Do you really need all the stuff you have?

August 10, 2008

We finally moved from the hotel where we had stayed for almost a month. That hotel experience was awful. I hated it. I am very picky and that hotel was dirty and disgusting. Everyday I had to make the bed with my own sheets, covers, and pillows. Now we are living in an almost beautiful townhouse. It’s probably all the more cute because that hotel experience was just awful. I wrote before of all the difficulty we had that had pushed us out of our old house, and I had become very attached to it. Although the present move represents a change in lifestyle, I think I’m doing just fine living in the townhouse.

But, would you know, we have no idea of how long we will be living here, because this building is under foreclosure too! The owner rented to us, but we just don’t know how long. What does it depend on? It depends on the bank.

Because of this situation I couldn’t unpack all my stuff. Everything is still in the garage, furniture packed over furniture, boxes over boxes. But it’s interesting to look back now and see how complicated our lives were, when we were living in the house with four bedrooms. Joie de vivre!

But simplicity is the key. We realize now that we do not need too much to live well. We had t o pass through some difficult days to see how much we had complicated our lives. I think I had too much of everything, too many cd’s — what I would never listen to for years; too many kitchen tools that I never used. I don’t like to cook anyway, so why did I buy so many cooking things?

The townhouse we are living in now is almost empty and I have never been so happy, almost nothing to clean. I have more time now since I have less things to take care of. Even my husband does not need all the tools he had in his garage that he rarely used. It’s rather sad how much we had complicated our lives and to realize this now. We lost many years of our lives collecting, buying, and cleaning things.

But yes, it is undeniable. I do miss our house. Unfortunately we learn things through tough times and we learn how to make readjustments and get use to them. We also learn different values, lifestyles. Are we being forced or are we choosing?

Well, I’m satisfied to an extent. We are safe for awhile. If anyone knows how to deal with an upcoming bank foreclosure, like the one expected on this townhouse, what can we do? Please advise!

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