Caroline Day 22: More hippie-ness and laziness

The picture on the left is from Thursday. Yeah, I haven't posted a picture in a while. It was another game weekend. But I thought I looked pretty adorable on Thursday. The skirt is actually the blue sundress I wore as a skirt before. Except this time I wore it inside out. Look at me, getting all creative. Also, this is the first time I've worn a t-shirt with a skirt. I like it.

Today, I wore a t-shirt and shorts. I'm still super tired from the game this weekend. It was an away game that we lost in the last 2 seconds, and I didn't get back until 5am on Sunday. Ugh. Hopefully we will finally manage to win a game this weekend.

I know I've mentioned this before, but I'm still not tired of my clothes. I think I may get rid of a lot of stuff after this challenge. But the thought of giving away clothes make me nervous. It's fine if I can't wear them as long as I still have them.

I am in the middle of grappling with the desire to live simply and the actuality of living simply. I feel like I've made a lot of steps in the right direction, but I still feel cluttered and stressed. Mostly, I've been thinking about this in relation to my school work. I'm only taking 13 credits (4 classes) and I'm only working 5.5 hours a week (as opposed to 8 hours last year), but I'm still stressed. I know I'd be less stressed if I gave up band, but that's not something I want to give up. I know a lot people are involved in a lot more than I am, and they're able to handle it. I think I need to realize that I (like everyone) have different capabilities and different limits. I have to remind myself that while I could be doing more, I wouldn't necessarily be enjoying myself more. I may be stressed right now, but I also realize that I'm less stressed than last semester. I feel guilty about doing less because I've always been such an overachiever. But I think I'm beginning to realize that I'd rather enjoy the few activities I'm involved in than being stressed out by too many activities. I don't want to just survive, I want to live my life.