This week I've been trying to make quantifiable progress on one of my goals for 2013: to organize all of my media - meaning books, CDs, music, VHS/DVDs, etc. This is kind of a daunting project, so I'm breaking it down into smaller ones. This week's goal: to purge enough of my old CDs to be able to eliminate one of my CD shelving units.
I got these little guys when the SPCO did some remodeling in our offices a few years ago and all of our old furniture was up for grabs. These used to belong to our former Director of Artistic Planning (along with a third one), who had approximately a million CDs in his office for listening to various artists, orchestras, commissions, composers, and whatnot. Anyway, one of my shelves was almost totally full, and the other one not even close to full. So it seemed like with not that much effort, I should be able to get all of the CDs onto one shelf and thereby free up some space in the corner.
Welllllllll, I did it.
I got rid of about 55 CDs. That might sound like a lot, but it wasn't really such a huge sacrifice when you consider the quality of the stuff that went into the "discard" pile. Yes, it's sad, but gems such as these are now officially up for grabs for any reader that wants them.
So the end result of this was pretty satisfying.
I mean, it's not going to change my life, but I feel pretty good anytime I'm able to get rid of something and free up space. And the best part of this is I can make some money off my purging too! I've never ventured into the world of Craigslist before, but I think this is a good excuse to start and see what I can get for the shelves.
So: check one thing off the media organization list. Huzzah!
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