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Month: January 2011

blizzard!

blizzard!

The weathermen have been predicting snow and ice, and in typical Southern fashion, the people have responded by cancelling school and stocking up on bread and milk. The forecast was for 3-6″ of snow throughout metro Atlanta, which of course is hard to know what *we* will actually get. We live fairly close to the city, and “metro Atlanta” includes more distant towns up to an hour away and in the mountains. So sometimes, *they* will see snow when we…

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declutter update

declutter update

So how did I do in my decluttering challenge last month? Well one thing I learned: It is very annoying to count every item you’re getting rid of. I think it’s probably a good challenge if you’ve already done a major declutter and want to push yourself to get rid of a few more things. But when you’re talking 200 or 300 items… yeah that’s annoying. I would have taken a picture, but I could just anticipate someone getting offended…

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january 2nd

january 2nd

Yesterday was the first day of 2011. I was finally feeling better, and filled with all the hope and promises that a new year brings. I don’t want to make resolutions, per se, but I’ve been contemplating some goals for myself this year. I had a lot on my mind as I went to bed, and I stayed up until 6am thinking about it. (Sigh.) I wasn’t completely wide awake, but I definitely wasn’t asleep either. I am not wanting…

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2010: year in review

2010: year in review

I’m a bit late with this, since I was sick the past few days. I could skip it, but I enjoy this look back on my year, so I guess I’m doing it for myself. I just reread my new year’s resolutions from last year, and I must admit I didn’t get any of them done – in fact I just forgot about them. Oh well. I think I’ll try to stop making resolutions that I never keep. :-) January:…

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