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Tag Archives: planning
Day 364: Planning Ahead, and a Home for My Journals at Last
I woke up and remembered that I had to work today and did so until 5.30pm with a short break for lunch where I tidied the kitchen. Then it was time to cook dinner, do the washing, put out the … Continue reading →
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Day 332: A New Pair of Slippers, and a Plan for Weekend Decluttering
I noticed this week that the slippers that I bought back in March had split at the back and were starting to look a bit shabby. It’s probably because I’ve been wearing them most days. So, here are my new … Continue reading →
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Day 252: Planning Some Jobs Around the House, and Learning to Witness My Intense Feelings Without Fixing Them
As I’ve mentioned before, we have a few jobs to do around the house and garden that we can’t or don’t want to do ourselves and so today we got a builder round to go through each one to see … Continue reading →
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Day 247: Goodbye Silver Birches, Hello Opportunity
In yesterday’s post, I expressed my sadness about the plans to cut down the two silver birch trees in our garden, to allow the space for my husband to come up with a new design that we are all happy … Continue reading →
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Day 225: Making a Plan to Get Things Done and Sticking to it, and a Muti-coloured Manicure
Today I have created a decluttering project list that will move me forward a few notches on my 2020 challenge. I mean, I’ve only got 141 days to go so I need to make sure that I stay focused! I … Continue reading →
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Tagged beauty, Cleaning, clutter, decluttering, manicure, organised, planning, recycling, tidying, worklife balance
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Day 224: A Pause For Thought, and a Planned Day
I woke up to the sound of rain and a tiny bit of thunder at 7am this morning, and I remembered that I’d left some gardening tools outside in a bucket so I popped out to bring it in and … Continue reading →
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Tagged clutter, decluttering, organised, planning, thinking, tidying, worklife balance
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Day 183: My Achievements Over The Last 6 Months and Planning Ahead
There are 182 days in the first six months of the year and 184 in the second. It’s even more unbalanced when it’s not a leap year. So, with there being 366 days this year, by the end of today … Continue reading →
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