I don't want to own anything...

"I don't want to own anything until I find a place where me and things go together. I'm not sure where that is but I know what it is like." - Audrey Hepburn

I came across this quote a little over a year ago. It resonated with me then and it resonates with me now. 

As a university student who moved every fall and every spring, I never wanted to buy very much. Not having a traditional home made me feel like anything I bought wouldn't really have a place. Plus, I worried about what would happen to my belongings because I had no idea where I was going to end up.

I've spent a lot of time packing this week and despite the sentiments expressed above, I can't get over the amount of stuff I have accumulated. And I purged a lot of things every year -- giving items to friends or donating to charity. While wrapping breakables in bubble wrap and taping cardboard boxes, I've found myself singing in a silly, off-key voice, "I haaaate packing! I haaaate packing!" and then proclaiming, "I never want to own this much stuff again!"

And yet, I want to own things. My things.

Someday, I want to find a place where I belong. Where my things belong. Things that I have picked out and love because they make me smile, make me feel comfortable, make me feel like me.

Someday, I will have a place where me and my things go together.

(Photo of Audrey Hepburn)