Out With the Old; In With the New

I'm cleaning and redecorating my office. It needed cleaning. I've got things piled so that I can barely traverse the path to my desk. It bothers me because I'm basically an organized person. Unfortunately, I'm also a busy person. The first thing I'm doing is getting rid of the futon. It's big and the cat has claimed it as her own for the last two years. This means no one else sits on this BIG futon because the LITTLE cat sheds like crazy. Right now, all that's left of the futon is the frame, which my husband needs to help me move. I cleared a path to the door :) This means I went through all the VHS movies I had in shelves by the door. My goal was to toss all but 21. I tossed all but 25. I'm to the point where I'd rather pay the 5$ to rent rather than store dusty movies. Gone are the Spidermans, the Lord of the Rings, the Men in Black. Staying are Sleepless in Seattle, Clueless, The Last of the Mohiccans.

As soon as my husband moves the futon frame, I'm moving my three dusty exercise bikes to the spot. Maybe then I'll use them (I reeeaallly need to use them). Then, unfortunately, I'll tackle the books. The Internet has made most of my resource books unnecessary. I keep them because I love the feel and look. I'm also going to get rid of the books I've read. The chances of me reading them again are pretty slim (I, of course, will not get rid of my Anne of Green Gables or Little House on the Prairie books). You know, if I read a book a day (from my TBR piles) and I lived to be a hundred, I'd not make it through the books I've got stacked waiting for me to read

After I do the book reduction, I'm opening the closet that is currently blocked by the stacks of books. I sorta know what's inside.

Books.