Moving Day…

By jimdiggitydog

Well - we’re moving the whole office, and I’ve come to realize a couple of things:

1. I have a lot of stuff.

2. I wish I had less stuff.

So, to that end, I’ve gotten rid of a lot of things I don’t need in the office. Old papers, useless books and instruction manuals. Old documentation from jobs, dry pens, broken pencils and torn up file folders. Heck - I have gigabytes worth of worthless junk on my hard drive that I’m ditching. I stopped playing World of Warcraft a year ago. Do I need to keep the files?

And it got me thinking - I need to do this once a month.

As a freelancer (and as a person in general) I have a tendency to be a bit of a pack rat. I keep far too many physical items around that I say to myself that I might need. I keep a zillion mockups on my hard drive. I keep magazines that I might use as reference.

Too many things piling up in too many places.

So - I’m going to do a sincere, hard-core and ruthless house cleaning once a month, and I think it’s a good thing. That way, I can keep a streamlined workspace and have less distraction.

If I toss something, I’ll be pretty sure I won’t use it again. If it’s something that someone else can use, it’s off to Goodwill.

I’m sure I’m not the only one who holds on to too much. If you’re a pack rat like me, I suggest a real cleaning. It’s good for the soul, which is always good for business.