Autumn cleaning

So I decided that 9pm was a great time to start cleaning out my shelves... you are staring at a FRACTION of 13 years' worth of school/university workbooks, folders, notes... (there's more under my bed and even more that I've already thrown out over the years!)

I figure that since I'm graduating in 2 weeks, I can get rid of all this stuff! :D

The pile on the right (actually there are two piles, one behind the other, which you can't see here!) contains books that I will probably never read/use again so they are going to charity!

And my shelves? Empty!

[Anita Campbell]

Ah, does this bring back memories. I remember doing this in what seems like hundreds of years ago. Congratulations on your upcoming graduation.

[Lacy Kent]

Oh wow, this is crazy!

[Lacy Kent]

And congrats on the graduation!

[KWind]

I bet you feel liberated!! I love decluttering!!

[☠northy]

oooh! such a wonderful feeling to be DONE with it! congrats!

[hueymilunz]

wow! lots books!

[Taffy]

Ah -- inspiring! What fun to be at this end of your schooling!

[Jani M]

Ooh burn them !! :-D Hugest congratulations on the graduation! :)

[kklickr]

wow, congratulations on graduating & good on you for your prompt tidy up. I may or may not still have some old school books around somewhere :)

[Amy]

That is a lot of books!

[amy spada]

Well done! Last week I had to dust and rearrange my daughter's books to make way for guests that are coming to stay next week. Wish I could get rid of them too! Less is better :)

[Katia]

wow! :D that´s indeed a lot of books! well done for cleaning! :)

[Sheralee S]

Wow! I really admire someone that can be so decisive about what stays and what goes. I think it's very therapeutic to clear it all out. Congratulations on your graduation!

[Mary More]

Books do seem to mulitply like rabbits around here as well.

[william wooderson]

Paper just does stack up, doesn't it!

[Tiara]

holy paper batman, crazy!

[Mariya]

wow! that pile as it is looks impressive! this is such a brave move, i can never seem to be able to throw away my study stuff! A friend of mine next day she graduated she burned all the notes of her studies =)))

[Velina]

I love cleaning and getting rid of things! Isn't it great that your shelves are empty now?! Maybe you can put some beautiful things for decoration on them! :)

[Kathy A]

Decluttering is so liberating isn't it.

[Breigh]

Wow that's quite an accumulation of stuff...now you have an excuse to go out and buy new non-school things to fill your shelves!

[Brian Olsen]

My wife just did this too. It was a lot of paper. But it was very nice to purge.