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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 126: Clear
I tried to clear out the upstairs bathroom closet yesterday, but yielded to my wife’s request to make it an early night. But tonight I am on it. And boy, am I in over my head. This closet is, well, … Continue reading
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Day 123: Demolish
When I started this yearlong project, I didn’t know that I would be getting such a big motivation to reduce our lives to its bare essentials. Nine weeks is not a lot of time to pack up a house and … Continue reading
Day 114: De-gamify
Yes, I know that I just made up a word using another made-up word, and that I am not even using that word correctly…. We have two cabinets in our house with stacks of games. This one is in the … Continue reading
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Day 111: Maintain
Mondays are always a bit tough for me to get through more than just the basics. I have tended to focus on quick fix items for the most part–a bookshelf here or there; maybe some refrigerator magnets tossed away–that sort … Continue reading
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Day 102: Acclimate
I don’t think you really need to acclimate to 3,500 feet, but every time we head up to the mountains, it always takes me a couple of days to feel I am settling in. It’s usually around this time, on … Continue reading
Day 100: Align
I have to admit, I have never been a big fan of the phrase “everything happens for a reason.” But every once in a while, there are those moments when a number of events seem to align themselves just so. … Continue reading
Day 97: Unearth
Today’s entry was supposed to be more literal than figurative. I meant to turn the soil in the garden and prepare the earth for planting. But we have had major rains for the past 24 hours, so I will have … Continue reading
Day 86: Enter
So what’s the first thing you want to see when you enter your house? Certainly not this! We have an entryway into our house–not quite a mudroom, and not what I would call a foyer either. Actually, it was once … Continue reading
Day 43: Restore
Well, so far Part II of Atlanta’s Winter Weather Advisory doesn’t look too bad. The “wintery mix” showed up around 1am, mostly in the form of snow. It changed over to ice somewhere around 7am this morning, and it’s still … Continue reading
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