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Monthly Archives: April 2012

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I bought plastic

April 30, 2012by unpacktherat Leave a comment

I bought a plastic cup.  This goes against everything I believe, but I have become super tired of spilling everything in my car.  I  need to drink more water, we […]

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clutter, waste, fear, lessons, nature
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Just like starting over

April 24, 2012by unpacktherat Leave a comment

Remember when you were young, and the future felt like some distant place that would never really happen.  You felt light, and easy, optimistic and somewhat care free and in […]

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freedom, life, love, plans

Time has come

April 18, 2012by unpacktherat Leave a comment

There is no more time for delaying the final sort.  ( just bought a house and we are closing soon) We measured the rooms and basically most everything will not  […]

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accomplishment, clutter, easy, memories, storage, to-do

Help them now.

April 14, 2012by unpacktherat Leave a comment

A person can only be pushed so far. I really do not know how people do it.  How do people continue on peacefully when the world around them is crumbling? […]

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choice, difficult, fear, hard, heart breaking, society

I have never

April 12, 2012by unpacktherat Leave a comment

It’s difficult to believe this but I have never sat in a coffee shop alone with my laptop. I have never gone to a library to read. I’ve only once […]

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change, choice, clutter, easy, exercise, soul, spirit, to-do

Waiting

April 11, 2012by unpacktherat Leave a comment

Waiting is hard. Have you ever found yourself waiting and getting irate, grumpy or even snippy. It’s all a waste of your time life. You end up hurting those around […]

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change, choice, easy, growth, letting go, life, to-do
The day I got my storage unit

Sale time, yet again

April 10, 2012by unpacktherat Leave a comment

I am getting pretty good at organizing garage/house sales, and brother do I kill it with the signs. I use Craig’s list and signs on major intersections.  That’s it.  I […]

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accomplishment, choice, clutter, consumerism, donate, goals, memories, moving on, plans, sale, storage, waste
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Be kind to yourself.

April 9, 2012by unpacktherat Leave a comment

I was very kind to my self one day. I did a very simple exercise. I complimented myself. I told myself I was a good mother in the way I […]

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family, forgiveness, growth, lessons, love
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I am a coconut

April 6, 2012by unpacktherat Leave a comment

A coconut, that’s exactly what I am and what I want to be, because it works for me. I have a hard shell, I can fall from 20 feet in […]

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easy, growth, lessons, nature, soul
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For Real

April 6, 2012by unpacktherat 2 Comments

We bit the bullet, for real this time. We bought a house. This house we tried to buy before, maybe in February, but it got into multiple offers and we […]

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change, easy, growth, money, moving on, sale, to-do

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