Downsizing
Feb. 8th, 2026 11:50![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bill_schubertLast week's lunch at an independent living facility continues to have ripples. I was getting something out of my sock drawer and realized that I no longer wear socks for 10 months of the year. I'm in shorts but for the couple of months it is cool and I don't wear socks but for pickleball when I'm in shorts. So why all the socks?
I dumped a bunch a few years ago but apparently not enough. So I made a pile:
I'll be adding some other stuff from the back of the closet and then off to Goodwill. I've only been in a Goodwill once in the past 40 or so years but now have a need. I've dropped off more than I can even remember when we relocated in 2018 and I cleaned out my life the first time. I've got some drop offs other than my socks. Several pairs of pants are clown size and I have to wear suspenders to keep them up. Just the long stuff. My shorts adapt.
But I do need long pants so I'll be looking.
Having pants that fit the smaller me keeps me in the mindset that I don't need to get bigger again. I've still got another 15 pounds to lose so I don't want to buy new stuff that will soon be too big. So Goodwill.
See what I can find.
I will miss some of those socks.
I dumped a bunch a few years ago but apparently not enough. So I made a pile:
I'll be adding some other stuff from the back of the closet and then off to Goodwill. I've only been in a Goodwill once in the past 40 or so years but now have a need. I've dropped off more than I can even remember when we relocated in 2018 and I cleaned out my life the first time. I've got some drop offs other than my socks. Several pairs of pants are clown size and I have to wear suspenders to keep them up. Just the long stuff. My shorts adapt.
But I do need long pants so I'll be looking.
Having pants that fit the smaller me keeps me in the mindset that I don't need to get bigger again. I've still got another 15 pounds to lose so I don't want to buy new stuff that will soon be too big. So Goodwill.
See what I can find.
I will miss some of those socks.