An Amazing Thing Called Scotch Tape

The first thing I did was shed my childhood. Or most of it anyway. I performed an all-out therapeutic cleaning of my room. From wall to wall, floor to ceiling, every nook and cranny. I had things stashed away from my elementary days and earlier. My entire life had been kept stuffed under the bed, hidden away in drawers, and and high up on closet shelves.

I had games, books, unfinished arts and crafts projects, packets and packets of notebook paper, office supplies. There were clothes I haven't worn since middle school, books I haven't touched since Pre-K, and stuffed animals like you wouldn't believe.

The entire process took three weeks. My floor became a dumping ground. I filled three trash bags with trash, and two with items to be donated. I took down old posters and stashed away my stuff animals. And of course there were the things I never used. Like this frog candle.



I kept a fair amount. Some of it was turned into keepsake material, and everything else just found a new home amongst my shelves. A majority of the books were kept, including my paperback collection, and now reside on the shelves on my wall. Plus, I have an actual desk and workspace now.

Cleaning my room was more than just getting rid of old stuff. It was clearing my head and letting go of my past. I'm moving forward, as I rightly should, and in that I'm letting go of who I used to be. It's lot less clutter to deal with.

Chapter One

About a year ago, a college adviser told me I should start a blog. I followed that advice and created one. The only problem was I didn't know what to write. I spent a year trying to come up with something, a theme perhaps, but I couldn't think of anything good.

So here I am, doing what I do best. Thinking, reflecting, and writing. I graduated in May, just spent the summer being a camp counselor, and I'm about to begin a new chapter in my life. I still don't know what to blog about, but I know that I no longer care.

I'll write whatever I want - no themes. I'll reflect verbally, and document the beginning changes of my life as I see fit. I may have no audience, but that doesn't affect me. My purpose is to write what I think, and see where it takes me.