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School Year Shut Down: Fill a Box with Stuff*

May 19, 2022 By Dave Stuart Jr. Leave a Comment

Hi there, colleague! Today's our third in a series mean to help us ready our souls for summer. The full series list is here. Each article is super micro for your stress-reduction pleasure.

Gosh — I just LOVE the feeling of a coming summer.

Today's strategy for shutting down a school year: fill a box with stuff.*

Specifically, stuff that you didn't use all year this year that's sitting around in your workspace.

When the box is full, take it to:

  • The staff room and label it “free.”
  • A place that recycles or resells the kind of stuff that's in the box.
  • The dumpster.

As you do it, note what happens in your chest. You should feel a lightening.

Repeat as desired or needed.

Getting rid of boxes: it ain't just for retirees!

Best,
DSJR

*I almost titled this one Fill a 📦 with 💩 but decided against it. The adult won over the inner teenager… barely.

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