the joys of cleaning out one's office

I've been finding many pleasant (and not so pleasant) surprises as I've spent the better part of the past two days cleaning and organizing my office. Spring cleaning and the arrival of a consultant are great motivators to get the hectic life I lead in here under control. And, in the chaos of the past 3 weeks, it was greatly needed (more than usual!).

Best find thus far: a bag of Chex Mix (basically my favorite salty snack) still crunchy in my snack drawer that I had forgotten about.
Most embarassing find: Petrified beef jerky in a different drawer. Which reminded me of when I first cleaned out the desk when I moved in and found (in September 2006) a can of Dr. Pepper that had been stashed in a file in my file cabinet and was clearly 2 years expired.

Joel drank it anyway.

I think that my issue is that I start out with the best of intentions and then forget about my filing system. I'm on the last drawer and just found a 2004 annual meeting report. I think I was unsure in 2006 if it needed to be kept. Today, I recycled it with confidence. And, if that isn't growth, then I'm not sure what is. Onward and upward!