The clothing portion of 7 has commenced. 7 articles of clothing are my life for the next four weeks (not including underwear in case you are wondering.) In my case, I am rocking a purple tank, a grey-T, a pair of blue jeans, my favorite green skirt, a cotton/wool sweater, my Boston T-shirt, and a pair of black running shorts. I have chosen to only wear 2 pairs of shoes over the course of the month, a pair of running shoes and a pair of sandals.
Each lady has chosen a form of a clothing fast that best fits their life, while still providing a pinch of uncomfortability and sacrifice. The difficulty I predict is the ONE exercise outfit that is somehow meant to sustain the wide range of outdoor activities I am daily engaged in. The thought of jumping in the river with my clothes on seems to be a valid solution to odor control without exhausting modern water resources. I was curious to find out just how many articles of clothing I personally own. At the place I am currently living, I have a total of 52 items of clothing. Later, I will get more into comparing this number, but as I grappled with that number, I still was uncomfortable wondering how I could use all of those articles of clothing on a regular, essential basis. And then, I went to spend a Sunday over at my parents house and revisited my old room. I counted the total number of articles of clothing left in that room (my consciousness said yes...technically still owned by me, so it counts) and I counted 55 more articles of clothing. That is a total of 107. And I know for sure I do not use those clothes back in my old room, they are either there on reserve or they represent past memories of times in life that I have chosen to keep around. I am not sure quite yet how to feel about what I own. But I do believe more will be revealed as this month continues, and more clarity will come about what is essential and what is excess. I do not personally consider myself as someone who particularly cares for fashion or enjoys buying clothes, (I think I was scarred from an over-emphasis on clothes and shopping as a child) and for the most part I want nothing to do with material consumption. The area of the clothing realm I do happen to love, however, is good quality adventure gear, like my Patagonia jacket or North Face vest...from that perspective, I would allow you to call me a clothes snob. The more functional, the more I love it, when it comes to dressing up, I would rather just not attend. This is where I currently stand in my relationship with clothes...for now, I am open and interested to see what this month has in store to learn and grow from. For now, goodbye blue jean shorts and brown vest, goodbye my favorite fall jackets I have been waiting to pull out, goodbye leather boots that were made specifically for this month. It won't be long until we reunite.
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