I am on waaayyyyy too many e-mail lists.

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And that's with me consciously protecting my sacred personal email addresses.  I use hotmail for the unimportant stuff.

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Recently, my home inbox has grown exponentially.  I can't keep up with the deluge of emails.

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So I dove in and unsubscribed to I-lost-track-of-how-many.  20?  30?

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This should appease my innate desire to declutter, which in this age, translates to my cyber-world.  Clear inbox = Clear mind.

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<span style="font-size: medium; color: #008000;"><strong>Here's what I'm holding on to for dear life and why:</strong></span>

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<a href="http://www.groupon.com " target="_blank"><strong>Groupon --</strong></a> great ideas for this blog at a reduced cost

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<a href="http://www.livingsocial.com " target="_blank"><strong>Living Social --</strong></a> ditto<a href="http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/" target="_blank"></a>

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<a href="http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/" target="_blank"><strong>Art of Nonconformity --</strong></a> this was the first blog that I ever subscribed to (and one of the few that I subscribe to via email) and I need to keep abreast of all things nonconformist as well as <a href="http://worlddominationsummit.com/" target="_blank"><strong>World Domination</strong></a>.

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<strong><a href="http://www.alistbloggingbootcamps.com/" target="_blank">A-List Blogging Bootcamp --</a></strong> because I'm still paying for the membership even though I haven't used it since the summer but keep meaning to when I "find time".  Riiiigggghttt.  I'll have time on Day 366.  Who am I kidding?  I smell an upcoming decision.

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<strong><a href="http://www.changinghands.com/" target="_blank">Changing Hands -- </a></strong>because they are the Greatest Bookstore on the Planet

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<strong><a href="http://www.dbg.org/" target="_blank">Desert Botanical Gardens -- </a></strong>because I like butterflies, jazz, luminarias, and the smell of creosote.

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<strong><a href="http://www.1lacrosse.com/" target="_blank">1Lacrosse --</a></strong> because this is my precious cousin whom I am SO proud of!

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<strong><a href="http://www.southwest.com/" target="_blank">Southwest Airlines --</a></strong> because I need sale updates each Tuesday.  ???  I may need to rethink this one.

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Are you an email junkie?  What can you let go of/say goodbye to (even temporarily)/unsubscribe from to stop the madness?

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Hopefully, it's not me.  But if it is, I understand.

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We'll always have RSS.

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And facebook.

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And twitter.

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