To get the washer back in the house I've been forced to clean. I have madly been throwing out magazines and mail most dating back to 1998 although I have found some from 1991 and at least one reference from 1984. An archealogist would have a hayday with this pile of rubbish.
I have gotten good at this and even thrown out college course work and my Cobol manual!
It is refreahing to put some more of my past behind me. It helps to move forward when you aren't anchored by the past.