Often the hardest part of any task is getting started

Often the hardest part of any task is getting started.

Several weeks ago we’d remodeled the room in our home that I’m using for an office.  Prior to starting remodeling I’d moved all the “stuff” out of the room and closet. 

Now I’ve been into computers for a some time and I’ve accumulated a lot of miscellaneous bits and pieces of hardware, cables and whatnots.  Most of this is stored, unorganized, in various boxes.  I never use everything in these boxes but I dare not throw them away because if I do need a rare cable I know I can find it among this lot.

So while remodeling, I’d stored the boxes in the garage, sitting on the concrete around inside walls.  They’ve been setting there ever since.

I would see them every day and I knew I needed to find a better place to store them but I didn’t want to bring them back into the office. The closet in the office has been turned into a bookshelf alcove, there really wasn’t room now.

Today, with a little mental push from my wife, we solved the issue.  I took the shelving system from the old closet and created additional upper storage space in the garage.  It was a great way to keep these treasures without having them under foot and in the way.  It also reused the shelving with no additional cost.

So after about three hours a problem that had been needing resolution for weeks was resolved. The hardest part was simply getting started!

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