Thursday, July 24, 2008
Freedom
We're in Tucson for a month. D got his first rotation down here because my brother and his fam live here and they knew of a family who was taking off for the summer and was cool with us staying in their house... We brought about six changes of clothes each and a few luxury items like the laptop (so D could study in his free time) and the double jogger (so I'd have a way to get the two kids around). Everything is suddenly so simple! I'm freed from all my STUFF in Phoenix, stuff that complicates my life and makes me too busy to really enjoy life. Maybe it's Tucson, maybe it's my newfound freedom, but I suddenly find myself enjoying life more in the past few weeks than I had in the past few years. I'm almost to the point that I could write poetry. I take the kids running almost every morning, followed by a little swim with La Squeak (the pool is just a few minutes away). I walk to the supermarket or Walgreens or my brother's house. We head out for a sunset walk at night and I've been reveling in the rainstorms typical of monsoon season here. We're still a one-car family so most days I don't have a car, but I don't even care. I love being outside and enjoying the beautiful weather and my kids' company. I love walking everywhere. I love not having to live with all my stuff. I almost feel like that moment in time when I was a jumper-clad 20-year-old in the Dominican Republic. Ahhh, to relive those days!
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That's very insightful! Yes, I think going without all my stuff would be a nice release for a little while. What an interesting thought - I'm glad you are enjoying your Tucson time!
Sounds like you would be a good candidate for our life. We are preparing to be gone for 4 months this Fall and early Winter and (especially with the new baby) we will only be able to take the bare minimum. We are paying for a storage unit for a lot of our things but we have lived without them for a year now. You really do not need much. And I remember that jumper going to the DR, and a bright yellow dress. . .
Glad you're doing well! Your post is strikingly similar to another good friend of mine. I think you'll find her personal goal of going without "stuff" very interesting. :) Check it out http://littlefamilyjld.blogspot.com/2008/07/waterfall-idea.html and tell me what you think. ;)
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