Things I learned while cleaning my desk

1. My desk really needed to be cleaned (this must have been obvious to everyone but me).
   
2. Gum expires, mine expired January 2006.
   
3. Post-it notes are really only a good temporary solution (when they fade, you've had them too long).
   
4. My filing drawer is cleaner, but not my desk space or my shelves.
   
5. I keep a surprising array of things (starting with 2003 when I started).
6. You can keep some of these odd items (Russian house receipt from 2004?) when you're throwing away so much other strange stuff.