Kameron & I moved out of my sister’s house during the
last week of May. We had been living there for five months as we have beenwaiting for our work visas so we can volunteer at a mission hospital in
Zimbabwe. Even though we did not have our visas yet, we decided we had imposed
on my sister & her family long enough, plus we had a house-sitting gig, and
then we volunteered at camp for a few weeks. --- Like I was saying, we packed
up all of our things, we sold some, we stored some, we through away some junk.
Things we didn’t think we’d need for the next couple weeks, we packed up in
suitcases & marked “Ready for Zim.” But the clothes we’d need before we
took off we packed in one suitcase each. We thought we’d live off those close
for one week, maybe longer. The first week of July has come & gone, and we
are still living out of those suitcases. (Thought before our road trip to Cali
this week, we condensed into smaller “carry-on” suitcases)
I thought it would be fun to share a picture of the clothes
& random possessions that I have lived off of for more than a month. Some
items I did not use (marked with *). Some items used once & could have done
without. Some items I used all the time
(marked in bold). Some clothes I
never wore, some I wanted to wear more than once per week. I definitely need to
go through these bags and weed stuff out. I also need to go through the clothes
I have in suitcases at my parents’ house & simplify.
Here's What I Packed
4 pairs of pants
3 shorts
3 dresses/skirts
3 sweatshirts
3 cardigans
1 rain jacket
1 jacket/coat *
9 t-shirts
7-tank tops (I wear as
undershirts)
6 pairs of socks *
7 pairs of undies
1 swimsuit
4 scarves
Toms shoes *
Bible
Devotional book - “Jesus Calling”
3 notebooks for different purposes
Deck of cards *
Headlamp
Ear plugs & blindfold/eye
cover
Medication
Essential oils
Diffuser for essential oils
Laptop
Headphones
Microphone for podcast
Solar charger*
Get to Work Book planner
Washi tape
Sharpie pens
Water bottle
Make-up*
Toiletries
Big suitcase
Backpack
It is amazing to see what I have lived off of for more than a month. Crazy how all that fit into a suitcase and a backpack! This has taught me that I need to simplify, simplify, simplify! Why do I have so many things?! (Plus we have boxes & boxes in storage…)
What items do you use everyday? Are there any items that you have not used for a month or more? Share your answer in the comments below.
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P.S. Mose of my adventure gear can be found at Sierra Trading Post.
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When we lived in China last year, the husband and I lived out of our two suitcases and two carry-ons for the whole year--we seriously bought practically nothing the whole time we were there, since we knew we were planning to leave soon! :) It's actually pretty incredible how much stuff a single suitcase will hold, isn't it? It helped that we were living in a warm place (and still are), so bulky stuff like scarves, coats, and cardigans weren't needed.
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