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Good morning, everyone! Got up at 4, went back to bed around 5, (maybe it was 6, I don’t remember), and slept until now. i don’t know why I do that - I know I’m going to be groggy if I do that “go back to bed” thing.

Don’t have anything big planned for today. No plumbing to fix for a change, no big meal to prep, no migraine to get over.....just an ordinary finish-cleaning-out-the-filing-cabinet day.

We have one of those big 4 drawer metal jobs in the office, and it was stuffed!! I mean stuffed!!! I want it gone. So I went through it one hanging file folder at a time, shredding anything with account or SS numbers, ripping up others, getting rid of manuals for things we don’t own anymore, and (this kinda got sentimental) shredding the court documents for our court battles and guardianships over Jamie and Little Diane. That pile was 4.5 inches thick - I measured it! But he’s 30, she’s 26, and I don’t need to keep hanging on to that stuff. Their school transcripts and any other vital statistics I set aside and will send to them.

Yesterday we went to Billings and picked up a 2 drawer file cabinet that matches my bedroom set. We set that up as my nightstand to replace the wobbly old table I had, and today I’ll file what I sorted out as “keep” in there. There’s sure not that much now....it won’t even be full. Most of our banking and bill-paying is done on-line, so no more statements with check numbers and dates showing them as “paid”. No more utility bills and outdated personal files! I had 3 full, totally bulging folders in there with every card my kids, hubby, and grandkids had ever given me for every birthday, Mother’s Day, or other event. Painful as it was, they’re gone too. Purging is good for the brain, but it hurts the heart a little bit.

We’ll give the metal behemoth to Jenny if she wants it. It’s about time she learned how to keep records - she can’t find anything when she needs it. Kendra’s medical records are stashed in a kitchen drawer, or in the changing table drawer in Kendra’s room, or on the bookcase, or even on the floor of her car. <sigh>

And that’s my day. Ken will be gone most of the day officiating as Master at a Masonic funeral out of town. So it’s just me and Feefer.
 
Blooie said:
Good morning, everyone! Got up at 4, went back to bed around 5, (maybe it was 6, I don’t remember), and slept until now. i don’t know why I do that - I know I’m going to be groggy if I do that “go back to bed” thing.

Don’t have anything big planned for today. No plumbing to fix for a change, no big meal to prep, no migraine to get over.....just an ordinary finish-cleaning-out-the-filing-cabinet day.

We have one of those big 4 drawer metal jobs in the office, and it was stuffed!! I mean stuffed!!! I want it gone. So I went through it one hanging file folder at a time, shredding anything with account or SS numbers, ripping up others, getting rid of manuals for things we don’t own anymore, and (this kinda got sentimental) shredding the court documents for our court battles and guardianships over Jamie and Little Diane. That pile was 4.5 inches thick - I measured it! But he’s 30, she’s 26, and I don’t need to keep hanging on to that stuff. Their school transcripts and any other vital statistics I set aside and will send to them.

Yesterday we went to Billings and picked up a 2 drawer file cabinet that matches my bedroom set. We set that up as my nightstand to replace the wobbly old table I had, and today I’ll file what I sorted out as “keep” in there. There’s sure not that much now....it won’t even be full. Most of our banking and bill-paying is done on-line, so no more statements with check numbers and dates showing them as “paid”. No more utility bills and outdated personal files! I had 3 full, totally bulging folders in there with every card my kids, hubby, and grandkids had ever given me for every birthday, Mother’s Day, or other event. Painful as it was, they’re gone too. Purging is good for the brain, but it hurts the heart a little bit.

We’ll give the metal behemoth to Jenny if she wants it. It’s about time she learned how to keep records - she can’t find anything when she needs it. Kendra’s medical records are stashed in a kitchen drawer, or in the changing table drawer in Kendra’s room, or on the bookcase, or even on the floor of her car. <sigh>

And that’s my day. Ken will be gone most of the day officiating as Master at a Masonic funeral out of town. So it’s just me and Feefer.
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Sounds like you made a lot of progress with the purging B! Those old cards, drawings, etc. from the family are hard to get rid of. I try to keep just a few of them, but they do have a way of hanging around.

How is Ms. Fee these days? I don't think we've seen a picture of her for months (hint, hint).
 
sourland said:
Yesterday afternoon after 4.5 stressful hours in the dentist's chair I took a nap. I NEVER take naps, but I sure needed one yesterday. The good news is that there is absolutely no pain from the root canal.
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That was a long appointment Sour, you must have needed a nap after that. Glad it feels fine today!
 

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