On my 4th day in Kabul

Today is Sunday, a normal work day in Kabul.
I had no time to think about yesterday and today being my weekend, these are normal working days and there is just no point stopping to wave goodbye to my usual weekend.
Thursday, my half-day and Friday my off-day will soon come, leaving no traces of Saturdays and Sundays and their beautiful, restful meaning in my life.

As I updated previously I not only got to arrive in Kabul with ALL of my suitcases, but with new stuff I acquired in Dubai. Karla was amazing enough(despite her surgery) to insist on going over all the things I was bringing to Afghanistan and 'repacking' for me. This process involved separating a big pile for "The second mile thrift shop" and creating a 2nd pile of winter clothes and other 'stuff' that could wait to be brought to Kabul in December. I had to stop and re-evaluate my situation, I knew I was over my head with stuff, so I agreed.
Even after such intervention, as I struggled to put each bag onto the scale at the Delta counter, I saw each bag marking 70 pounds. I smiled a knowing smile, and asked how much(for the few extra pounds)?
Though I arrived into Dubai bagless, I must admit there was great advantange in not having to carry 2, 70 pound bags especially as I changed rooms in the hotel I stayed at 3 times.
On the day of departure, at 5am, ding dong there they were. I had forgotten their weight, yet was quickly reminded as I once again struggled to put each one on the scale, but this time on the Kam Air counter where I was only allowed 30 kilos, meaning one bag less 2 kilos.
I was allowed to go pay excess luggage and so arrived into Kabul with both.
Now, don't get me wrong. They are inconvinient to travel with, they do require paying excess poundage yet there is no pricetag on the comfort of being in a place so full of limitations with all my 'STUFF'. My hello kitty zip lock bags, my Vietnamese embroidered scarves, my body shop shower gels, my pearls, my mother's copy(from her university days) of 100 years of solitude, yeah, yeah, I did bring these unnecessary items to most of you but oh so necessary to someone like me.

I am sure like Karla said, that after less than a month I'll be full of all kinds of new local stuff. But for now, on my 4th day of being here, I must rely on this stuff to get me by.