Spring Cleaning

I have started cleaning things out. Do you realize how hard that is for a teacher? I mean really. What if I need one of these books again? What if I need some of these resources? It is hard to ge them at times and now I am going to throw them out. Do not ask me when the last time I used them. I don't know. Ok - the government stuff was 2 years ago, the econ stuff 2 years ago because I really didn't use it last year. The US History stuff.... well its been 3 years now, but I really want to get back to teaching that again and.... well ok I am an educational pack rat. There I admit it.

I AM AN EDUCATIONAL PACK RAT!

First step in the process of making it better right? Some of this stuff I know I can get rid of if I have it on CD. Then I can just reprint when/if I need it. So here I am looking at the mess I have made in order to clean and am wondering.... what the hell did I do? Am I nuts thinking i am really going to be able to clean all this up?

I am also thinking how much of a pain in the butt it will be to pack this stuff up and move it if we really are offered jobs in Austin. That is scary.

So I clean, I trash, I cringe as I throw things away reminding myself I haven't used it, I won't use it, I can replace it if/when I may ever need it.

As my students say to me.... wooo saw miss woo saw. (what the hell good it is suppose to be, I am unclear.)