Buying a Responsibility

I’ve been trying (and trying) to catch up on laundry. I feel frazzled and like I will never “catch up” on my household responsibilities. Truthfully, most of the time I prioritize creative projects over household projects, nearly all the time truth be told. But lately my allergies have been pretty bad, so I’m doing what I can to get all clothes and linens mostly washed and put away. I have also been trying to go through my wardrobe. I’m trying to get down to a manageable amount of clothes and store the rest, or alter them.

Today, when I was putting away a load of laundry, it really hit home. When you buy clothes, you buy a responsibility! It is so easy to put something in your shopping cart and press purchase. But once you get the clothes home, the work begins. Keeping things clean, making sure things are put away, tending to tears and stains, hemming or ironing if you are into that…it all amounts to a whole lot of work! Which can be really time consuming when you have too many of a good thing.

My fashion break is off to a good start! I’ve gone nearly a month since I bought clothes. The last time I did was right around Black Friday. It does help that I have abundance, almost too much of a good thing. Because the punishment of trying to get everything washed and put away is reminding me why less is sometimes more, and why I don’t need one other new thing!