buying It: My Year Without Shopping by Judith Levine. I came across this book while researching, er procrastinating, at Chapters in London, Ontario. I read about three chapters of it. It was quite interesting the withdrawal symptoms she had from not purchasing consumer goods. It was even interesting to read the preface ... in which her and her partner had to prepare for the year of buying nothing ... determining what was essential or consumer good (as in not necessary). She thought wine was a luxury; her husband thought it was essential (just one example).
Even after I get back to Regina, I have to once again pack the bare essentials since I will be heading out to Vancouver for a one-month contract position. Although this is a one-time project, I will be looking for longer-term positions ... (in North America). Speaking of which ... I should work on those applications (one in Vancouver and one in New York ... both which are one-year contracts) ...
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