Excess

In light of knowing I am moving back to Portland in January, I have begun thinking of all the things I will need to move... which of course is an interesting question because I do not know where I will be moving/living following graduation.  There is officially 226 days until graduation (7.5 months) and a lot can happen in that amount of time.  Here is a list of things I hope will happen:

1. I will become closer to knowing which discipline of physical therapy I want to work in (right now I am leaning towards neuro outpatient, but since beginning at Craig, inpatient rehab is more and more appealing).
2. I will gain enough knowledge to feel confident in obtaining a job
3. I will begin studying for the boards (though this likely will be a post-graduation effort)
4. I will begin to know what area of the country I want to live in
5. I will kick ass as a PT intern :)

Less I diverge completely from what this blog was intended to be about...  I am writing because in the past few weeks, it has occurred to me that I have a lot of useless things.  Things that apparently were useful at some point because I bought them, but have now found themselves in boxes or gathering dust on a shelf.  Most of these things are products (soap, lotion, hair products, etc), but there are also things I have purchased for a one time project or use and do not need any more.  Ideally, I would begin to use these things prior to moving to Portland so I can decide if it is worth keeping and moving or needs to be redistributed to a new home.

This is where my idea came in... Wouldn't it be cool if there was a site or something where people could post things that they have bought- but have no intension of using again? It would be like a "market-place" or a thrift store between friends.  For example, I have a collection of streamers, t-shirt paint and random decorations that I used for a bike ride this summer.  I will never use these objects again- but if say one of my friends needed green and white streamers- they could just ask me instead of purchasing them.  It would need a lot of fine tuning to make it worth it, but I think it is an idea.  In the mean time, I have created lists of things that need to be used up before I go to Target and buy more (ie. lotion, soap, etc).  That way I have an "inventory" of the things that are gathering dust.  Make sense?

Anyways, those were my random thoughts tonight as I opened my storage closet.  Feel free to add thoughts or suggestions on the aforementioned idea!  And... stay tuned for the update from clinic that will be posted tomorrow!

Cheers!

Fall in Denver has arrive!