Not my drawer - but it could be!
Blogging is a vulnerable act of radical writing. Never underestimate how terrifying it is to bare your soul for anyone who happens to put in the right search words to Google. This is one of those vulnerable posts where those of you who know me may snicker to yourselves and make some snide comments. Go ahead: I’m going to deserve it!
But I have also learned that stating something publicly is often the tipping point to dredging up the determination to follow through. So…
I finally figured out that I am happier when I am traveling, in some ways, because my world fits in my backpack and my suitcase. On rare trips there may be a tote bag. That’s it. No bookshelves, no clutter piles, not laundry piles, no corners in out-of-the-way rooms waiting for me, condemning me. It’s a lesson I had better take to heart. If there’s one thing I’ve learned its that God often speaks in those inner longings of your heart, the half-heard and half-feared whispers.
I need less stuff.
Other people need more stuff.
I need to spend more time and money helping the other people get the stuff they need just to live.
Another truth in establishing any new habit — and less stuff would truly be a new habit — is to smart with a small victory. I’m combining these two habits and blogging my first challenge. Hopefully in a few days I will also blog my first victory.
Challenge
I will clean out my makeup drawer and reduce it to only what I usually shove in my travel bag for a longish trip. Then I will only replace those items (when they are used up), not add to their number.
That’s it. Nothing profound today, just a glimpse of where my life is.
Bonus: This is a quick post I found on how to actually clean out the makeup drawer. Why reinvent the wheel? http://www.luuux.com/node/2930066
