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The Move that Never Ends, To be Continued
Welcome to Part I of the never ending journey. Moods are lighthearted here as we pack and get ready for this move but we have no idea what is in store and what is to come. Mom is quiet and here in this part of the move, not really giving us much direction, but letting us lead. She refused to use the blue tape to indicate what she had a desire to take so that proper decisions could be made. It’s really hard to pack for other people’s move. But even more challenging to deal with what was unpacked for the move, especially when the person had no input while…
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Decluttering 30+ Categories of Household Items Over Time
Decluttering doesn’t have to be an all week long job. I set a plan to go through a list of areas in my home over several weeks this spring and it worked. A car load of stuff is out of the house! Sometimes it is hard getting rid of familiar things, but it helped me to vision someone else happily using the items, and I was happy to imagine the extra space we would have. We have gone through our house twice. George initiated the first declutter movement in 2024 and I initiated the second one in 2025 after my retirement. But this time it felt different. I challenged myself…
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Summer Bucket List and a Few Surprises
Sunday May 31, 2026 I started a new bucket list for the summer. I had to move a lot from our spring list on to this list. We have just been so busy with Mom’s health and setting up her move. Here was how our list shaped up for Spring: I read 3 books, got my Acaii bowl, cleaned out Mom’s fridge, lost 6 lbs, went yard sailing with George, went to Salvo’s Pizza, had a nice Easter meal, went to Ella’s wedding, looked to declutter the basement closet (we already did it, lol), cleaned out Dexter’s toys, decluttered my unused filming equipment, Mother’s Day celebrations, used up our Starbuck’s…
