File papers that need filing, throw away others

I’ll try again soon. really

but I still have some more BOXES to get through. I am alot closer to the end of this goal than I was, however!! hooorah!!

These are the first three bags. I’ve held on to them in order to take an inspirational photo, but now I can set them free. More to come…many, many more. :)

Welcome to the team, chickenkebab.

Has been my motto since before Christmas. Last fall, many of the old boxes were carried to the attic (by Mr. Man, of course) to help me organize my office. More recent papers have been piling up in there again. (But at least they’re no longer strewn throughout the house as they would have been last year!!)
Well, it’s been cold in that office and I’ve been avoiding it lately, but there are several other things I need to do in there, so I’m sure filing and tossing will be my warm-up (read “procrastination technique”)for the other stuff. Wish me luck!

filled ANOTHER two grocery bags full of unnecessary paper. I wish the fireplace was working..it would be fun to send up some of this stuff in smoke. Wasn’t able to part with all my first wedding stuff. My handwriting was really different than it is now. That was interesting to see. Maybe I will be able to let go of it down the road, for today I set it aside.

SOON I will have every paper I really need put aside to be put in the correct file. Think of it! It is taking a long time..but that is because I haven’t filed anything properly for a couple of years. Well for about 5 years actually.

...had some success today, I am pleased to say. It really is NOT that tough once you get started. I filled up an entire grocery bag with paper recycling. I was surprised how much paperwork I am holding onto that I do not need at all! I swear, there is enough unnecessary paper in this house to sink a ship.

soon I am going to get my file cabinets from my old house. In order to do a good job of filing I had better find a perfect spot for the file cabinet. I am hoping for the office…but if Dave won’t allow me to straighten the office the way I want it I might have to put the file in my art studio. Office is first choice, however.