It’s been two-ish years since the last official sheveling of my desk so a 2026 National Clean Off Your Desk Day observance was necessary.
A new type of clutter this time around was a number of boarding passes and luggage receipts mixed in with the typical receipts and random papers. Here are other “discoveries” from the sheveling:
- Cell phone case (for old phone)
- 4 ESP8266 NodeMCU boards
- DHT11 and DHT22 sensors (first bought the “11’s”, but decided they weren’t accurate enough so purchased the “22’s”
- Platypus water filter
- 80″ x 60″ cloth map of the world
- Volume III of The Feynman Lectures on Physics
- Luggage scale
- Garage door opener backup battery
- 4 Unused USB cables of assorted types and lengths
- Assorted candy left over from Christmas
- A birthday card from my Baby Sister
- 11 Metal mint containers
- 6 empty
- 1 holding various expired insurance, business, credit cards
- 4 containing original contents)
- 5 USB power adapters
- Ordered list of the first 18 Inspector Maigret books
- COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card
- 2 Mediocre USB chargers with “bonus” functionality (one has a light and the other works as a hand warmer)
- Sticky-notes with tuition amounts and due dates
- Stickers
- Durston
- trek10
- Maglula
- #MakeGoodChoices
- Flossers and dental floss
- Hammock
- 2 vaccination receipts (flu and DTaP)
- 2 Jury Summons (one for me, one for Boy#3)
- $1.44 in coins
- Map of the Classic Downtown Waterfront Loop Walk
- 3 Juggling Bags
- 2 “FunSize” bag of Swedish Fish Mini that expired 10 July 2025
- 2 Sticks Extra Long Lasting Flavor chewing gum that expired 18 May 2021
- 2 Garage door openers (I think there might be two more somewhere else . . .)
- 16 Picks for guitar and/or banjo
- Funnel
- 1 Tootsie Roll of unknown age
- 2 Ham Radios (handheld)
- 2 Rubber Locusts
- The 7th Dragonball
- 6 Rubber Snakes
With the new year and the new sheveling, it’s only natural that my mind wanders back to the various events of the past couple of years and all the things that have changed. Three kids in college. A new job. Financial changes. Increased travel. Milestone birthdays. Adventures (some more fun than others). As I set new goals so that I can be Better by December, I think that, just like my desk is looking better, the future is also looking bright and full of potential.
