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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

Five Unproven Tips

February 18, 2012by unpacktherat Leave a comment

I have an issue with getting too  close.  I could explain it away based on many things, now that I recognize much of the baggage I carry.  But that doesn’t […]

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challenging, growth, lessons, life, soul, spirit
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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

Sleepless Reality

February 11, 2012by unpacktherat 2 Comments

Everything seems possible when you can’t sleep, except of course sleeping. No one bothers you but yourself on sleepless nights.  But the worse part for me is knowing how awful […]

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change, exercise, goals, listen, spirit, to-do

Accepting truth

January 28, 2012by unpacktherat 2 Comments

I am taking a break because I just can’t think straight right now. It’s no big deal, this house hunting has been a miserable experience, I don’t know how many […]

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emotional, family, growth, life, mental, spirit, Uncategorized

Not everything can be fixed

January 24, 2012by unpacktherat Leave a comment

Realizing this is difficult.  I would say, I must have thought I was super woman or something in the past because it never crossed my mind that some things are […]

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emotional, exercise, heart breaking, lessons, sadness

Un-learning or de-programing

January 16, 2012by unpacktherat Leave a comment

Un-learning is a new concept to me. Because I always believed that information was power and that I should acquire as much information as possible.  Mind you in this case […]

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change, choice, exercise, growth, learn, society
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Share

January 12, 2012by unpacktherat 2 Comments

Today’s post is a “share.” I don’t know many of you well, but I do know human nature.  And I think I can say with utter certainty that life is […]

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choice, emotional, exercise, growth, learn, mental, moving on, soul, spirit
Nature and My Nature

Nature and My Nature

January 11, 2012by unpacktherat Leave a comment

The only thing I can count on is nature. I can count on it to do whatever the h%ll it wants when it wants, except for the bazillion things it […]

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emotional, goals, habits, mental, moving on, nature

Exactly what are you going to do?

January 4, 2012by unpacktherat 2 Comments

So another year’s over, and what have you done? I’ve made excuses as to why I can’t get past my personal road blocks. That stops today. I know it’s cold […]

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change, closets, clutter, goals, growth, habits, save, storage

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