![\"tase](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/tase-gallery-ft-bagatiba-jewelry.jpg?resize=840%2C630&ssl=1\")
<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
1. I can and should live with less. It’s easier to want when we live in a world that capitalizes on the feeling of lacking (and comparison, too). Tiny dopamine hits are delivered with every order: the high is guaranteed, but the longevity of satisfaction is never promised.<\/p>\n
Contentment takes work, on the other hand\u2014and it’s not to be confused with the commercialized take on minimalism. I love things and always will, but seeing how much I’ve managed to collect (accumulate, even) is hard to swallow. For three weeks, I’ve been living out of a tightly-edited carry-on and what I left behind in Jersey before moving to L.A.\u00a0It was enough<\/em>. Possiby just right, even. Remote work helps, of course (repeating entire outfits is easier), and though I found myself wishing I had a certain bag or specific pant, there was immense ease in having less.<\/p>\n There’s good reason why some of the greatest minds believed in a uniform. I’m not sure if I’ll get there anytime soon, but in the meantime: a few good suits have served me just fine.<\/p>\n 2. I love New York.<\/p>\n 3. I’ll miss New York.<\/p>\n 4. I miss the sunshine.<\/p>\n 5. I’ll be back in L.A., soon.<\/p>\n .\u00a0 \u00a0.\u00a0 \u00a0.<\/p>\n xx<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 1. I can and should live with less. It’s easier to want when we live in a world that capitalizes on the feeling of lacking (and comparison, too). Tiny dopamine hits are delivered with every order: the high is guaranteed, but the longevity of satisfaction is never promised. Contentment takes work, on the other hand\u2014and it’s not to be confused with the commercialized take on minimalism. I love things and always will, but seeing how much I’ve managed to collect (accumulate, even) is hard to swallow. For three weeks, I’ve been living out of a tightly-edited carry-on and what I left behind in Jersey before moving to L.A.\u00a0It was enough. Possiby just right, even. Remote work helps, of course (repeating entire outfits is easier), and though I found myself wishing I had a certain bag or specific pant, there was immense ease in having less. There’s good reason why some of the greatest minds believed in a uniform. I’m not sure if I’ll get there anytime soon, but in the meantime: a few good suits have served me just fine. 2. I love New York. 3. I’ll miss New York. 4. I miss the sunshine. 5. I’ll be back in…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"full-width-content","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Five Things (2.24.23)","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[46,27],"tags":[922],"class_list":{"0":"post-16770","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-five-things","7":"category-philosophy","8":"tag-five-things","9":"entry","10":"has-post-thumbnail"},"yoast_head":"\n