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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
Siberian Hisky

Live like a dog.

March 31, 2012by unpacktherat Leave a comment

I am convinced that dogs have the world figure out.  I know am not the first to say this, but I don’t care.  When a dog barks he is not […]

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animals, change, choice, life, society, soul, spirit, waste

Negative force

March 21, 2012by unpacktherat Leave a comment

There’s something out there that wants to take me down.  I swear, I am doing all I can and bad sh*t keeps happening. This morning, I was on my way […]

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choice, easy, growth, habits, life, moving on, waste

KONY 2012

March 8, 2012by unpacktherat Leave a comment

I would like to ask my readers to watch this film, and then share it with everyone.  There are few things in this world that are truly important.  This is […]

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accomplishment, change, choice, donate, goals, society, soul, spirit

Screwed up.

February 25, 2012by unpacktherat Leave a comment

So everything in your life is a mess, you’re stressed and wondering what you should do.  It’s easy to let your emotions take over at times like these, but that’s […]

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art, choice, easy, emotional, learn, life, spirit, stress, to-do
housecomparison

Out of the Darkness

February 15, 2012by unpacktherat 7 Comments

The other day I looked at the clock and it said 5:30, but it was still light out. So of course I thought that my clock battery died. I didn’t […]

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change, choice, clutter, moving on
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Reasons

January 30, 2012by unpacktherat 6 Comments

Are there reasons for everything? I think there must be, because that is the only thing that makes sense out of a senseless situation. I am not going to whine […]

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choice, emotional, family, lessons, letting go

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