Only Take What You Need

For years Bryan has been half seriously/half jokingly saying that we should get rid of everything we own except for what we could fit in one suitcase per person. I've always brushed aside the idea as impractical and over-the-top. But I've also gotten the impression more times than I can count that we need to get rid of many of the things taking up space in our house.

 

After weeks of trying to stay on top of kids doing chores and putting away things that they've gotten out and being at home all the time and therefore having more messes than usual, I came to a conclusion. Today I told Bryan, "Well, you've just about got me on board with only having enough stuff to fit in a suitcase for each of us."

He laughed in a surprised kind of way. And I was kind of joking. And kind of not.