CHANGE

This past 2 months have been a whirlwind of BUSY..

But as my crazy time of year is winding down

I had to STOP and take a piece of my own advice....

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ACCEPT the things that you CAN NOT change,

and make the BEST of those things that YOU CAN.

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I LOVE LOVE LOVE to be outside.

So much so that my skin could sometimes be mistaken

for a 70 year old Florida native....

BUT I can't help it...

I LOVE the sunshine.

Sitting in it, reading in it, swimming in it, working in it, or eating in it.

AND MY BACKYARD was without question

the ugliest in the city of Ft. Worth.

and let me just tell you....

I have fussed about it every day for almost 2 years.

So... I decided to stop my whining and DO SOMETHING.

I couldn't get rid of the giant monsters who live back there

who ...for the most part have destroyed it...

BUT.. I could create a small SPACE just for me to enjoy.

The above photo is a tiny hint of my continued bakyard makeover.
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While in the backyard working on my

NEW "Happy" Space....

The third (thank goodness ..small) monster

took off with one of Brady's Monkeys.

It is the kind that yells when you touch it...

and we have laughed our heads off

because Niki thinks it's her baby.

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I later found it that afternoon just like this.

I don't know about you...

BUT I'm pretty sure that means she doesn't

want Brady to have it back.

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Later that same afternoon...

I got my NEW book in the mail from AMAZON..

I am already half way through with it.

WONDERFUL is just not a good enough word to describe it.

I would recommend it highly to any woman out there.

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We just don't realize how the physical clutter in our

lives makes such a HUGE impact

on the clutter in our minds, hearts, and emotions.

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Why we hold on to some of the things that we do...

Is just amazing to me.

1. like the 5 tubes of lipstick that I HATE

yet somehow keep as if one day they might look good on me

2. literally 8 bras that do not fit

and are so thin I wouldn't even work in them

3. double digits worth of socks with NO MATE

that I must be waiting for their return from vacation

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And I have JUST BEGUN...

BUT... I am embarrassed to say...

MY Garage is the reason I bought this book.

Take a look and you will see why...

ALL I can say is Mercy...

I need a B12 shot to even get started

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countless frames.. I have nearly a hundred
can any one say addict......
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all the zillions of things I bought to
"REMAKE" and put in the STORE that I do NOT have
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the constant out and in objects from my
multiple redecorating projects
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the MANY MANY chairs I bought to recover
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and of course a random Christmas tree in the mix
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May we all discover the REASONS why we keep the things we do...
and courage to let the ones that don't ADD to our lives GO.....
You just might be surprised what greatness
could fill the space that was previously
held by clutter.