Not Wanting

I read this article when I should have been doing something else. I'm sure you don't blame me. How could I not? Not only was I glued to how they have so little (almost nothing) waste but how they have so little in the house at all. The wife: "wanted to truly love and use and know everything she kept in her home. 'Even down to the vegetable peeler,' she says." Since I cleaned out my cupboards and closets this year, I know I could pare down more. I got rid of clothes, yes. But, I could be more cutting. The drawer in which I keep pajamas, long-sleeved tees, leggings, and workout clothes is my fullest. Hanging clothes need more room to breathe. This family has a handful of clothes per season. Being extreme like this would scare me; it makes the mother happy. Of course, I could do it. Changing a lifestyle is really huge. Sometimes I entertain the notion of walking away from my apartment without anything and starting new in a foreign city. I pick up a large wall hanging and live in a loft with pristine white bedding. I hang a few square snapshots or postcards. I hang a few skirts and blouses. Oddly, I have high heels. And then there is the foreign soon-to-be boyfriend. We go out to a concert, walking across laid brick.