Yikes.
I’m almost embarrassed to reveal this list of unnecessary
or obsolete items I found, while cleaning out my office. But I feel a whole lot
better, having done so. I admit it. I was a little ruthless this time. But the
clean sweep was overdue.
Whew! Here we go!
Here’s a roster of 30 different things (or groups of things)
that I just discarded.
- Broken headphones
- Business cards
- Chargers/cords for long-gone devices
- Childproofing electric outlet plug covers
- Coloring books
- Coupons
- Dried-out markers
- Expired calendars
- Floral delivery vases
- Former address labels
- Fractured eyeglasses
- Lead-less mechanical pencils
- Miscellaneous keys
- Old magazines
- Padlocks (missing keys)
- Partial playing card decks
- Phone books
- Promotional magnets
- Restaurant menus
- Retailers’ shopping totes
- Road maps
- Rolodex
- Shriveled glue sticks
- Skin care samples
- Software for long-gone computers
- Solidified glue bottles
- Spare keyrings
- Stale candies
- Tattered gift bags
- Used postal packaging
Don’t blink.
For the moment, everything in my office is safely stashed in
a logical and intentional location. I can find anything in a flash.
Yes, that will likely change. The clutter will accumulate
again. And I’ll have to repeat this entire process.
Look out! The
medicine cabinet is next on my list.
Image/s:
Graphic adapted by this user from public
domain image.
