This is not my desk, but it represents what my desk feels like. In this bout of illness I have managed to keep the bills paid (thank goodness for online bill paying), but I have not managed to file anything. My motto: Why file it when you can pile it? But I am not happy living with such chaos.There is a glimmer of hope. I am beginning to imagine that I might someday (soon?) organize that pile.
Here's a tip that I heard somewhere, which I plan to try: file by month rather than by biller. Just throw everything received in May into a May file, June into a June. You can still find things, and it is much simpler than the other method. Sounds good to me.
P.S. This is pretty much what an AD/HD brain looks like. Lots of information, but a very inefficient retrieval system. At least, that has been my experience.
Thank you to this photographer for the picture.
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I just shred everything. Except of course tax returns or something important but I dont think utitlity bills or doctor bills or credit card bills need to be kept. Just junk. I feel like that picture is my house some days.
Excellent. I didn't notice any piles when I was at your place. Maybe I am immune. I just pile it all in one spot and once they get paid I write on them that they are paid. Then, I file them in a temporary place (in my cupboard) until I find time to throw them away (usually about once every 3 months. IT seems to work okay.
Oh and don't sweat passing me on your genetics. I like most of what I got. Its all good.
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