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a sign

Posted on September 16th, 2010 by Tracey

monday morning, things are go go go. a million things to do, times a million.

it’s 8am, kids are bathed and fed and with Regan, and now i’m ready to start my working day. to get it out of the way, i thought i’d hurry down to the post office and pick up the mail bright and early, so i can race back and get everything else done. (emails first, let’s get them done by 9!)

i jump in my car and head down to my PO box, and just as i go to pull out my key – i realise, i’ve left it at home. so, off i go back home to find the key and get back in my car for another go.

this time, i get to open up my PO box (hooray) and instead of mail, there’s a note for me to pick up my mail from inside the post office. no problem, i thought, i have a spare minute. i walk around to the post office entry and .. it’s not opened for another 20 minutes.

there’s no way i’m going to drive home and come back later – so i’m forced to slow down. sit on a bench and wait. i take this as a sign and i smile to myself. sometimes, there is just no point in rushing something, no matter how much you try and force it 🙂

it’s after 9am when i’m back in my office at home, mail collected. i’ve still got a mountain of things to do but now instead of trying to sort through my emails like a mad woman, i take it one by one. and sure enough, they all get answered and completed 😉

being brutally honest

Posted on September 15th, 2010 by Tracey

after watching a segment on the circle last week about decluttering your home, i got inspired to once again revisit my wardrobe and start my spring clean!

i still had bags of clothes that i put aside ‘just in case’ i so happen to shrink down 2 sizes, back to my original, pre-babies size 6-8. i’m HAPPILY a size 12 at the moment, and with my honesty filter on these days, those clothes (still in great condition) are now sitting in a donation bin.

sometimes you’ve just got to let go of the past and be honest, to declutter your life 🙂

in an instant

Posted on September 14th, 2010 by Tracey

i had this crazy dream last night (which i attribute to the raging migraine and inevitable pain killer for it). the whole neighbourhood, maybe the whole city, was about to go up in flames and we had to rush out of our homes and head for the hills.

on our way out, we were able to grab a few things to take with us – and strangely enough, knowing that my kids were already safe, all i wanted was a photography book.

thinking about that dream again today, i wonder what i would really take with me if i knew my entire house was going to be destroyed in an instant but i had a few minutes to grab what i wanted… what would you take?

if you knew your loved ones were ok and that you would receive the basic stapes like water, food and shelter – what would be your list of things to save?