Twelfth Night

 January 5th

Intention for the day: As I go through my possessions today unpacking, it is my goal to find things to downsize.  When I decide on what item(s) that is, my intention is to let myself experience any feelings that may be associated with a particular item.

What this may look like:  It will mean that I will stop what I am doing and take a moment of self-examination.  This could result in nothing or any range of emotions.

Here are my happy things from today:

  • As I started going through things today I realized that I left things at the old house that I would like to have for work tonight.  There wasn't as much time to go through things as I'd hoped.  After that brief time I did find something that I wanted to say goodbye to.  I'll tell that story at the end. 


  • At the old house I got the things I wanted and remembered to also get the directions for the heater I got so I can figure that out before this weekend.  It should attach to a wall to heat the apartment, hopefully better than the space heaters I have in there now. 
  • This afternoon I got to walk with Amy at the Mall.  It was a nice visit, but I wore the wrong shoes.  Live and learn!
  • The cozy thing Keziah made for me works great to keep my hands from freezing!


End of day intention wrap up:  There are two Ty Beanie Babies that were given to me when my children were much younger.  They were for the kids, but not for them to play with because they might be worth something some day.  These pups were only played with on rare occasions.  The tags are still on one of them.  I have held onto these and guilt about them for many years.  I tried to give them to Bel today but they didn't want them.  I gave them to Keziah by saying they were hers while sticking them into the bag she was holding.  The one with tags could be worth from $4.50 to $750.00 according to the internet.  I'm happy to not have them anymore.  If I ever gave anything to anyone with conditions, I'm sorry.  I hope I never do that again.  It is a relief to say goodbye to them by giving them to the intended person. 

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Continued listening to:  Ghost Flower, by William F Merck II.

Thank you for being here and being part of my daily happy things. Stay safe!


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