Off on vacation
Photo by caribb
That might be a slight misnomer. I think of vacation as getting away from work, and as I actually don’t work much (o.k., hardly at all), I don’t think I should call it a vacation.
Anyway, I’m leaving my home, and going on an airplane to another country to visit my relatives for ten days.
I’m an inveterate over-packer. I believe that started because clothes in my size were hard to find, and I wanted to make sure that I had enough with me. Kinda of crazy thinking. I think that kind of thinking also explains why I have so many pairs of socks – more than 200. Here’s my sock-thinking: socks are pretty much one size and I could get them anywhere, anytime. I kinda also like the feel of brand new socks – my nod to fetishism.
My clothes arsenal is also much diminished. I still have a few items that are about three sizes too big for me as I haven’t been able to give them up yet. On the whole, though, I have fewer items to choose from because I’m down-sizing. I’ll probably be taking about half my wardrobe with me. But now if something happens, e.g, my suitcase gets lost, or accidentally spill paint over my entire wardrobe I’ll be able to get replacement garb easily enough.
I’m down another two pounds or so this week, and closing in on my next goal which is to be overweight, not obese, according to the BMI scales.
