I am a packing... and unpacking machine. I can sort and place all of our earthly possessions into four samsonite suitcases in an hour and half. I can then unpack and shelve/hang these same possessions in two and a half hours. So count em'- 4 hours is all it takes for us to move.
For those of you who have never had to move, trust me- that is pretty remarkable.
I know this process takes four hours because I have had to do it 3 times in the past two months... as we have moved from apartment to hotel to hotel to hotel.
It's not so much the process that astounds me anymore.
It's the fact that we are able to live our lives on SO little!
Admittedly, most of our posessions: furniture, kitchenware, rugs, window treatments, clothing etc. are in storage in Plano.
But for the last 10 months, we have been able to live out of four medium-sized suitcases. And we are fine!
I feel as though I have enough clothing and shoes and accessories.
I haven't felt an overwhelming sense of loss.
And I suppose that's what's most shocking.
That you really don't need much to live!
It's a reminder of the excess in our American lifestyles.
Arun and I, in fact, speak with dread about getting all our stuff out of storage.
Afterall, more stuff means more stuff to take care of!
Drycleaning bills, laundry, maintenace only multiplies with stuff.
Our lives are infinitely simplified and mobile because we are without all that 'stuff.'
It's a life lesson; one of many we've had as expats.
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