{"id":43379,"date":"2020-12-07T08:10:33","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T13:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=43379"},"modified":"2020-12-07T08:10:34","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T13:10:34","slug":"the-stuff-that-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2020\/12\/07\/the-stuff-that-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"The stuff that matters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With the holidays almost upon us, some of you may have already or be thinking about leaving your belongings in boxes at a friend\u2019s house or in storage. Maybe you\u2019re going home from campus and you can leave stuff in your dorm room and you\u2019re just taking a small suitcase with you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well in my case and I\u2019m sure there are a few others like me, I only got to take a slither of all my stuff in a suitcase once the pandemic hit. And when the pandemic hit and we were told everything was closing, I put my stuff in storage with Second Closet and it\u2019s been there ever since March. It\u2019s quite weird to think my belongings have been there for so long and I don\u2019t know if I really miss them at all because I seem to have forgotten a lot of the things. I have to say in the chaos of it all, Second Closet looked after my things, and I mainly used them because of other students\u2019 recommendations. And now I\u2019ve been thinking about how I appreciate what I have and how the things I value don\u2019t lie in having \u2018things\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I got to take 10% or less of my items home so it is really really minimal, but I don\u2019t feel like I\u2019m missing anything. A lot of it was for sports, so I hope to need them again but a lot was just \u2018stuff\u2019. And it\u2019s not worth dwelling on the stuff that isn't there. It\u2019s important to reflect on what we get to experience, the time with others and the time we spend for ourselves. I remember watching my friend play ice hockey in the Varsity dome for U of T and it was really nice. Recently, I also attended a session on exam prep and my friend led an amazing conversation about being positive and keeping focused in these online environments. I think these times are special and worth much more than things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Conversely, I have little things, small memorabilia, gifts from people that I like to have and some of it has made it back, but the feeling of the gift lasts much longer. And leading to the festivities around the corner, appreciate whatever people you see or the gift you get or don\u2019t. Things are so up in the air and just being with the people that are close to you, or hearing their voice or spending time with them is special in itself and more than lucky enough. Take care and show that you realise the feelings are worth it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[If you do need to store your belongings, I\u2019d recommend Second Closet, something I learned from other students, who gave me a real review. I think it\u2019s valuable to know, especially as an international student not knowing all the local places, and the difficulty in having conversations with other students this year.]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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