Cltohes Day 3: Sunburn and other First World Problems

Okay, on clothes Day 3 major problems.  Sunburn and dirty laundry together combine for a major malfunction in my seven plan.  I am ashamed to say that the shorts I bought would not fit without excruciating pain on my burned belly.  I am a 36 year old fair skinned, fair-haired mother of three and somehow even with spf 70 managed to get myself toasted the nice ripe shade of tomato red.  I reapplied to all three of the kids while we were doing our back and forth routine from pool to beach during the 9 hours we were outside while Greg was at his conference and somehow thought if I was under an umbrella in between chasing after them I was okay.  Sadly, I was not.  I had carefully chosen my 7 items in advance not anticipating sunburn or thinking of no washing machine.  I wore baggy pants home.  Even those pants scraped tender red flesh and had me wincing anytime the seat belt moved the wrong way.  I consciously broke my 7 clothes rule to keep from the car ride home being unbearable.
On the ride home n I was convicted of my first world problems.  Not having a washing machine caused me inconvenience.  Having a sunburn caused me inconvenience.  Having the luxury of going on a vacation where I could have recreational time in the sun to even get a sunburn to the severity I did is not something most of the world's population can do, much less worry about.  Not having a washing machine is something most do not think about because they've never had one.  They have bigger problems like food, shelter, access to clean water, health care that is accessible, much less affordable.  I broke my own seven clothing rule because of a 4 hour ride home in an air conditioned vehicle would hurt.  To say I was convicted is an understatement.
I knew that this study would grow me, I didn't know it would break me.  Before this study I thought I was living pretty modestly, definitely middle class and working on finding ways to give more.  I have realized through just these one and a half weeks how much I have and how much I take for granted.  Praying that the humility and conviction I am feeling will grow me in ways that I need it most.

Sincerely,
Dawn