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Let-Go

I get it.

January 18, 2013by unpacktherat Leave a comment

Today I am heading outside to work on a project that has nothing to do with “unpacking” any rat.   I have already spent an hour freezing my butt off at […]

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family, freedom, growth, lessons, moving on
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
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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

Lies

March 22, 2012by unpacktherat 4 Comments

Geez. I don’t lie. I try not to lie. I can’t remember anything , so I am no good at lying and I don’t feel good if I lie. So […]

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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
Batman center stage

Happy Birthday Batman!

February 8, 2012by unpacktherat 1 Comment

Today is one of my dog’s 9th birthday. Batman is nine. He is a gentle soul, a loyal buddy, and his is big fluffy and hug-able. He has his faults, […]

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emotional, family, heart breaking, lessons, letting go, life
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Reasons

January 30, 2012by unpacktherat 6 Comments

Are there reasons for everything? I think there must be, because that is the only thing that makes sense out of a senseless situation. I am not going to whine […]

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choice, emotional, family, lessons, letting go

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
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

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