May 23, 2008

Paper recycling

So yesterday I started filling a box of things that I want to keep here in the US while I'm in Japan. It's a rather big box and I have it filled almost completely.

Looking around, though, just that one box made a big difference.

It made me realize that most of my room's clutter is nothing more than papers.

Schoolwork, notebooks, binders, boxes that once had electronics or shoes in them, etc.

And suddenly it dawned on me that once I get that stuff taken care of (mostly thrown away) that my existence would be almost as sparse and simple as I've always wanted it to be.

Our recycling bin is going to need therapy after this.

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