A Week Ago, Getting Ready for TEEM

A week ago, I was thinking about how I might be feeling in one week, when I was back from travel, back from my first time at a TEEM intensive. I am feeling the way I hoped I would be feeling. I am feeling relieved and hopeful--and not too exhausted.A week ago, I was getting ready to pack. One of the benefits of driving is that I can overpack. I ended up with three extra tops and sweaters/overshirts, which was fine with me. I decided not to bring long pants or skirts; I assumed we'd be in a casual mode, and happily, I was right. The tops I brought were dressier, so if I had gambled wrong in either direction, I wouldn't have felt too out of place. Including me, we had 6 females, and none of us wore dresses or skirts; only 3 of us wore shorts, and I was the only one who wore long shorts each day.Why do these sartorial choices still seem so important? Because they are, in so many ways. Why did I spend so much time planning? Because I was going to be far away from home, and I have the type…