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Thursday, February 7, 2002 * timings off Here it is February, 2002 - a whole month into the new year and I haven't even totally unpacked - let alone started putting 2001 away to make room for 2002. My timing is so off. But I guess there are worse things. It's not that I'm terribly organized - a perfectionist I'm not. I kind of like a house to look "lived in" - if you know what I mean. But paper clutter can overtake me in no time. Junk mail as well as bills and notices and things that just must be kept in case they might be important can overwelmn me if I'm not careful. We use to have a corner desk built into the wall in one of our very first houses. I use to call it the cancer corner... because we'd throw all the bills and junk mail there and it would kind of "spread" out into the room... like a cancer. Not very delicate, but the analogy was true. Once one of our cats climbed up on the mound of paper and ...how do I put this delicately?... spent a penny (that's about the only expression I know that's fairly decent). At the time, DH and I saw him and both screamed out, "NO!" - but after we had to laugh. Maybe he was expressing an opinion ? The corner got cleaned up after that. My only standard which keeps me halfway organized and uncluttered has been to say to myself "If I need it, but can't find it, what good does it do me to keep it?" So, you can clearly see, there is a certain method to my madness. The old cliche "God Bless This Mess" was probably made for my office here at home. I have a 2 drawer file. It contains old bills and receipts (you know the ones you're supposed to keep for 5 years). Now in the 34 years we've been married, I've never needed any of this information, but you know the minute I throw it out, I will. That's the way it works... It's like not taking out insurance, you're almost damning yourself. So the next few weeks will be dedicated to organizing... cleaning up and throwing out. Sounds good. We'll see how long I can keep this mood going... Rian |
frozen fountain in backyard |
February 7, 2002 |
