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Day 23: Sell

Posted on January 23, 2014 by joshdaddy

This is a hard one. Our finances are…not so good. Don’t get me wrong–we are not lacking in any essentials (you should see my daughter’s shoe collection), but as a family we do seem to operate at a deficit pretty … Continue reading →

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Day 17: Fast

Posted on January 17, 2014 by joshdaddy

Ok, first things first: today’s one-day fast has nothing to do with weight loss, “cleansing,” or purging. Last night, somewhere around nine o’clock, I found myself elbow deep into a box of cereal. It wasn’t the late night snacking that … Continue reading →

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Day 14: Pace

Posted on January 14, 2014 by joshdaddy

That little chest cold I was fighting off on Sunday pretty much knocked me off my feet yesterday. So last night, I made up a pot of chicken soup with lots of noodles, loaded up on cough medicine, and then … Continue reading →

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Day 10: Cancel

Posted on January 10, 2014 by joshdaddy

I am not a luddite by any means. We are pretty wired in our house. We have our phone service with data plans, our internet, our land-line, our cable, Tivo, and Xbox Live. There’s just no way I’m going to … Continue reading →

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Day 9: Delete

Posted on January 9, 2014 by joshdaddy

I know, I know: It’s not like all that data is taking up a lot of physical space, or physically weighing me down, so what’s the big deal? True enough. And yes, while I’m solidly “in the yellow” on my … Continue reading →

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Day 5: Cull

Posted on January 5, 2014 by joshdaddy

Well, so far, so good. I am starting each day with some quiet time, just sitting. I am extending that quiet into my drive time, for at least fifteen minutes. And I have made it 24 hours without allowing my … Continue reading →

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Day 4: Provide

Posted on January 4, 2014 by joshdaddy

Does this pantry drive you nuts? It drives me nuts. Every single day. I mean look at all that stuff, one thing piled on top of another, and nothing  within reach. Several times a day, I open up the pantry … Continue reading →

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Day 1: Read

Posted on January 1, 2014 by joshdaddy

Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand; instead of a million count half a dozen, and keep your accounts on your thumb-nail…. Simplify, simplify. –Henry David Thoreau … Continue reading →

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