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Day 16 – Family

“The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works is the family.” ~Lee Iacocca
Yesterday, I took the day off blogging as well as the project – I have a lot to make up for this week in order to hit quotas.  My sister came to visit and I spent [...]

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Day 8 – Family

“What a happy and holy fashion it is that those who love one another should rest on the same pillow.” ~Nathaniel Hawthorne
Today begins the week of daily quotas for individual categories.  Somehow I think it won’t last, but it feels like a bit of a weight has been removed.  Today’s focus is on family.
Family
While [...]

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Day 7

“It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: what are we busy about?” – Henry David Thoreau
What am I busy about?  Mostly it is work.  It seems like the second I work on something meaningful, the daily busy work and drudgery creep in.  That said, my job is one [...]

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Day 6

“The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family.” ~Thomas Jefferson
I don’t know if I will be able to keep it up as Katherine goes to school and the pressure to make a solid living builds, but working part-time in order to [...]

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Day 5

“Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity.”
~Voltaire
Todays plans included going to personal training, cooking a fabulous dinner, print out financial data and have a family quarterly meeting, and, in the name of friendship, help a friend with her computer.  But [...]

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Day 4

Some days just feel right, natural.  I met every quota that I set for myself and it all felt like I was just living my life the way I want to.  I surpassed my daily 144 minute mark by almost double – that is the only problem.  I am off work every other Thursday and, [...]

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Day 3

Food
This is one of the weakest areas of my life.  Today I have eaten: oatmeal w/ brown sugar, a bologna sandwich, chips, (4) cookies, (4) diet sodas, and a string cheese.  It is only 2pm.
Today’s project was to find one recipe for a dinner that was better than the average nonsense I cook.  I chose [...]

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Day 2

Faith
It is kind of bizarre that when I decide to revamp my life, including my faith, I hit the third most major event in my adult life.  I find myself constantly praying – probably more than my 24 minutes per day that I am shooting for.  I have to constantly ask God to help me [...]

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Day 1

Family
I felt the need today to have some time with my daughter – one-on-one – and so I took her to the campus of Point Loma Nazarene University for a walk.  Then we shared the achiote chicken California burrito and beans and rice I brought for lunch.  We shared a table with a young couple [...]

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