Slow boot up time and I want to fix.

I am running 10.8.2 on my macbook pro that is a little over a year old. It could just be me but I remember when it would bot up in a matter of seconds....now it seems to take its time which is ok but if it can be faster I would love that. I have a lot of material added lately to my itunes which consist of music and videos right now but photos will soon become managed through that as well. So if anyone can help I will appreciate this. Thanks.

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