#Reverb10: Prompt 11, the blog-along - January Update

The end of January marks the first updates on the the #Reverb10 prompt for the blog-along with  MathNerd314 and chemgal18.

Here is the prompt for those who may have missed the first post:
What are 11 things your life doesn't need in 2011?
How will you go about eliminating them?
How will getting rid of these 11 things change your life?

And here is the short list of my eleven things:
35 pounds, excess stuff, a house, money stress, stress, second guessing decisions, procrastination, loneliness, single discontent, over-analyzing work situations and lack of traveling.

I didn't really focus on my list of 11 this month, yet in going through the list it feels like I did accomplish something even if it was only changing how I viewed the situation. and now commentary on each of the 11 things...



1) 35 pounds. Still working on getting enough sleep and may need to set a "computer curfew" at which time I'll go catch some z's. I also need to find other options for eating in consolation.


2) Excess stuff. I have de-cluttered the study & it looks awesome. I have a pile of stuff in the basement for donation and another one for a spring yard sale. It is quite freeing to get rid of stuff that I don't use or need anymore.

3) A house. A step backward this month as the garage door broke! This is one of those repairs I was hoping to escape before selling the house. Unfortunately, it requires a new garage door so at the moment I have a car port... with walls. I moved a few items to the shed & others to the basement until the door has been replaced. I am quite hopeful that the repaired door will have an opener!

4) Money stress. January was the first full month of being a coach and it was a bit slow since they're still getting off the ground. It still means a little extra cash, which is a good thing for my budget & my stress level!


5) Stress. Need to work on this a bit more although there have been some good reasons for stress... which I won't go into this month.

6) Second guessing decisions. Lots of second guessing at the end of the month that is mainly brought on by additional information not available when the original decision was made. hmm.

7) Procrastination. In January, I took a 3-week Quick & Simple clutter Control class through Simplify 101 and realized most of my clutter comes from putting off making a decision about a particular item. Instead of deciding (1) if I need it and (2) if yes, where will I put it, I end up keeping items in clutter limbo. Usually the stalling happens after step 1 as I've decided to keep something but I'm not sure where to store it so I figure I'll deal with it later. HA! no wonder I have so much clutter... years of postponed decision making in one house. yikes!

8) Loneliness. I'm hopeful for this category. Nothing I'd like to report, just a sense of hope for the future.  (Typing that sentence made me think of this book!)

9) Single Discontent. Nothing to report here except a sense of being hopeful for the future.

10) Over-analyzing work situations. A change of perspective with work and a decision to not worry has helped this category. I would rather not explain further at this point so I'll leave you hanging for a month or two... :-)

11) Lack of traveling.Tentative travel plans have emerged this month but nothing finalized nor have tickets been purchased. One trip would take me south to the warmth of California and the other east to New England. Both would mean visits with close friends. I just realized that both possibilities came out of conversations with friends in those locals... perhaps I just need to talk to friends in exotic places more often!