{"id":790,"date":"2026-01-12T19:25:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T03:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nathanbak.com\/?p=790"},"modified":"2026-01-12T19:25:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T03:25:45","slug":"still-more-sheveling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nathanbak.com\/?p=790","title":{"rendered":"Still More Sheveling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It&#8217;s been two-ish years since <a href=\"https:\/\/nathanbak.com\/?p=744\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"744\">the last official sheveling of my desk<\/a> so a 2026 National Clean Off Your Desk Day observance was necessary.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/nathanbak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260112_075512-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"My &quot;before&quot; desk\" class=\"wp-image-789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nathanbak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260112_075512-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nathanbak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260112_075512-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nathanbak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260112_075512-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nathanbak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260112_075512-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nathanbak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260112_075512-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/nathanbak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260112_075512-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Before<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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 &#8220;discoveries&#8221; from the sheveling:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cell phone case (for old phone)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4 ESP8266 NodeMCU boards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DHT11 and DHT22 sensors (first bought the &#8220;11&#8217;s&#8221;, but decided they weren&#8217;t accurate enough so purchased the &#8220;22&#8217;s&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Platypus water filter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>80&#8243; x 60&#8243; cloth map of the world<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Volume III of <em>The Feynman Lectures on Physics<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Luggage scale<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Garage door opener backup battery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4 Unused USB cables of assorted types and lengths<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assorted candy left over from Christmas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A birthday card from my Baby Sister<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11 Metal mint containers\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>6 empty<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 holding various expired insurance, business, credit cards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4 containing original contents)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5 USB power adapters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ordered list of the first 18 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jules_Maigret\">Inspector Maigret<\/a> books<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 Mediocre USB chargers with &#8220;bonus&#8221; functionality (one has a light and the other works as a hand warmer)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sticky-notes with tuition amounts and due dates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stickers\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Durston<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>trek10<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maglula<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>#MakeGoodChoices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flossers and dental floss<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hammock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 vaccination receipts (flu and DTaP)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 Jury Summons (one for me, one for Boy#3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$1.44 in coins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Map of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.portland.gov\/transportation\/walking-biking-transit-safety\/suggested-walks#toc-10-the-classic-downtown-waterfront-loop-walk\">Classic Downtown Waterfront Loop Walk<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 Juggling Bags<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 &#8220;FunSize&#8221; bag of Swedish Fish Mini that expired 10 July 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 Sticks Extra Long Lasting Flavor chewing gum that expired 18 May 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 Garage door openers (I think there might be two more somewhere else . . .)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>16 Picks for guitar and\/or banjo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Funnel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 Tootsie Roll of unknown age<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 Ham Radios (handheld)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 Rubber Locusts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The 7th Dragonball<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>6 Rubber Snakes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/nathanbak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260112_184515-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nathanbak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260112_184515-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nathanbak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260112_184515-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nathanbak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260112_184515-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nathanbak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260112_184515-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nathanbak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260112_184515-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/nathanbak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260112_184515-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">After<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With the new year and the new sheveling, it&#8217;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 <a href=\"https:\/\/nathanbak.com\/?p=759\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"759\">Better by December<\/a>, I think that, just like my desk is looking better, the future is also looking bright and full of potential.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;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 &#8220;discoveries&#8221; from &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/nathanbak.com\/?p=790\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Still More Sheveling&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[23],"class_list":["post-790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-sheveling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nathanbak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nathanbak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nathanbak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nathanbak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nathanbak.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=790"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/nathanbak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":807,"href":"https:\/\/nathanbak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/790\/revisions\/807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nathanbak.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nathanbak.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nathanbak.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}