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I've moved properties a few times in my life, every 5 or 6 years & I'm the kind of guy who likes to regularly clean house on top of that, each time trying my best to get rid of all forms of clutter that I don't think I'll ever find useful again. But even I have a clutter drawer. Well two of them to be exact. Only little drawers though, one for stationary-related items & one for gadgetry type items & manuals and plugs and whatnots.
One of the things that has survived in my stationary clutter is a box of paperclips, regular little silver paperclips. Over the years, any additional paperclips I've amassed have been stuffed into this bulging old little box. It's one of those items I look at every time there's a clear out and think "do I really need these?" as they're cheap, easy to get & to be honest, I don't ever use them anymore. I can't even remember the last time I used a paperclip.
Then today I had a sudden use for a paperclip, preferably a coloured one, and lo and behold, there was indeed a coloured paperclip sitting in my little box. I had in my mind that a pink paperclip would be perfect and I did indeed have a pink paperclip. I joyfully removed the item, used it & put the box back, possibly to never use it ever again. I probably shan't throw it away ever either.
My estimation is that this box will eventually have sat idly in my drawer for approximately five or six decades. Just for that one moment, today, when it proved its worth.
One of the things that has survived in my stationary clutter is a box of paperclips, regular little silver paperclips. Over the years, any additional paperclips I've amassed have been stuffed into this bulging old little box. It's one of those items I look at every time there's a clear out and think "do I really need these?" as they're cheap, easy to get & to be honest, I don't ever use them anymore. I can't even remember the last time I used a paperclip.
Then today I had a sudden use for a paperclip, preferably a coloured one, and lo and behold, there was indeed a coloured paperclip sitting in my little box. I had in my mind that a pink paperclip would be perfect and I did indeed have a pink paperclip. I joyfully removed the item, used it & put the box back, possibly to never use it ever again. I probably shan't throw it away ever either.
My estimation is that this box will eventually have sat idly in my drawer for approximately five or six decades. Just for that one moment, today, when it proved its worth.
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