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Monthly Archives: May 2014
Day 140: Trudge
Today is just a one-foot-in-front-of-the-other kind of day. I’ve yanked down another twenty books–I’ve cleared half of the bookshelf I wanted to empty out…and with each book I take town, the harder it gets. I also tackled another closet–a mish-mash … Continue reading
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Day 139: Recruit
Ok, I know I have already written about the importance of gaining allies in the house as we take steps as a family toward living more simply. Today, though, I’ve gone a step further: I’m enlisting recruits. If you’ve been … Continue reading
Day 138: Continue
We got back to our (Atlanta) home around 8pm tonight, which left me just enough time to to pull together another bag of donation clothing before the charity pick-up later this week. After coming face-to-face with the difference in scale … Continue reading
Day 137: Discover
Today, I “discovered” Little Wilson–much in the same way Columbus “discovered” the New World, I suppose. I have made three different attempts to find the trailhead for this particular crag, and today–equipped with a couple of reliable leads, my two … Continue reading
Day 136: Allow
OK, I’ve had three different false starts on today’s entry, and to be honest, each of my attempts has felt just a little to forced or inauthentic. It’s been a busy day, but a good day as well. And I … Continue reading
Day 135: Scale
It was pretty late last night by the time I carried in the bags of clothes and boxes of books and the one new bookshelf. I unpacked the books and put them in their new home, but I left the … Continue reading
Day 134: Shift
This afternoon, while I was loading some boxes of books into the van to bring up to North Carolina, my wife sidled up to me and said: Hey, you know what? We’re moving to the mountains! It’s amazing how fresh … Continue reading
Day 133: Convert
It’s all about the books these days, folks. We have three, six-foot bookshelves in one room; my short-term goal is to get rid of at least one of these bookshelves. I didn’t think I would accomplish that goal today, but … Continue reading
Day 132: Stack
Tonight I tackled a measly, little bookshelf. Most of what I have on this little, wooden bookshelf are work-related books: scholarship that touches upon my own work in one way, shape or form. Some of these points of contact are … Continue reading
Day 131: Bask
Sometimes I feel like I’m cheating on these posts–I mean, just the other day I was writing about the importance of enjoying the day. And I’ve written about how much I enjoy climbing outdoors with my kids. So did I … Continue reading
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