So, I decided to stop talking about it and test out the idea of going without jeans. They just seem so essential...and in another version of my own life, they may be. For the month of October, I decided to set my jeans aside + dress without them. It's no big feat...I have other pants. :)
The thing is that I just didn't even miss them.
When November rolled around, I let one of my two pairs of set-aside jeans go...and tried wearing the other pair. I wore them to run errands one day...but changed when I got home. I tried to put them on a few other times, and they just didn't last. So...am I ready to let that last pair of jeans go...not exactly. Yesterday I put them on + they just felt right...so who knows. :)
I share this here...not to encourage others to get rid of their jeans...but to offer a thought about it being ok to step away from something that no longer serves our needs + desires. The world tells us that so many things are necessary + normal...but it's ok to let some of them go if they just don't add value to our lives...and especially if they conflict with our values. Here are a few of the "normal" things I/we have let go of:
-meat
-single use plastic + packaged food (as much as possible)
-tumble drying our clothes
-paper towels
-fast fashion
-a TV
-a second income
-having a lot of clothes
-a dresser
-a fabric/yarn stash
-a second living room
-lots of seasonal decorations
-fleece
Letting go might just let us breathe easier (sort of like elastic waisted pants!). ;)
Love,
Jane