Wishlist

Sezane sweater
Zara shorts (similar)
Linjer rings (c/o) (similar)
Location: Attiki – Athens, Greece

My wishlist is long. I stumbled upon an astrology meme for Libras this week that said, “I act okay but deep down, I need more clothes.” Those exact words aren’t mine, but the sentiment certainly is – no matter how full my wardrobe becomes, there’s always something new I want to add to it.

But I also know, deep down, that my impulse to keep adding to that wishlist, to continue to acquire beautiful clothes I don’t really need (and won’t wear nearly often enough to justify owning) is really just a coping mechanism. Call it an antidote to the frustration of continuing to work for a living when all I really want is to spend my life among books, reading, writing and creating.

I’m not alone in this. We all have our own ways of managing. Some days, they work better than others.

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”
– Leonardo Da Vinci

Deep down, I don’t need more clothes. My needs, in reality, are few – but that doesn’t mean they’re easily met. A large balcony in a European capital (preferably one where the weather is warm and sunny.) A never-ending supply of tea served in a china cup. And a personal library, stocked with all the books I’ve always planned to read someday, and more that I haven’t discovered yet. My life with those three things would be a quiet and simple one, but an incredibly happy one, too. These photos capture a moment in time that was about as close to it as I’ve ever experienced – and although it was temporary, it was perhaps even more blissful because I knew it couldn’t last.

Maybe someday that life will really be mine. The dream isn’t impossible, after all, just remote. So for now, I keep curating my wishlist.

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