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March 17, 2010

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This is the elated face of a woman who has had - count 'em - THREE volunteer crews from Episcopal churches all over the state of Texas who simply showed up, after driving hundreds of miles, to help flood victims here in Houston. Thanks to them, all of our salvaged goods are now in a storage pod, and the MOUNTAIN of trash and debris that was in our front garden is now in the giant dumpster we rented (behind us in this picture). Thanks to them, I'm overflowing with gratitude. Talk about #makelight.

#harveyflood #chookooloonksrebuild

The packing of the salvaged begins. #youbetterbelievetheresLEGOinthere #alongwithdishes #andyouknowmeaningfulrocks

"'Better' is good. I will take 'better' every time." ~ @barackobama at today's global health event, hosted by the @gatesfoundation. These words feel like my mantra these days (and I shared my thoughts about why on the blog).

Had an epic, running-errands-in-a-rainstorm-getting-soaked-to-the-skin-induced meltdown yesterday -- my first since being displaced by the flood. It was a wake-up call at how much stress I'm under -- and how I've been putting self-care on the back-burner.

So I'm off to do 3 miles, the first real exercise I've had in a month. Time to form good habits again (and explore our new neighbourhood, since we'll be here for a while, while we rebuild.) Happy Tuesday, friends.

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