What Living Out of a Carry-On for 5 Months Taught Me

We need much less stuff than we think.

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Last spring I arrived in Spain for a “workation”, the exact evening when the first full Covid lockdown was announced. It went into effect the next day. With me, I had a carry-on suitcase with some clothes and toiletries, and a backpack that carried my tech. Initially, I planned on staying for a couple of weeks…