May 04 2006
Spring Cleaning
How many of you out there have a “Favorites” file on your browser that is completely unorganized? Show of hands? That’s what I thought. Mine are somewhat organized, but all the categories I have aren’t adequate for what I’m doing now. For example, I’ve really gotten into blogging lately. Right now all the favorites I have saved are in a “To Be Filed” folder. Ok, sort of organized, but it’s a bit too large for its purpose. I think it’s about time I went and made a few new folders for the things in there. While I’m at it, I should quickly go through the many many sites I have saved to 1. see if they still are there and 2. see if I still want it saved. A lot of the stuff is from when I first started using the internet, sometime in the late 90s, so who knows if it’s any good anymore. Also, since I’ve been online I’ve discovered the power of Google, and I know how to use it very well so a lot of the information I’ve saved can easily be found again and again. Yes, it’s time to clean up my favorites.
Those of you who read my blog know that I will be moving in a few weeks. Moving is a great way to do some spring cleaning. I’ll be moving to a studio apartment, so there are a few things I won’t need anymore. The ginormous entertainment center I have will be sold, most likely to my roommate, so that will give me a bit of cash and I won’t have to move such a huge piece of furniture that isn’t going to fit in my one room apartment. I’ll also sell my dining room table and a stereo set. Both things are duplicates - I have a cute patio set that I’ll use for bistro-style dining (though not al fresco, since I won’t have a patio), and the stereo I only got to listen to music in my bedroom since my main stereo set is in the living room. No need for 2 stereo sets in one room. So good for me, extra cash in hand and fewer things to move.
There are some things I may want to get rid of that won’t be worth the time to sell them. For these, I’ll most likely bring them to the local donation shops. I’m not too decided on what to get rid of, if anything, so I’ll probably make those decisions as I get more settled.
I do frequent a number of websites dedicated to organizing, so I have lots of good ideas, and I’ve always been pretty well organized (my desks at home and work being the exception). I love a good, invigorating organizing session, so this move will be the perfect catalyst for that.
