~:[CH14 - Day 224]:~ What to Shred

 
~:[CH14 - Day 224]:~ What to Shred

The school year begins and I am scrambling to get ready. Even with no time yesterday to setup, I had enough time to setup my room and get everything in order, although I didn't get to the stacks of papers I wanted to sort through. While I am glad that my classroom is at least set up, over the next few weeks, I'll have to decide on what to keep and what to shred. As you move through life, how do you decide what you should keep close to your heart and what you should eliminate from your life. What do you need and what do you not? What is treasured and what should be tossed? It's a decision we need to always make in life. From deciding how to make more time in our days to prioritizing things in our life, there's always a bit of shredding going on in our lives. As I decide how to approach the school year and what I should be doing as I move forward, I'll continuously look at what I need to shred. This year, I am dedicating it to cutting back on a number of things and hopefully clearing out space physically, in my mind, and in my schedule to keep the core of what I actually need. Snipping out consumption here and there, cutting back on events, and more, will allow me to focus a bit more and make more room for things I want to do and accomplish. Often times, we don't shred an entire file of our lives, but within those files, there are things that we held on to that we can let go. Don't be afraid to do so. As we learn in economics, there are a limited amount of resources and thus, we need to learn how to we want to spend what we have. As I wrapped up my day, I decided that one way I wanted to spend my final day before school began is to cook a little meal that my family could enjoy. As I walked down the aisles, I didn't indulge at all, but rather, carefully picked out what I needed and went on my way. I passed by things that I really didn't need and only got the essentials to enjoy a wonderful meal. I took a final look at my documents for tomorrow, made a number of posts before I called it a night. I feel like everything is in order now, the only thing left to do is to keep my eyes open to cut things out to make my road ahead a little easier to travel on. Best of luck on your journey, especially to the teachers, staff and students who begin tomorrow!