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Archive for January 2009

Why is Change so Uncomfortable?

Posted by: onebagnation on: January 15, 2009

I bought a new Day Runner (binder and pages) for 2009. My old one was smallish, and with my new job the monthly calendar squares were just too cramped and I could hardly read what I had written.
I love my old book. I got it on sale at Filofax several years ago and I’m still [...]

New Year Affirmations

Posted by: onebagnation on: January 11, 2009

Inspired by the New Year’s Challenge posed by Leo from zenhabits.net, I decided that my only serious New Year’s resolution would be to establish a new habit, and that my habit would be to write (and say aloud) three affirmations daily.
The problem is, it’s so easy to forget to do it! I decided to type [...]

I Hit the Wall, Fell off the Wagon, and the Wheels Came Off!

Posted by: onebagnation on: January 7, 2009

The last month or so really challenged my ability to keep lots of balls in the air; my little blog was one of the first to drop, and I’ve missed it!
I was feeling so discouraged that I couldn’t even rally to make any New Year’s Resolutions; somehow “get organized” is starting to sound really worn [...]

Slowly but Surely . . .

Posted by: onebagnation on: January 5, 2009

Yesterday Kelly at Almost Frugal posted about the similarities of living with a chronic illness (in her case fybromyalgia) and her efforts to live frugally.
The post resonated with me because I feel the same way about my quest for order and organization. I’ll be going along for a while, feeling pretty good, and then suddenly, [...]