I own a housefull of items that are "handy". I own closets full of things that are "nice to have". I am blessed? Overwhelmed?
This week I am without a car. We have been a two car family since, well since I started dating my husband. But not this week, no this week, we are giving a trial run to owning one car. I mean really, I live in apartment D, work in apartment B, and take my kid to work and do laundry at the bottom of the steps. I don't really NEED a car. The next question is... how do I get past the urge of just running out for a bit? We parked the car at the mechanics. It is out of reach!
Okay so you caught me, this is no trial run, it's costing us big money to park our second car at the mechanics, but it's a thought I've been thinking about for a few weeks now. How much money could one save by eliminating a car? How much more communication and planning would my marriage hold if we had to share our mode of transportation? How much other stuff is in my house that I use just because it's here? How much space is wasted? How much time is wasted using unnecessary things because they're there, or because that's what EVERBODY does?
Doesn't everybody drop by the store on the way home? Doesn't everybody run out for coffee just because? Doesn't everybody run to rent a movie for the evening? We are obsessed with instant gratification. OBSESSED! Sometimes I wonder what it's like to live in Alaska in the winter? I wonder what kind of people only take 2 grocery trips a year and live in a little cabin without seeing their neighbors. I wonder how many of my neighbors and relatives would go mad if they were required to do that? But up in Alaska where Wal-mart isn't 3 minutes away, and Starbucks and Redbox almost within reach, it doesn't seem to call to you to just run out for a minute. The wilderness calls you to take a walk, relax by the fire, read a book. Cook dinner.
Just because you own something, or something is handy, doesn't mean it's the best choice. It's okay to say NO every once in a while. Or maybe ALOT!
Sarah
This week I am without a car. We have been a two car family since, well since I started dating my husband. But not this week, no this week, we are giving a trial run to owning one car. I mean really, I live in apartment D, work in apartment B, and take my kid to work and do laundry at the bottom of the steps. I don't really NEED a car. The next question is... how do I get past the urge of just running out for a bit? We parked the car at the mechanics. It is out of reach!
Okay so you caught me, this is no trial run, it's costing us big money to park our second car at the mechanics, but it's a thought I've been thinking about for a few weeks now. How much money could one save by eliminating a car? How much more communication and planning would my marriage hold if we had to share our mode of transportation? How much other stuff is in my house that I use just because it's here? How much space is wasted? How much time is wasted using unnecessary things because they're there, or because that's what EVERBODY does?
Doesn't everybody drop by the store on the way home? Doesn't everybody run out for coffee just because? Doesn't everybody run to rent a movie for the evening? We are obsessed with instant gratification. OBSESSED! Sometimes I wonder what it's like to live in Alaska in the winter? I wonder what kind of people only take 2 grocery trips a year and live in a little cabin without seeing their neighbors. I wonder how many of my neighbors and relatives would go mad if they were required to do that? But up in Alaska where Wal-mart isn't 3 minutes away, and Starbucks and Redbox almost within reach, it doesn't seem to call to you to just run out for a minute. The wilderness calls you to take a walk, relax by the fire, read a book. Cook dinner.
Just because you own something, or something is handy, doesn't mean it's the best choice. It's okay to say NO every once in a while. Or maybe ALOT!
Sarah
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