Every wonder why...

you start a 'cleaning' project, but a few minutes into it, it looks like this?

I decided to clean, sort and organize the school closet yesterday. I think part of the problem is it's not really a closet, it's a walk in pantry taken over by books. Miscellaneous items get tossed put there when a certain, unnamed, people living my my house don't want to put them away. For instance, the recent coffee order from Green Mountain2 gallons of vinegar we purchased for our science projects

6 packs of gum someone was hiding from the other siblings

plus the wrapping paper stash.
Where is a good place to keep wrapping paper anyways...

I even found the milking cow.

Yes, you can really milk it.
Amazing thing that cow is.

I got in much deeper than I thought I would.
.Oh my.
I found a lot of things I forgot we had.
I tossed a lot of things we didn't need.
I sat used school workbooks on a save pile, then moved them to the toss pile, then returned a few of them to the save pile, then sorted the save pile and added to the toss pile..... what to keep and what to toss... aaaaaahhhhh it is so hard!

Moms, what is your advise?
How do you know what to keep and what to save?
Home school moms, do you keep everything for your records in case you get 'audited' by the 'home school police'?

If so,
I'm going to need one of theseIt'll be great yard decor huh...