Smaller Living while packing for vacation? Is it possible?

Honestly, it is not really that possible to not bring stuff with me to the mountains.

We are going to the Adirondacks for 10 days. We need to bring our own food. Enough said.

I acknowledge that I will have numerous duffle bags of 'stuff' but there still are ways for me to cut down on my stuff.

- Do I really need to bring a razor to shave my legs? I say no, let's go mountain style

- Do I really need to bring 10 sets of clothes. No. Luckily there is a local laundrymat where I can wash my clothes. I will bring 5 sets and do wash once.

- Do I really need to bring all of this food with me? Yes. Food is hard to come by and is expensive up in the mountains. Not to mention your choice of fresh foods is very limited.

- What about all of the various sundries, like a camera, books to read, a journal. Are they worth the extra weight? Definitely. These are 'things' I value. Things that speak to my soul.

Remember, unless it is not serving a direct (and very important) purpose, or it does not speak to your soul, you probably don't need it.

While vacationing, I have to take my mini-life with me and I acknowledge that a lot of stuff will be in tow.

On an amazing note, I met a wonderful guy named Darrel through craigslist. He offered to take 3 bookshelves and an old tv stand off me. I was happy to oblige. He is at least 6 feet tall and he moves like a gazell with his long hair bobbing with each step. He moved the bookshelves on a skateboard that he convienently had in the back of his Grand Cherokee. "This is how I usually move my amp", he told me. He told me he just got married and is expecting a child in January. He drank a cold bottle of water after fitting everything in his truck, and thanked me with a sincere nod. "Thanks Breanne". I know that my stuff went to the right person. Its funny how thing just work out.