That's the sound of me, working on the chain gang!

Hi folks,

though I know about the sad background of the song,I really love it. It's so powerful and Sam has such a great voice, just listen and enjoy:



And you know what? It really gives you the xtra push needed while working hard, which helped me a lot to survive day 1 of our annual "clearing out and cleaning up"- day(s).
Let's throw a short glance at today's accomplishments:

The point of departure:

• our living room, about 20 m²
• two people - the bald guy and me
• two desks, 1 antique dresser, 3 single book shelves and 2 large storage racks, a couple of stackable boxes, endless numbers of smaller and bigger folders and stacks of paper - most of them remains of my exams
• lots of stuff that found its way into our roomduring the last year, it's unbelievable what you can find in your own home!

The interim result so far:

• 6 hours of work
  
• 66 pounds of paper - honestly!!! - I couldn't believe it when I looked at the scale.
• 2 big bags full with garbage
• 1 box with different stuff, things you don't really need, but can't throw away either
• my back hurts and the bald guy has a headache
• it will take as at least another two days to finish this *sigh*

But still - I want to finish this! I want to start in my new life without old tasks latching onto me. And to be honest - it feels pretty good afterwards. It frees you somehow.
There's only one more thing that concerns me:

Should I get rid of my tape collection - you know those little things, we used to record music on from the radio when we were younger and couldn't use iTunes or emule. I don't know if I will ever listen to them again, but somehow thy are a part of me!

What do you think? Is it important to keep stuff like that or does it slow our moving forward in life down?

Greets Julia