We are moving tomorrow.  Movers will arrive at 8 am and carry all the big heavy pieces of furniture and the multiple boxes we’ve accumulated.  Moving is much more than shifting locations for things, though.  Moving implies change - the new rooms aren’t exactly the same as the old rooms.  The stuff I’m bringing may be inadequate, or may be superfluous.  Decisions have to be made constantly - pack or toss?  File or throw?  Save or discard?  Where to put this?  How to set this up?

In a perfect world, I would have had unlimited time to casually yet thoroughly sort through my stuff, culling filing cabinets, purging irrelevant or outdated reference materials and coursework, and generally being a Lean Queen.  Ummm, we’re not in a perfect world.  I’m tossing as much as I can, but also know that most of the culling and sorting will happen AFTER the move given the time constraints I’m working under (I keep telling myself that there IS a light at the end of the tunnel, and pray that it’s not a freight train bearing down on me…)

Some decisions are easy - the desk will go next to the door, away from the windows, so I don’t have to worry about TX sun beating in on me directly.  It will be sideways, so a quick glance to my right will show me the beautiful canyon outside (I think there’s a family of cardinals living nearby since they zip past the window all the time in a streak of red…)

Other decisions are not so easy - some are philosophical:  What do I want to accomplish by the move?   and some are tactical:  How should I set up the printing peripherals to maximize their usage and eliminate the spaghetti tangle of cords?

Either way, it’s a great opportunity to start fresh without the restrictions of “it’s too hard to rearrange” - now to make it better - one idea at a time!  Wish me luck!

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