Tag Archives: 31 Days

31 Days {Day 22} || Committing to Change – Procrastination

Posted on October 22, 2012 by gracieed

“I don’t feel like working on that project now.  I’ll do it later.” “I’ll have plenty of time for that later.” “I work better under pressure anyway.  I’ll do it later.” I don’t know about you, but I seem to … Continue reading →

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31 Days {Day 21} || Committing to Change – Curing a Constipated Goldfish

Posted on October 21, 2012 by gracieed

I love learning.  My ideal day would be spent in a library just soaking up all the information contained in the books.  I would, of course, have a couple of dogs by my side as well as a nice cup … Continue reading →

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31 Days {Day 20} || Committing to Change – From Scratch

Posted on October 20, 2012 by gracieed

Just as I am more mindful these days of where my money goes, I am also more mindful of the ingredients in my food (no-wheat) and in the concoctions we use to clean our homes and ourselves.  I also love the … Continue reading →

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31 Days {Day 19} || Committing to Change – Budgets

Posted on October 19, 2012 by gracieed

Budgets.  I think of it as a love/hate relationship.  These days our budget is critical to this transition time I’m in.  I’m in the process of figuring out what comes next for me, work-wise.  I have a part-time pet sitting service that … Continue reading →

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31 Days {Day 18} || Committing to Change – Change is Hard Work

Posted on October 18, 2012 by gracieed

As I have been committing to making lasting change in my life, I’m at the stage where the novelty has worn off and the real work begins.  This is always a dangerous place for me because this is when I … Continue reading →

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31 Days {Day 17} || Committing to Change – Lists

Posted on October 17, 2012 by gracieed

I love lists!  And I love to cross things off lists even more!  As I’ve been decluttering I’ve been finding scraps of paper containing many lists that I’ve made over the years.  I even found a list of 50 things I … Continue reading →

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31 Days {Day 16} || Committing to Change – Reflections

Posted on October 16, 2012 by gracieed

At a little over the halfway point, I wanted to take some time to reflect on the past two weeks and do some followup. So let’s review: Day 1:  Intro Day 2:  No-Wheat.  So far so good.  I have lost … Continue reading →

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31 Days {Day 15} || Committing to Change – Reading More

Posted on October 15, 2012 by gracieed

I don’t know about you, but I love to read.  Always have.  I remember discovering the Nancy Drew Mysteries and the Judy Bloom books and just devouring them as a kid.  When we were kids it seemed okay to spend … Continue reading →

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31 Days {Day 14} || Committing to Change – Project Life

Posted on October 14, 2012 by gracieed

What is Project Life?  According to the website, http://www.beckyhiggins.com, “Project Life is a back-to-basics approach to memory-keeping. This system is so simple, that it’s revolutionary.” And it is simple and a wonderful way to document every day life, but it … Continue reading →

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31 Days {Day 13} || Committing to Change – Unfinished Projects

Posted on October 13, 2012 by gracieed

In yesterday’s post about organizing my yarn, I alluded to unfinished projects.  In the knitting world (and the larger craft world) we call these UFO’s.  When you sign up (completely free) on Ravelry, a knitting/crochet community, you’re given a notebook that has … Continue reading →

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