Files Organized

No posting for almost 4 months!!!!

You are all probably wondering if I had given up on finishing my list. I assure you, I have not. With only a hand full of things remaining, though, things are moving a bit slow. I either have long term projects left, or spontaneous events, or expensive things to do. It is definitely going to be a challenge to finish before I turn 41.

One long term project I have finished, however, is finally getting all my files organized. This project has definitely been a lesson in "slow and steady wins the race". After moving (3yrs ago now) and having new owners manual, new work stations, and no office for John when we first moved in, my normally neat files were a mess. And I hated not being able to lay my hands on something the second I decided I needed it. I had a general area to hunt and peck through, but it generally took me longer to find the papers I needed than to do the chore once I had them. It had been driving me crazy, but like other things I put on this "to do" list, I knew that I would for sure get it done if it was listed.

But I thought I would have marked this off a lot sooner than I did. There were a bigger mess than I wanted to admit. I ended up doing a little at a time here and there. First sorting out the stuff that I no longer needed. Then labeling sections at a time, getting the right filing supplies, etc. Finally what pushed this project through was the purchase of a new computer. It was a domino effect. New computer meant a new work station, and new cabinets, and moving everything over. Just like if you want to keep the build-up of clutter down in your house, you should just move, the same goes for cleaning up a desk, and files. No one wants to move junk into a new space. I am so proud, I even attached before and after pictures.

Now, if I need to find the owner's manual for the oven to use the self cleaning feature, I can. I won't want to but... that is besides the point.