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This is the last week of Term 4 with the students before we all head off on our summer break.
Movember is history (as is my facial hair) and December is upon us.
It's a good time of the year to tidy up, close off workbooks, ease the throttle back, and throw away miscellaneous stuff that has accumulated in the just-in-case pile.
It's always remarkable how inconsequential a lot of things are after the fact. As many do, I tend to hang on to stuff just in case. The pile grows throughout the year and is seldom accessed. So, the moment to jettison all of those now inconsequential pieces of paper is a sweet one. It's very cathartic.
In movies the employees having to pack up their belongings are given one cardboard box, and I've always laughed at that, but it's actually true! That's all you need!
When I left my previous job at the end of Term 2 this year, I had some personal files to save digitally, and a single folder of papers - most of which I haven't looked at since or have subsequently thrown away. This, after 6 years in the job. It's a good lesson to remember.
Very few things are essential.
