ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS

I received a call from a past client and friend.  She told me she has been cleaning and clearing the paper from her office and house. Ok, ready for this….she and her husband put out on trash day, 77 pounds of shredded paper to be recycled!!! That is 11 large trash bags…they each weighed 7 pounds !!! [...]

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REVISITED

We had a call from our oldest son, Corey, last night….the one who survived being buried in the avalanche. He and his brother, Taylor, rode their dirt bikes back into the area where they were caught in last winter. I noticed the tone in his voice, amazement as to the debris, boulders, stumps, trees knocked [...]

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I DID IT!!!!

LIST OF GOALS COMPLETED TO DATE:
# 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,  7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
NEW GOALS COMPLETED OVER THE MONTH:
#4 My cottage industry, The Rocking Horse, has begun to gallop. Though it is a work in [...]

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HOME STRETCH…5 MORE TO GO!

LIST OF GOALS COMPLETED TO DATE:
# 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 28, 30 (25 COMPLETED…5 TO GO!)
CAN’T BELIEVE THAT I LAST POSTED JULY 20!!! I AM SORRY, THE DECLUTTERING HAS TAKEN OVER AND THE ACCOUNTABILITY TO SHARE MY PROGRESS GOT [...]

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ONE DRAWER AT A TIME

I am moving further still!
#3 Taking more tomorrow to the consignment store
#20 Went through all my bureau drawers: how many short sleeve shirts does one person need?
Well here is what I did to solve that problem:
1. Put all the shirts on my bed
2. Sorted by color
3. Picked up each one, if there was a stain [...]

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WE DID IT!!

I have some very exiting news to share with all of you. This is so fitting for what I have been posting for the last 7 months now; my New Year Resolutions.
I and 7 other authors have just published an EBook called CLUTTER FREE AND CLEAR: TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR TIME AND SPACE, A How To [...]

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WHEN ONE DOOR CLOSES ANOTHER ONE OPENS

LISTS OF GOALS COMPLETED TO DATE:
#S 1,2,3,7,9,10,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,21,22,24,26,28,30 (19 out of 30…11 more to go!)
NEW GOALS COMPLETED IN THE PAST MONTH:
#7 To more items to Salvation Army last week
#25 Completely tore through Taylor’s closet, now neat and organized
Room reorganized…new curtains, new rug (not brand new….an older one I had that I loved)
Drawers and closets cleaned out:
Dining [...]

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FEELING LIGHTER AND LIGHTER

LISTS OF GOALS COMPLETED TO DATE:
#s 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 24, 26, 30
NEW GOALS COMPLETED IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS TO BE ADDED TO THE ABOVE:
#3 took more to the consignment store and I got a check in the mail today!!!
#12 the garage is completely cleaned; grown kids [...]

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A BREATH OF FRESH AIR!

LISTS OF GOALS COMPLETED TO DATE:
#s 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 13, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 26, 30
NEW GOALS COMPLETED IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS TO BE ADDED TO THE ABOVE:
#14 the loft above the mudroom is completely sorted, reorganized, and boxes labeled. all unwanted items were freecycled
#18 planted one half of the vegetable garden, other half [...]

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RAN A MARATHON

LISTS OF GOALS COMPLETED TO DATE:
#s 1, 2, 3, 7, 15, 21, 22, 26, 30
NEW GOALS COMPLETED IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS TO BE ADDED TO THE ABOVE:
# 17 all garden beds are simplified
# 9 the painting for the kitchen, breakfast room, den, back-hall are all scheduled for the late fall
# 8 I have a [...]

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