Out With the Old, In With the New

The Japanese have a tradition of cleaning up and throwing things out at the end of the year. This done in the office and in the home. Everyone participates. The idea is to get rid of junk, clean things up, and start the New Year on a clean and organized note. This supposedly applies to bad habits as well. It is a chance to throw out bad habits and start fresh in the New Year. I know several folks that are planning to quit smoking from the New Year. One man in my office is taking this last week of the year off of work to begin kicking the habit.

In my office today everyone stopped work at 3 PM and began cleaning. Shelves, counters, desks, cabinets, and chairs were dusted, cleaned and straightened up. People cleaned out their desks and threw a lot of junk away. It was nice to spruce the place up and get rid of junk. It looked a lot better when we were done.