Well, it’s official—another move will be underway by the end of the month. This is my third move in 11 months. I’m really really hoping this one can stick at least until we finish up our lease.
In the midst of a move, my boyfriend starting a new job, school and all the other things that accompany life, I have to admit my dreams of organic gardening, reducing, simplifying and enjoying more of nature have been put on the back burner. The focus has quickly changed from changing the world, to getting through the changes about to come at my world.
It’s a bit hard to change your habits—the way you do things and organize your world—when those habits are about to change anyway. The new apartment will be smaller, so it will be necessary to reduce and simplify the amount of stuff we have. We will have a patio, so I will still be attempting a container organic vegetable garden, but the amount of sun we get I am not totally sure about yet.
But, despite these things, I am not a good cleaner or a good mover, so the things I do in this area will boil down to convenience rather than responsibility. We’ve already started eating out way more than we should again, consuming sweets at alarming rates, we’re in pre-move mode where we just mope around listing everything we need to do without actually doing it.
But, in my many years of many moves, I can’t help but feel a bit excited—a blank slate. I can say, this apartment I will keep clean. This apartment, I will be organized. This apartment we’ll make regular meals in and grow things in and so on and so on. But, my track record is about 0 and fifteen when it comes to keeping these resolutions.
But, I have to try. I have to hope that this new apartment will help us focus on reducing our footprint… reducing our need and reliance on unnecessary things… begin a habit of eating better, eating locally and paying attention to how we’re living. I can dream, anyway. =)
(Eco-Composition Sunday is post-poned until tomorrow)
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