http://www.kristieinparis.com/2010/the-unemployed-dilemma-and-how-to-live-like-a-pauper-331/ Tragelaphus eurycerus eurycerus ad eternium Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:58:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.kristieinparis.com/2010/the-unemployed-dilemma-and-how-to-live-like-a-pauper-331/comment-page-1/#comment-484 Amy Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:41:49 +0000 http://www.kristieinparis.com/?p=331#comment-484 Hi! So, I am very much in the understanding of what you mean when talking of packing up your life. But for me, it was also the lives of others. Recently I did the same (I mean, exactly the same), I jettisoned everything from me and my H's life in Sydney to move to Paris. I gave away books, (sometimes secretly leaving them in bus stops and bus seats), clothes, cutlery, jewelry, furniture (ok, I have to pause to have a little weep over the GORGEOUS 50s yellow formica dining set....ok, eyes are puffy but the tears are gone) and all of the other flotsam and jetsam of our lives. I dropped off loads at the op-shop everyday for about 2 weeks (lucky them!). In the end, walking through there was like being in a weird parallel dimension where people get to test-drive things for a few-years before returning them to the shop and deciding whether or not to buy them. Also, sadly, they did a better job at interior design with my decor. However, it has also given me the same feelings of freedom and joy, I dont buy anything that isn't replacing something else, and coming up with gifts is, and not to sound too evangelistic...fun! I definitely think very hard before buying anything and not only consider the impact on the earth but also on my life...yikes, I do sound evangelistic. Anyway, to sum-up, two things; I hope there isn't a word limit and thank you for your post! Hi!
So, I am very much in the understanding of what you mean when talking of packing up your life. But for me, it was also the lives of others. Recently I did the same (I mean, exactly the same), I jettisoned everything from me and my H’s life in Sydney to move to Paris. I gave away books, (sometimes secretly leaving them in bus stops and bus seats), clothes, cutlery, jewelry, furniture (ok, I have to pause to have a little weep over the GORGEOUS 50s yellow formica dining set….ok, eyes are puffy but the tears are gone) and all of the other flotsam and jetsam of our lives. I dropped off loads at the op-shop everyday for about 2 weeks (lucky them!). In the end, walking through there was like being in a weird parallel dimension where people get to test-drive things for a few-years before returning them to the shop and deciding whether or not to buy them. Also, sadly, they did a better job at interior design with my decor.
However, it has also given me the same feelings of freedom and joy, I dont buy anything that isn’t replacing something else, and coming up with gifts is, and not to sound too evangelistic…fun! I definitely think very hard before buying anything and not only consider the impact on the earth but also on my life…yikes, I do sound evangelistic.
Anyway, to sum-up, two things; I hope there isn’t a word limit and thank you for your post!

]]> http://www.kristieinparis.com/2010/the-unemployed-dilemma-and-how-to-live-like-a-pauper-331/comment-page-1/#comment-419 Karin (an alien parisienne) Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:03:37 +0000 http://www.kristieinparis.com/?p=331#comment-419 What a wonderful post! You have summed up so well what it is like to be in Paris and unemployed and not having a lot to spend. But more importantly, you have described a simplified life and one based on consuming less. That's something I think just about everyone could do a little more of, eh? What a wonderful post! You have summed up so well what it is like to be in Paris and unemployed and not having a lot to spend. But more importantly, you have described a simplified life and one based on consuming less. That’s something I think just about everyone could do a little more of, eh?

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