I’ve always thought of myself as a self sufficient person. I belong to the group of humans who try to find a way to resolve problems with the materials at hand…..or I did.
\nAs I was driving on an errand this afternoon, I got to thinking about something I’d read this week. The writer commented that the nearest town was 90 miles away, so they had to do things for themselves. Ten years ago, I could have moved to a house in the wilderness, but now, I believe I’m spoiled.<\/p>\n
\nI am not addicted to shopping. Well, except for fabric shopping, and you can do that on-line. IF I had an uplink, that problem could be resolved, as long as what I ordered could be sent via the U.S. Postal Service. I’d miss the pleasure of seeing all the fabrics at hand, and weighing one choice against another, but I could deal with that.
\nWe don’t go to movies as often as I would like. We make it perhaps once, or twice a year. Again, with Netflix, I could deal with my passion for movies, and Amazon is well on it’s way to doing the same with books. I can even order plants, if I have gardens to fill.
\nI suspect that I would have withdrawal from fast food, and PIZZA…..gawd….I’d miss pizza for those nights when you just don’t have it in you to make a good dinner. On the other hand….I’d be a LOT healthier.
\nI’m sure I could fill a pantry to last a month, and from a previous incarnation, I know that the last two or three meals you have to pull together before you can fill a pantry again can be a challenge, but can also be very tasty. It might be a challenge to come up with enough veggies to work out a diabetic diet, but I’ve always loved challenges.
\nHealth care could be an issue, but Dear Husband and I visit the doc a couple of times a year. Setting aside thoughts of emergencies, I think we could deal with the simple stuff Again, we might be healthier because we’d be getting more exercise.
\nThinking about that simpler life helped me to focus on just how spoiled we’ve become. I made a trip today to see if I could find a pink tablecloth for Easter dinner. In the boonies, you’d have to plan far ahead, and most likely a pink table cloth wouldn’t be at the top of your list of requirements in the wilderness.
\nI hope to live a MUCH simpler life when we retire. I’ve begun culling out some of my possessions. I give a lot to the charities who come to pick up things you no longer need. I’ve reorganized the Christmas stuff, and this year, anything that hasn’t been used in the past two years will be thrown out or given away.
\nI plan to cull my dishes down to one set of good china, one set of crystal, and one set (maybe two….depending on the space) of daily ware. All the kitchen things that reside at the back of the drawers will be history. I’m weeding out the frypans we don’t use and pitching them!
\nShoes, blouses, jackets, sheets, cosmetics, MAGAZINES…..they’re all going! Even some of my books will have to go (sob). It will be a HEALTHIER LIFE! Yeah, I’m spoiled, but I think there’s hope that I can turn the situation around.
\nDear Husband hopes to sail the coast of the United States when he retires. Those of you who have read my blog or know me, know that I won’t be sailing with him, so all this talk about wilderness is just theoretical, but I do think I’ll be moving out of the madness of Chicago and it’s six collar counties. I’ll probably look for a small house in a small town in the farm land, and try to reaquaint myself with the Mayberry style of living. As long as I can get along with my neighbors, it could be the perfect place to retire. And, if I have unpleasant neighbors….there’s always fences.
\nJust think…..I might still be able to get PIZZA now and then!
\nYeah…..I’m spoiled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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