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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

Please watch before you make even one decision for 2012

January 3, 2012by unpacktherat 2 Comments

I am seriously finding my focus, after surviving the last horrid holiday season of my life. Spent Christmas eve in the emergency room, my Mother broke her arm in two […]

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change, choice, difficult, growth, stress
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Personalized A.D.D.

December 21, 2011by unpacktherat Leave a comment

Nothing accomplished.  December has become another month to just make it through.  To handle all the crises that came our way and try to do it without total self destruction.  […]

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challenging, difficult, fear, growth, moving on, plans

Thankless

November 24, 2011by unpacktherat 1 Comment

Hopefully you are in a place where an abundance of joy and love are thriving.  Maybe you are visiting your new grandchild for the first time.  Maybe you are sleeping in […]

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challenging, difficult, emotional, family

Giving up?

November 22, 2011by unpacktherat Leave a comment

Wow, can it be happening? Is giving up the same as surrendering? I wish I knew.  Because I am trying , really trying hard to figure this all out. I […]

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challenging, difficult, goals, moving on, plans
nightmare

Garage Abyss and other Lovely Thoughts

November 12, 2011by unpacktherat Leave a comment

Well, a few weeks ago, we placed a bid on a house.  And that stopped me dead in my tracks on my journey to living better with less.  I thought […]

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challenging, difficult, emotional, family, hard, life
notesmall

My Elevens

November 11, 2011by unpacktherat Leave a comment

I, like many other people find themselves always seeing a digital clock that says 11:11.  It’s uncanny for me. It can happen when a clock isn’t even set to the […]

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change, difficult, emotional, family, growth, habits
yellow

Love What You Do, Even if You Dont.

November 10, 2011by unpacktherat 1 Comment

This is a tough one.  Once we decide we don’t like doing something, or maybe we decide we don’t like our boss or our job, we subconsciously sabotage ourselves.  Especially […]

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change, choice, difficult, easy, emotional, growth, habits
I could be a drug addict.

I could be a drug addict.

October 26, 2011by unpacktherat 2 Comments

Magically, some how I was able to paint, raise children, work, clean, list paintings to sell, walk the dogs and go shopping, carpool kids, plan vacations, watch sporting events, join […]

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change, choice, difficult, economy, emotional, fear, sadness, stress
xmasstuff

What is the key?

October 19, 2011by unpacktherat 2 Comments

I am forcing myself to get back on track and I am mentally trying to re-charge my journey to living better with less. What I didn’t expect were the results […]

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change, choice, difficult, habits, lessons, Uncategorized

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