I Moved my Office

After 20 years in the same location, we moved our office this month. We only moved 6 doors down in the same building, but it seems completely different. We gave up most of our warehouse space, which we were no longer using, and now have more office space.

The move was bittersweet. Twenty years in one location is a long time, and there were a lot of memories associated with our office. Indeed, the process of cleaning out our accumulated junk brought back many of those memories, some good, and some not so good.

One of the more interesting aspects of the move was realizing just how much junk we had accumulated. Scraps of wood, old equipment, assorted building materials, such as gutters, doors, and windows, and personal items left behind by past employees made for a lot of trash to haul off.


The move also gave us an opportunity to re-organize our files. As with the warehouse, we had accumulated a lot of useless paper, and I ultimately filled several large trash cans with old files and paperwork. The end result will be improved efficiency and less clutter.

While I don't suggest moving as a means for cleaning house, I do suggest getting rid of unnecessary materials and paperwork. For years I said, "We might need that some day." And then I spent 2 weeks throwing away all of those things things. Life would have been easier if I had done so from the beginning.