Recent Posts Tagged With 'junk'

• Unfinished, Unopened, Unrelenting

  Posted on Friday August 29th, 2008 at 05:10 in hobbies, junk, clutter, diary of fattitude

  As you know I have been working on setting up the new domain for the blog I coauthor with my best friend Mama Kelly.  We are moving over all the posts for the past 2 years (over1300) and it is a huge job.  My other huge project is sorting out the ...

• My 999 Jobs

  Posted on Thursday August 28th, 2008 at 05:59 in time, stress, organize, junk, diary of fattitude

  Do you ever feel like you have a zillion jobs, no time and just a tad overwhelmed?  With school starting next week, I already feel the looming stress of all the added activites, things to remember, rushed mornings, packed lunches, and more that lies...

• Treasures, Memories, and Friends

  Posted on Monday August 25th, 2008 at 19:00 in house, friends, organizing, memories, junk, diary of fattitude

  This was the last weekend that Mama Kelly’s daughter, Miss Artistic, came over to help me sort the mountains of junk that have been in my garage and other places around the house (she had agreed to help out four weekends this summer).  She arrive...

• Singing a Sorting Song

  Posted on Sunday July 20th, 2008 at 04:17 in poem, organizing, junk, sorting, diary of fattitude, house diet

  Today I will S-O-R-T-I-N-G big time because I have a helper coming over for a few hours.  My best friend’s daughter will be spending a few hours today (and a few other weekend days) to help me move boxes, sort boxes, label boxes, and in gener...

• My Pile of Stuff With A Roof Over It

  Posted on Friday July 18th, 2008 at 16:30 in junk, clutter, belly laughs, house diet

  George Carlin (1937-2008) This video just cracks me up. I found it on my best friend’s (Mama Kelly) post Purging is Good for the Soul.  She is also on a mission to declutter her home and get rid of junk; she has gotten rid of over 500 items ...

• Celebrate With Me!

  Posted on Thursday July 17th, 2008 at 14:12 in credit card, debt, savings, junk, clutter, diary of fattitude, house diet

  Today I paid off my credit card.  My balance is ZERO!!!!!    ***does a little happy dance***  I’m usually very good with my credit card and only use it for emergencies, but in 2007 we had HUGE Harry Potter Birthday Party for Angelgirl̵...

• The “Junk” Gene

  Posted on Monday July 7th, 2008 at 18:04 in organizing, junk, diary of fattitude

  I am convinced there is a gene that is related to “hording Junk.”   Not every member of my family has it.  But my great grandmother had it, my grandmother did and so does my mother.  And unfortunately, I have it but not as bad at they...

• Happy Happy Joy Joy

  Posted on Sunday June 29th, 2008 at 13:18 in house, junk, clutter, diary of fattitude, house diet

  I’m home with the family after an awesome overnight visit with Mama Kelly.  It was a great visit with ideas and inspiration flowing, laughter and giggles erupting, and creativity  running amok.   I have tons of notes and things to do, but...

• Junk Will No Longer Rule My Life

  Posted on Tuesday June 24th, 2008 at 12:52 in junk, clutter, diary of fattitude

  There is an ongoing battle in my house - Us versus the JUNK!.  This battle spills over so that it sometimes causes tension between myself and Teacherman, for a variety of reasons most of which make no sense, but for some reason pushes both our butt...