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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
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

What Gives Me Hope

December 16, 2011by unpacktherat Leave a comment

As hopeless as the world appears to be, as down I am about the holidays and my own personal problems.  I do get nuggets of hope. I cherish these nuggets, […]

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change, choice, donate, easy, heart breaking, society, spirit

Giving Change a Chance.

December 12, 2011by unpacktherat 2 Comments

I want to be one of those people that makes a difference.  But I’m frustrated because I never get my ideas off the ground.  For whatever reasons I lack the […]

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donate, lessons, life, money, society, Uncategorized
Jagger, Niko and Lucas

It’s a S.H.E.L.L. Fund

December 5, 2011by unpacktherat 1 Comment

I’ve been a bit single minded, focused only on my self lately. This is nothing I am proud of or ashamed of, it’s just that there’s more to life then […]

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animals, donate, economy, heart breaking, save

I want to be like Angelina.

November 23, 2011by unpacktherat Leave a comment

I’ve been taking mental notes of talk that puts my mind into a negative or an overwhelmed and hopeless place. Most of the time it’s discussions about something I can’t […]

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donate, heart breaking, save, soul
52 bones we abuse

52 bones we abuse

October 4, 2011by unpacktherat 3 Comments

The human foot has 26 bones, 33 joints, 107 ligaments, 19 muscles and tendons. The 52 bones in your feet make up about 25 percent of all the bones in […]

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donate, easy, letting go, styles, Uncategorized

Clothes: Who am I?

October 3, 2011by unpacktherat 1 Comment

Last week  I handled sorting my belts after a little self-talk-therapy. I now own four belts total.  There’s a fifth one hiding in a box somewhere, and when I find […]

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closets, clothes, learn, letting go, memories, Uncategorized
belts living large

My Ugly Belts are Laughing at Me.

September 27, 2011by unpacktherat 3 Comments

Downsizing my wardrobe will  be very tough for me.  Because clothes, in the scheme of things, don’t take up much space.  For example, today  I was looking at my belts.  […]

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choice, closets, clothes, clutter, donate, goals, mental
dim witted mule shoes- clomp clomp clomp! be gone!

Animal shoes

September 20, 2011by unpacktherat Leave a comment

I haven’t wanted  to sort my shoes this second time around.  I know I have shoes that need repair, and my conscious mind says,  “If you really wanted to wear […]

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donate, easy, goals, letting go, to-do, Uncategorized

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