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A Little is Still Better Than None!

I have always found it really difficult to stay motivated when I know that what I'm doing is "not enough." What does that actually mean? To create an arbitrary

Sunday Reflection: Too Many Hobbies That Lead to Nowhere!

Although it is largely meant facetiously — as a reference to ADHD — I often tell people that I suffer from "Too Many Interests Syndrome." I suppose it's

The Process of Moving: A Farewell to Our Trees?

As I periodically have made rumblings about, Mrs. Denmarkguy and I are planning to move from our lovely large house that has been our home for over 15 years to a

Art and Creativity Journal: Finally a Couple of Steps Forward

One of the things I have learned about myself — when any sense of creativity just completely leaves me — is that I can always do something to get organized. Work

Today I move into a new apartment

It's been a long time coming and I have been halfway searching for a new apartment for over a year now. When I say "searching" I should say that I was

Journal: Monday 12 May 2025

Yesterday was amazing. More than anything, I enjoyed it! I'm trying some new things to encourage better sleep. One thing is rising at a regular time, another is

From two bookcases to one box

The first block in the west wing storage room - the one I forgot I had. Near 500 books culled down to a large box. We moved everything downstairs yesterday. Today

Ode to a Messy Life

Life is messy! It doesn't matter how I turn it, and no matter what angle I look at it from, my life always seems to have been messy. I am not saying this from the

It's Amazing How Much Stuff We Accumulate!

This afternoon, I got more serious about "sorting out stuff" in my home office (the big closet, really) — which has also become a sort of catch-all landing

The Things We Save...

Why do we save things? Moreover, why do we save things that have neither value nor usefulness; sometimes treasuring them more than our collection of gold coins?

And so, We Begin Again!

Happy New Year, everyone! Somehow we have managed to get through another circuit around the Sun, and now the calendar says 2025. I don't really have much to say

Late Night Musings: An Ode to Unfinished Projects!

It could just be because Spring is at hand, but recently I have been spending entirely too much time looking at "old projects" while trying to decide whether

Balancing Life: Is it "Too Many Interests" or "Not Enough Time?"

My desk is actually kind of neat and tidy at the moment, following several days of feverish paper shuffling and filing and organizing! That Feeling of Overwhelm...

Finding a Path to a Simpler Life

Have you experienced times when you felt overwhelmed, stressed out, and in an overly complicated life? Others have also had those feelings. Because of this, a movement

"Lighter" Living for a New Year: In Search of Simplicity

John Lennon famously said: ”Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.” Sometimes when I see that quote I think about how there always seems

How to Start an Online Business

Hey there! I hope you are doing well where you are. Me, I'm settling into my new digs since I wrote my last post about downsizing. My goal is to get more regular

Movie Review: Downsizing

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Downsizing.

The (P/landemic) is forcing the inevitable in my life. So, my spare room will no longer be available and I'm looking for an alternative place to live; one that

On chucking out and selling shit that I don’t need…..

I’ve made good progress so far this year on getting rid of objects that I really don’t need. My goal is to get rid of enough stuff to be ready to rent the house

Downsizing project 2019!

Above is a photo of my new closet as of yesterday. It used to be filled so full I couldn't even find things I needed in there. You see, yesterday I embarked upon