ALT 1 Sorting your three desk drawers into “bills and leaflets”, “old birthday cards” and “miscellaneous” 2 Finding the thing you recently had a huge fit over your partner losing, and quietly burying it in the bin. 3 Discovering that every single can in the three kitchen cupboards full of cans went off in 2006. 4 Avoiding the attic as you’ve never been quite sure which bits you’re allowed to step on. 5 Putting your hand in an old bag and being forced to play “guess what fruit I used to be”. 6 Wondering what past you had planned when deciding to fill a box with old newspapers then place it in the garage. 7 Translating “sort out the shed” as “sit in the shed for an hour and play with the tools”. 8 Spending half the day untangling your carrier bag full of mystery wires, being certain that you did exactly the same a year ago. 9 Visiting the charity shop and noticing they still have all your old clothes from your last clear out. 10 Realising that you’ve actually just moved stuff around.