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Day 155: Drill

Posted on June 5, 2014 by joshdaddy

It’s pretty easy to be fully in the moment and brimming with mindfulness while sitting on a hilltop, watching a sunset, but what about in the dentist’s office having a tooth filled? I had a dentist’s appointment today–the second of … Continue reading →

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Day 154: Sweeten

Posted on June 4, 2014 by joshdaddy

So tonight’s posting is another redirection of sorts. I was all ready to write up something about how I had finally started loading boxes and bookshelves into The Pod, in preparation for the move, but then I got to thinking: … Continue reading →

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Day 153: Learn

Posted on June 3, 2014 by joshdaddy

So today The Pods arrived, which was a bit of a surprise, since I had arranged for only one pod to arrive today. The woman driving the truck checked her paperwork, then looked up at me quizzically. “You only wanted … Continue reading →

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Day 152: Retire

Posted on June 1, 2014 by joshdaddy

No, I’m not retiring from my day job, but I do think I’m through with moving sales and yard sales for a while. Don’t get me wrong: today was sort of fun. I had friends stop by to chat, and … Continue reading →

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Day 151: Disinvest

Posted on June 1, 2014 by joshdaddy

Somewhere around five o’clock tonight–as I was straddling the intake duct on the heat pump in an attic well over 100 degrees, wrestling with a disassembled, solid oak crib–it dawned on me that (once again), the day had gone somewhat … Continue reading →

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Day 150: Open

Posted on May 31, 2014 by joshdaddy

It’s getting pretty chaotic in the house right now. I know, I know… we are in process. There are boxes piled up in increasingly precarious towers, and various bags intended for various destinations strewn about the floor, and furniture pulled … Continue reading →

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Day 149: Flow

Posted on May 30, 2014 by joshdaddy

OK, it’s a major cliché, and an out of date one at that, but today has been a good reminder of how simple it can be to go with the flow. I’ve been dithering on The Pods–how many do we … Continue reading →

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Day 148: Compromise

Posted on May 28, 2014 by joshdaddy

My youngest stayed overnight at a friend’s house last night, and then was gone most of the day as well. When she and her mother finally got home this evening, I had already been at work in her bedroom for … Continue reading →

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Day 147: Break

Posted on May 28, 2014 by joshdaddy

So it’s summertime around here, by most measures. The kids are out of school, and a lot of our daily schedules are changing. Normally, I’m driving my oldest boy to the gym on Mondays and Wednesdays for his team practice, … Continue reading →

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Day 146: Vary

Posted on May 26, 2014 by joshdaddy

Today was a smorgasbord of downsize activities. With so much to plow through, I thought it might be easier to hop around from one task to the next. A little variety to keep things interesting… and to keep me from … Continue reading →

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