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Mexican Squirt, listen and stop

February 7, 2013by unpacktherat Leave a comment

Around the corner from where I live there is this Mexican Grocery store.  And right now I am enjoying a Mexican Squirt.  That’s Squirt made with pure cane sugar.  No […]

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doing, easy, exercise, freedom, letting go, life, listen, nature, soul, stress
voting early

I voted early

October 5, 2012by unpacktherat Leave a comment
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choice, easy, emotional, freedom, goals, growth, life
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Better today

June 17, 2012by unpacktherat Leave a comment

Today I learned from the other day and simply removed myself from a conversation of which I didn’t want to participate in, and I am proud of myself. It was […]

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choice, easy, freedom, habits, listen

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

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
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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

lawyers, liars and cold cash

March 23, 2012by unpacktherat Leave a comment

Okay so have you ever met with situation where someone screws you out of money and you think to yourself, “I’ll sue them.” But after you settle down reality kicks […]

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accomplishment, easy, goals, growth, learn, society

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

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Recent posts

  • Mexican Squirt, listen and stop
  • didn’t make it pass day 3
  • It (?)
  • Day 3
  • against the odds- 40 day attempt
  • Frightening
  • Clutter wasn’t holding me back.
  • I repeat.
  • I get it.
  • “atta girl”
  • ?Question? box your stuff.
  • Thirteen days of 2013
  • I held hands with Stevie Wonder just when I needed to.
  • Not buying into it
  • To Do, Doing, Done
  • I voted early
  • Out of the snail box
  • Assholes clutter a good life
  • learn from the sunflower
  • Free from the grip
  • mindtrash fall-out
  • Better today
  • I let myself down
  • I bought plastic
  • Just like starting over
  • Time has come
  • Help them now.
  • I have never
  • Waiting
  • Sale time, yet again

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