A Need To Unload

 
 
Buried Alive. That’s how the beginning of the phone call started.  Three weeks ago our son, Corey, was in an avalanche in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, buried 5 feet down, and found unconscious by his brother, Taylor, and room mate, Topher. To make matters even more interesting, Corey was in a prior avalanche in Alaska just [...]

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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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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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I AM ON A ROLL!

Accountability:
In the past week I have:
1. I have collated, hole punched all articles and photos of our son’s last 5 years on the professional freeskiing circuit. This has been something that I have wanted to complete for so long, but kept putting it off because it looked so daunting. And now here it is, labeled with tabs, [...]

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WOW, FREER AND LOVING IT

LIST OF GOALS COMPLETED TO DATE:
#21, #1, #7, #2, #30, #15, #22, #26, #3, #7 ongoing weekly
 What I Learned:
I am amazed that nine of my goals for 2008 have already been complete. That is 9 out of 30!! Not bad and it is already March. The momentum continues and as I gather the next group [...]

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One Step At a Time

Can’t believe that my last entry was 3.08.08, but then again, yes I can.
What I Learned:
Life can play funny tricks on us. I never thought I would feel so drained by the death of this friend. So here I am now, pulling up the boot straps and putting one foot in-front of the other. ONE [...]

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