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| US Capitol From the steps of the Library of Congress |
Well I looked at
my 2014 goals (2014 The Year of Challenges and Basics) and realized I did NOT even come close to making
them!!
Why not? LIFE. THE
REAL WORD. FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS.
I ended up moving
months before I thought I would. So time was spent on packing and packing. AND
more packing. I can not believe the “STUFF” I have acquired over the years. So
I am in the process of decluttering. It’s been hard on some things. Others I’m
like “why are you even still in my possession”!!
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| Yes, really my apartment!! |
Then I lost my
feline best friend of the last 17 years, Cody. He had had diabetes and kidney
issues for the last couple of years but I was giving him daily shots and buying
prescription food for him. In the end he had a large tumor in his lungs. My vet
finally brought “the subject” up. I know he’s not in pain anymore and is with
his sister Belle. This is the first time in my life that I have been without a
pet for more than a week. When the time is right, I want to get another pet but
not now. Still grieving.
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| Belle and Cody |
And here we are in
2015. I had decided
last year that I needed to give my genealogy a spring cleaning. So my goal is to start over in sorts. First taking inventory of items that I have. During this
move I have found some things I didn’t even realize I had!!
After that, time
to start fresh in my genealogy program. I currently have a robust
database…..but not a lot of sources and if they do have sources not a lot of
citations. So I created a 2015 file and am starting fresh. Just one name so far...MINE!!
I use Legacy 8.
Love it! Got introduced to it by the now defunct KSL radio show, “Relatively
Speaking” with Mary Slawson. Anyone remember that? I still have old podcasts on
my mp3 player that I listen to occasionally.
Thomas MacEnteee
aka the Genealogy Ninja started the “Genealogy Do-Over” for 2015. When I first
heard it I thought GREAT just what I needed. Apparently I am not alone because
currently there are close to 3,000 people in the Facebook group alone! I got a
late start but thought “I can catch up”. Then Mother Nature was decided to give
me the nasty office cold (but not the office flu thank goodness!). And then she
followed it up with a massive migraine. So then I was a few weeks behind
already. At this point, I am following
the process of others and seeing what they have had success with and adapting
it to what I want to do. I would highly recommend checking out not only the Facebook group but Thomas’ websites, GeneaBloggers and High-Definition Genealogy, if you are interesting in getting a fresh start on your genealogy or if
you just want some tips and pointers on enhancing what you have!!
Step One for me, figuring out what I have. This will also help in my decluttering process as I am consolidating boxes and space. I am giving myself the first quarter of 2015 to complete this task. By the end of March I WILL know what I have in my possession and what I still need/want/desire to get.
So here comes 2015 .... ready or not!!!
