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?Question? box your stuff.

January 14, 2013by unpacktherat Leave a comment

Once a pack-rat always a pack-rat?  Could this be my fate? I am disgusted with all the crap in my new fixer-upper. Even after all this time of moaning and […]

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accomplishment, change, choice, clutter, fear, life
sampling of my inventory -tip: never do auto-delivery anything!

Not buying into it

October 28, 2012by unpacktherat Leave a comment

So I am still on my treacherous journey to living better with less, however I’ve had a few roadblocks thrown my way.  For instance; perpetual moving. We moved last year, […]

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advertising, consumerism, freedom, society, waste
hi-price

Free from the grip

July 18, 2012by unpacktherat 3 Comments

This is basically how I feel and what I believe in a nut shell. Please watch and actually take a moment to see how materialism has shaped your life.  I […]

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accomplishment, change, choice, consumerism, economy, freedom, growth, habits, money, society, soul, Uncategorized
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mindtrash fall-out

July 17, 2012by unpacktherat Leave a comment

I know I have been missing from this blog, I have been working super hard on our renovation Project 1923.  I have been without a kitchen and a real bed […]

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art, challenging, change, choice, storage, waste

Why do we Hang on?

January 10, 2012by unpacktherat Leave a comment

So this is my question today and I do not have the answer. Why do we hang on to things?  What is it in our minds that puts value on […]

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accomplishment, choice, clutter, consumerism, emotional, hard
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Barbie is a Hoarder

January 5, 2012by unpacktherat 1 Comment

I would not have believed it but I saw it with my own two eyes. Look at these storage containers that are for all her shoes, bracelets, hats, her books […]

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choice, clutter, consumerism, memories, save, storage, stress
# years, are we there yet?

# years, are we there yet?

December 8, 2011by unpacktherat 1 Comment

“#” is representative of the number of years since you [I] decided that, well, you weren’t cut out to follow the herd. The # number of years that have past […]

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challenging, change, choice, family, stress

Grinchy

November 21, 2011by unpacktherat Leave a comment

Okay here we go, into the holidays a time when people buy gifts for people because they are supposed to, or because they really want to, or because it’s tradition. […]

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challenging, choice, money, waste
Typical media and political spin - This is the laugh at you stage. Discount the message and maybe it will go awys.

I am the 99%

October 20, 2011by unpacktherat Leave a comment

I am the 99%. And I am proud of each and every person who has taken their time to express themselves.  A message such as this would have gone nowhere […]

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accomplishment, change, choice, consumerism, Uncategorized
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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  • I repeat.
  • I get it.
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  • I voted early
  • Out of the snail box
  • Assholes clutter a good life
  • learn from the sunflower
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  • Better today
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