That box of pens and pencils. . .

Okay, I admit it. 

I love pens and pencils and paper! 

I love to walk around a stationary store and just look at everything.  I am a sucker for papers, in any form.  I love to have cute little pads of paper around me to draw on and write on.  In fact, I'd rather have new papers & pens than a bouquet of flowers!  Odd, I know, but more affordable.

When they remodeled the apartment (a few years ago), they came out with a full bankers box of pens, pencils & markers. I will say that I was a little surprised at how many there were and I have worked at NOT buying any more (mostly). 

Finally it was time to go through the box.   So one night before bed, I dragged out the box and started to test the pens and sort everything into pencils, mechanical pencils, pens, colored pencils and markers.  I didn't test the markers then, or it would have taken me double the time.

What I ended up with was :

• a lot of pencils that need to be sharpened
• mechanical pencils that I have to try & put lead in
• markers to test sometime this week
• colored pencils to sharpen
• one box of drug company pens that I will only use at home
• a stack regular pens that work
• about 150 pens and a few pencils I threw away
• even had some paints in there

If anyone wants a few drug company pens to use at home, I can give you a few.

Now I just need to test the markers &sharpen the pencils & test the mechancial pencils.

What I want to know is this: How can I still have a full box when I threw so much away?