23.05

Stuff, or a lack of it

Accessories

No rucksack space for accessories like these…

When we headed out East we put our entire house in storage and travelled with just a rucksack and a small piece of hand luggage each. Not bad for more than half a year away! This obviously meant we had to clear out or leave a lot of ‘stuff’ behind, much of which I don’t miss at all. I have been thinking about all the stuff we surround ourselves with just because everyone else has it, and wondering about what I actually really miss.

There are a few things I do miss, being in a tiny matchbox of an apartment out here…

* Sofa (means I go to a lot of cafes)

* Oven/hob with more than one ring (means we eat out a lot)

* Garden (means I gravitate towards any public green space)

And a few things I brought that I am grateful for:

* iPad (because I get lost all the time)

* Decaf teabags

* Marmite

But there are also some things we don’t have that I don’t miss…

* Mobile phone

* TV

* Car

(* I still haven’t decided whether or not I miss my GHD straighteners…)

Can you imagine life without them? Maybe you could try it one day? I wonder what you would miss if you went away for a long while?

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