{ what day is it? }

1. { day twenty }, 2. { day twenty-one || free daylight }, 3. { day twenty-two || shifting shadows }, 

4. { day twenty-three || saturday best }, 5. { day twenty-four || eat or wear? }, 6. gross point beach 6.9.12

{ the small details }

1.   day twenty: my most favorite chevron ever - thank you target.
2.   day twenty-one: modern meets analog.
3.   day twenty-two: red polka-dotted swing skirt and silver glitter flats...why not?
4.   day twenty-three: flopping down at home after an early morning at the beach.
5.   day twenty-four: a gravy boat full of bracelets...choose one and pass clockwise.
6.   bonus: the view from the shore at 5:30am.

{ the undercurrent }

i think i've detoxed from spending. i'm in that place where i don't crave shopping anymore. eliminating it as a normal part of my weekly routine, or even as an option for how i'm going to occupy my free time, has really kicked it down the list of things i think about that much. i keep losing track of the days --- i keep thinking i'm behind, that it's day 22, and it's really day 24 (actually, today it's day 25). in a way i'm looking forward to being able to shop again. on the other hand, i'm in that place where i don't even remember when i used to have time to shop so much. i thought near the end of this project, i'd have a lust list three miles long, but at this moment, i can't think of anything i want to buy except a pair of apple-green canvas TOMS.

i'm reminded of my very first place that was all mine. i was watching everything so carefully and decided i couldn't afford television or internet. when i tell people i didn't have either for 2 years (and this was before i had a smartphone so i really did not have internet access at home), they stare at me in disbelief, but the truth is this: i got so used to spending my time at home doing other things that before long i had no recollection of when i ever used to watch tv or be online.

i think it goes to show we can adapt to just about any set of circumstances. i also think that's a good thing and a potentially harmful thing. because i can learn to go without anything and eventually realize it wasn't as necessary as i once thought. at the same time, i think sometimes i stay in situations longer than i should simply because i've learned to tolerate them, even if i could do better.

i think those are enough thoughts for today.
she