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Day 145: Age Out
We tackled the kids’ clothes today. Well, two out of three kids, at least–but we did start with the hardest first: our eight-year-old fashionista. In theory, thinning out the kids’ wardrobe should be easy. After all: as long as they … Continue reading
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Day 144: Declassify
To be honest, I really wanted to call this entry “defile,” since I’ve already set a precedent of bad puns for titles, but I just couldn’t bring myself to do it. My wife and I dug in deep today. “The … Continue reading
Day 143: Rank
I’ve taken the time, now and then, to reflect on what I’ve written on this blog, and what sorts of patterns or themes I can see emerging. I thought it might be time to do that again, only this time, … Continue reading
Day 142: Reset
I think I have to reset my clock by a little bit. I realized today just how not in the moment I have been lately. Everything that I am doing, it seems, is aimed at that date in mid-July when … Continue reading
Day 141: Sip
There are certainly going to be a few things that I will miss when we move out of the Atlanta area in a few weeks. One of those things will be my easy access to banh mi sandwiches. Another will … Continue reading
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
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