Hi Guys,
Have had the holiday and now back at work.
During the holidays the weather had a mind of it's own once agin this year. Melbourne is known for being unique in the way of one can experience all four seasons rolled into one day! No joke, it happens. Summer is notoriously fickle and as I have my birthday early January have had 40 plus (centigrade for those overseas) heat waves with northerly winds to gorgeous day to torrential rain and freezing cold to hailnstorms. Yep, I have had the lot.
This year was no different other than we went from the 40c degree with the hot humidity which is like walking through treacle and then it poured with rain with a dash of hail larger than golf balls. So much damage. Yet there is what is left of my stuff under the carport.
Even weather cannot move this mountain.
But like I said it is a choice. I chose not to have heat stress. I chose not to be a drowned rat. I chose to spend time with my family. Between all the festive celebrations the days that I could have decluttered Were virtual hell-holes. Just not worth going there. So you see even the best laid plans can go south very fast. And this start to the year was no exception.
I have to go away for a week for a work conference which again sets me back even further. On my return I will hit the groud running with head down and bum up concentrating on getting my work life to have the best start.
Ijust want to ferris of the rubbish for starters and the old TVs that seem to line many a pavement lately along with the Christmas tree that I held onto the last 5 years to only find out it no longer works. Now that was hilarious if you ask me. Here I am, carefully looking after my favorite optic Christmas tree and looking forward to the light show to first find out no adptor as it is packed away somewhere else as I mentioned in my last post to then buy one and then with such built up anticipation for "nothing". Yep, had to laugh and one big huge expensive lesson learnt about how too much stuff does end up costing you money firsthand. Big time.
Then on my return it will be time to get my son ready for school. After which I plan to attack the rubbish under the carport.
Remember, there is nothing wrong with changing your plans. After all, life is far too short to get your knickers in a knot over a perceived set back. It is your choice as to how you deal with your stuff. Stuff will cone and go, but your now lasts only once and I choose to make it as.good as possible for me.
So choose to live and choose the way in which you wish to live it. And at the end of the day with what you live with.
When I was ver ill I chose to rest. When I had work or family commitments I chose to participate in those commitments. When I was invited out I chose to join in. This does take you away from the job at hand, but let's face it, the stuff isn't going anywhere. Of this we are sure of.
A friend recently had his house burn down and was left with nothing. I was telling him of my plans and asked if there was anything in particular he needed so I could give those items to him. He quipped that having all your stuff burn down certainly eliminates all this palava I was going through. I know that I would prefer my problems and issues to loosing all the visual memories as he so tragically had. Nothing can replace certain items, but nothing can rplece a life ever.
So I choose to live and one that I can look back on with fond memories and with the good. 'stuff'.
By February I hope to get back and be able to faithfully say that I have finally achieved something about my 'stuff' and less of it.
Will check in then. In the meantime, please excuse the spelling errors as the iPad I am using is not allowing me the ability to do so.
Cheers all, hope 2012 will be the best yet
Anita
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