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I had my in-laws (mother, father, brother, and nephew) in town for 4 days/5 nights a week ago, and then this past Saturday we had 50 people over for a cocktail party. I'm a little worn out from all the entertaining, so I probably won't get around to posting pictures until this weekend. The party was pretty fun and less stressful than years past as far as getting ready thanks to what I've done so far for the Cure. It would have been nice to have had the kitchen completely cleaned beforehand. Oh well.

Ugh...I still have to do taxes too!

My mom passed away nearly four years ago when I was 25. It took awhile for me to sort through all the inherited stuff. If you are able to take your time, then I think it is best to deal with the stuff as part of the grieving process (I've read/heard that the grieving process typically takes a year or two). When a loved one first passes away, it is hard to let anything go as you already have had to deal with letting go of them.

As time passes, I have found it easier to let go of the things that I kept that I'm not using. The stuff that I truly love I use.

I think the turning point for me is when I felt weighed down by all the clutter I had. The stuff that I didn't use had turned into clutter and not memories of my mom. Only then was I able to donate or throw things out. Eventually I had to move forward and not be bogged down with clutter from the past.

I thought I signed up for the Chicago Spring Cure. I think I did it on the New York post, but it had a list for which city or at least I thought it did. I'm in, and I live in Minnesota.

I'm still a little confused with all the different spots to post. Are we supposed to tag or post our flickr photos to the chicago group or to an overall group?

I'm in! I'm completely addicted to the site, but I've never done an official Cure before. I've been working on decluttering for awhile as part of the process of remodeling our basement. My goals this Cure are to work on improving our landing strip, rearranging our living room furniture, setting up our office to be able to work from home, and organizing our basement.

The basement should be done next week, and we bought a Toto Aquia dual-flush toilet. I'll post a review on how it works once we've used it for awhile.