The UFO Group

My mother is a longtime member of a UFO group.  These adventurous grandmas meet one morning each week at the Methodist church in her rural Oregon town and make short work of the UnFinished Objects in their lives.  Sometimes Mom sends photos and other times she doesn't even mention she has gone, but I know this is a significant part of her week.

I have been impressed by all Mom has accomplished, as she harnesses her energy and makes sense of the many UFOs out there. 

It encourages me to battle them myself.

Photo from sxc.hu.  Used courtesy of patador.

The Big DIP

My dad passed away a few months ago.  He was a beloved man who lived a full life, but it has been sobering to consider my own mortality.  I have decided I want to Die In Peace.

To do this, I will need to Do (or Discard) Incomplete Projects.  As a Diligent Idea Person, I always have too many plans and get more irons in the fire than can reasonably be finished in a short time.  My life often feels like Grandma's old saying, "The faster I go, the behinder I get!"

This year's main resolution is called DIP, and it means attacking the UFOs -- the UnFinished Objectives -- that threaten to bury my family in stuff and sap our energy and enthusiasm.  Some projects will find new homes, where folk with fresh eyes may see them as the treasures they are; others will move up in the hierarchy of priorities and will receive use as they were originally intended.

I don't plan to die this year, but I do want to Die In Peace.  I also want peace for my family after I am gone, which means clearing out the Stuff Otherwise Known As Junk.

It's the dawning of a new day.

Photo from sxc.hu.  Used courtesy of kodakgold.