Valerie Dickson

Working on New Things



I'm doing 23 things
 
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drink more water and less soda
One bottle at a time... 10 months ago

I’ve decided to start with a large glass of water each morning when I wake. I don’t allow myself anything else to drink until I finish the glass. I’m also allowing myself one soda a day at lunch time – the rest of the time, if I’m thirsty it’s going to have to be juice, tea or WATER! I’ve also added a cup of decaf tea before bed. This is day 3.



to purge my home of all the useless stuff
Day 1... 10 months ago

So, I cleaned out the twins closet and started on mine yesterday – donated the good stuff and tossed the worn out stuff. It felt good to be able to see empty space in the closets.

I always do pretty good on the kids clothes, it’s my clothes and more importantly the stuff I tend to ‘collect’ – i.e., magazines, books, decorative stuff that I can’t seem to clear. Also the kids toys – it seems like they’re constantly looking for something to play with, but the house is covered in their toys…



take my kids on a family cruise
Untitled 11 months ago

For the last three years, I’ve vowed that I was going to take my 3 kids on a family cruise, but I never plan for it. The kids are 5,5 and 13 now and it would be a perfect time- now I just need to figure out how to save and pay for it.




 

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