Paring Down

As you know, I've been trying to lighten my load.  So I spent the weekend taking a long, hard look at what I'm actually carrying to and from work.  I did it by dumping out everything in both my purse and my tote bag and repacking them with only the items I thought were absolute necessities.  In my purse, I decided to whittle down the three make-up brushes and the three packages of dental floss to one each.  After all, one make up brush is sufficient and one package of dental floss should be enough to get me out of any McGyver-like situation I might find myself in.  Also gone are the three or four magazines I was carrying.  I decided to opt instead for the one-at-a-time approach.  So what if I have to ride the train for an hour without any reading material.  There are plenty of interesting people to watch to keep me entertained for at least one trip.  The end result of my paring down activity was a lighter load.  Maybe not a whole lot lighter but lighter none the less.  I'll continue to work on it.