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Missed Opportunities and Adventures

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Missed Opportunities and Adventures

(What is or was your passion that you have followed? Where did it lead you?)

I have noticed that I go through phases in my life when I am really excited about doing or learning something, but then never follow through thinking that I will do it later. But then my excitement wanes and I end up not really wanting to do it. I often feel sad that I didn’t follow the passion when it hit me.

I am excited that when I thought about making a blog I went ahead and did it. I am very proud of myself. It would have been very easy not to try at all. It was hard and frustrating those first couple of weeks as I researched how to do one.

I have now thought of something else I wanted to look into and I almost talked myself out of it, but I decided to go for it. I am just looking to get more information though to do that I needed to reach out to someone.  It was scary, may be a little embarrassing, and out of my comfort zone.  Why should I let that stop me?

“It never hurts to ask.” Right?

I think I am going to try to follow these passions more often. Who knows where they will lead me or how much fun I am going to have along the way.

What is or was your passion that you have followed? Where did it lead you?

How Do You Get Things Done?

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(How do you get yourself to do something you want to do, but don’t ever seem to make the time for?)

I was out in my backyard having a bbq and a fire in the fire pit.  Usually my husband cooks and starts the fire and when dinner is ready he calls me.  I stay out for a little while then get back into the house.  But today he asked if I could help by making the fire in the fire pit and keeping it alive while he cooked.  I really enjoyed my time outside in my yard.  This yard is partly rustic and I love it that way because I don’t get myself out often to do yard work.  It isn’t that I don’t like to… I just end up in the house in front of the computer a lot.

That is why it was so nice to be outside.  I now want to go out and do some of that yard work that really needs to be done.  At least that is what I thought yesterday.  It is now Monday and I need to go to work.  I work 7 days a week, though not 8 hours every day.

I hope I can get myself to go out and actually do some of that yard work.  But will I be able to tear myself away from doing things indoors?  Stay tuned.

How do you get yourself to do something you want to do, but don’t ever seem to make the time for?

 

Day Number Two 3/31/2017

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(Disclaimer…  I published Day Three before Day Two   OOPS!)

Did you do anything today that you are proud of??
I did not declutter today, though while decluttering I don’t want to forget about my regular chores.
I have to admit that I don’t do regular chores much because  I have been relying on my awesome husband to do chores.  Though when that happens I live in guilt and don’t feel very good about myself.  I do work outside the house, though it is my husband’s salary that is our main income.  Then he comes home and have to clean?    Did I mention he was awesome.  (not perfect, but awesome)

Well, I am proud of myself today because when I got home from work I did the dishes, took out 2 bags of recycling, and the yard waste to the bins next to my house.
Later in the evening I fed, watered and spent a little time with my daughters reptiles.  I love feeding them from time to time.

I am also researching how to blog so I can get this live and get some accountability.  (Done)

Today was not a waste.  If I can go though the day and either declutter or clean I will be very pleased with myself.

Did you do anything today that you are proud of??

Less Stress… Less Weight?

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4/8/2017                                            weight: 246

(Has anyone lost weight by decluttering or owning less?)

As I was starting to blog and starting to declutter I noticed I was starting to eat less.  Why?

Maybe I am just distracted with learning something new.  Maybe I am feeling better because I am getting things accomplished?  I often eat to avoid doing something I don’t want to.

Well,  I am going to keep track of my weight and see if it goes down as the number of my possessions get less.   I am just curious.

Has anyone lost weight by decluttering or owning less?

 

 

ENTHUSIASM GONE CRAZY

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(When has your enthusiasm not helped you?)

I wanted to declutter my house, though it is overwhelming and I could never get myself to do it for long.  Then about 2 weeks ago I decided that if I blog about it and get some friends and strangers rooting me on I would be able to finally accomplish it.
While taking hours and days to figure out where to blog and then figuring out how to set up my blog page I noticed I was eating less.  Ummm, I thought.  I wonder if decluttering will help me lose weight, I decided to kind of keep track of my weight in a blog and see if there is a correlation.

Since I was just starting to blog maybe I should blog about starting a blog?
But there were real life situations that will come up and since my site is titled ‘Inside Diane’s Life’ maybe I should blog about my life also.

Am I taking on too much?  Losing focus?  Getting distracted?   Sounds like how my regular life goes.

I am going to try to mostly focus on decluttering, but take a break off and on and blog about the other topics.  I also just decided I want to make some projects out of wood and may start a blog.    I have gotten out of control.

Stay with me and see if I can manage my enthusiasm.

When has your enthusiasm not helped you?