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This is the latest topic in genealogy circles. Thomas MacEntee has issued a challenge - put away all your work and do it over, the right way. I signed on and I am very interested in seeing how this will shake out. I do teach beginning genealogy.

I did purchase a two-drawer filing cabinet today - I had set up an office for myself using a hand-me-down desk, child's desk left over from one of my children, a four-foot folding table, a rickety bookcase, and the shelf from the desk I put on the floor for an additional bookcase.

I have piles of folders which I need to go through. I will discard what I do not need and file what is essential. I read an article the other day about digital hoarding. I am guilty. I am going to turn over a new leaf and not hoard information. I have saved information to read later or just in case I need it later. I don't even know what I have and probably cannot find it. My first instinct would be to Google it so what is the point of saving old information?

I did go through a couple of file folders and toss some old information that was in the folder and had no bearing on anything I was working on. A couple down, many to go, but now there is space on my work table.

I wrote one page in my family history! Well, almost one page. I consolidated my file on this particular family and will review the old emails and letters that I have received over the years for clues.

I have been going through a pile of papers and magazines today. The remaining pile will need to be gone through once again. I'm not ruthless. The longer you hold on to something the more difficult it is to toss it.

I have gotten sidetracked; but I did write two pages of my story. The reason for that, I was telling someone about an incident in my life and told myself to write the story. So, I did.

I hope to get to the state library soon so that I can do some new research on my Rickman line. I have a list of questions to work on while I'm in the library so that I stay focused. When I go into he state library, my brain goes helter skelter. Vroom, focus is gone