Screencap of a "Spring Cleaning Videos" playlist I made on YouTube. So back in March, I was pretty psyched about getting some spring cleaning done, so I decided to psych myself by watching some decluttering videos. Good God, that sounds lame. But really, I was bored on my lunch break and clicked an Abundantly Minimal …
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Personal Archaeology 11: Standing on Ceremony
So I would be a complete liar if I said that I had forgotten that I held onto my cap, gown, medals, yearbooks, T-shirts, and other commemorative items from my senior year of high school. Oh sure, all of the stuff (with the exception of my class T-shirt and yearbooks) wound up in the same …
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Return of the Freedom is Tyranny of the To Do List
At one point, a couple of weeks ago, I had written "make to do list" in the margins of a legal pad I was using to take notes at a faculty meeting. Later that day, I sat down to make said list and when I was done, I saw that I had filled out the …
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Personal Archaeology 2: It Spins, It Wins
When you look back on the sepia-toned memories of your life as a teenager, you definitely begin to think of the hallmark moments. You know, your first love, your first broken heart, losing your virginity, getting into college, going to prom, graduating, and winning the homecoming float competition. I know that a pile of wood, …
The Uncollecting 