Things have got to change

Nothing like a clearcut to realise that you've acquired some bad shopping habits along the way.

The legacy of the lean years was to buy cheap stuff that seemed like a bargain. The 'cost' of this has robbed me of hours of my life and acres of my decision making capacity. Every cheap pencil, pack of paperclips, pencil case and notebook ( to mention just 4 of an enormous collection of 'things' ) required a keep, chuck or use decision which exhausted me and I'm only probably 10% of the way through the pile of crap that amounts to my life. I must own over 100 files, 20 pencil cases , a dozen calculators and god only know how many textbooks. It's been tough parting with somehow that might come in handy one day but with a declining number of days , it just isn't worth the bother.

The real value in this objects will be the giving away of them in the almost certain knowledge that in a few weeks time I will have a need for at least a few of them.

New Rules:


  • Stop buying stuff 'just in case'
  • Avoid all 'bargains' ; they're not a bargain, they're a menace.
  • Do without every now and then if you have to . It won't hurt.
  • Rely more on electronic forms of teaching materials.
  • Don't photocopy anything unless you absolutely have to.
  • Don't buy anything unless you've actually run out of it. Stockpiling is disastrous.
  • Ship the crap out. Never let it back through the door.
  • Eliminate anything that is not essential or beautiful.


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