I decided to go through a big pile of paperwork that has been lurking on the desk in my spare room/office for a good few months now, it was the start of my being more organised with my paperwork – put it all in one place. It seemed like a good plan at the time but now I am faced with this pile of unopened, part opened and empty envelopes and their contents. Some things I know I don’t need to open so I just chuck them in the pile you see, others I start to open then realise I don’t really need to so chuck them in the pile, then the ones I do open I just chuck on the pile with the envelope. Not such a great system really but at least I know where everything is right.
It took me hours to sort it all out into piles, gas, electric, bank etc etc. then I had to go through and open or finish opening all the part and unopened ones – cursing myself for being so lazy as I went. I’ve never been one to whinge about cuts and bruises but hell paper cuts hurt and why once you have one does every piece of paper you pick up seem to run through the fresh cut, reminding you of the searing, itching pain and re-starting the bleeding. I’ll live, I know but my hands are now a reminder to myself why I need to deal with things as soon as they come through the door, although I’m sure as soon as the cuts heal I will forget. For now though I have a lovely tidy desk, and a very neat filing system with no envelopes or promotional leaflets that serve no purpose. I think at least a third of the pile was actually rubbish – the amount of junk that comes with a credit card statement is ridiculous, the leaflets about things and then the reply envelope even though you are paying by direct debit, I could go on but whats the point, it’s not going to achieve anything!