Blackberry Bandaid

There's something so beautiful about the simplicity of summer.

I get really irritated in the winter having to layer and layer and layer. You cant help but feel like you are hiding something under all that. So in the summer I love being able to slip on a pair of sandals and go.

But the other layering we engage in as a culture is all our stuff we need to bring with us everywhere. I find myself lugging around my slouchy bag- which of course I love because I can fit so much into it- but it gets so tiring.

Today a friend and I went for a walk through the park, something I've been doing regularly now, and all I did was slide my three keys off my oversized keychains and slipped them in my shorts.

It's so liberating to go somewhere without all that stuff. I do not need my blackberry in the park (though I did see a bride and groom getting wedding photos, and of course the budding spring trees as so beautiful) but I can take mental pictures, they age better anyway.

Also, three years of living in the same house is coming to an end and I'm slowly working on moving all my stuff from here to somewhere else and am slowly realizing I have way too much stuff. Way too much. I had a clothing purge not that long ago and moving out all of my things has exhausted me in so many ways- and I've just started!

All these thoughts of trying to strip down the layers and the stuff intersect into one decision. I want to live more simply. It's a nice thought in principle but I'm going to have to establish some simple ways to make it actually happen.

The first one I already know is in regards to my blackberry. At this point I have to have it within arms reach. I need to stop that. If someone needs to get ahold of me they don't need an immediate response. And I've realized how irritating it truly is when you are with someone face to face and they are preoccupied with their phone. Put it down and pay attention to me! Am I not worth that attention? I want to show you are worth my time and attention.

I'll let you know how it goes.