A lesson learnt…
I learnt the importance of being organised the hard way when I couldn’t find Gold Class movie tickets and Flybuys vouchers on the weekend. Tucked away together inside a blue envelope, I searched for them all over the house in every conceivable place, starting with the obvious and ending up with the more obscure (and less likely) such as books in case I’d used them as bookmarks.
And of course I couldn’t find them.
My filing system for both personal and work items is seriously lacking in organisation, in fact, at times it doesn’t exist. A heavy work commitment over the last 6 weeks hasn’t helped but it made me realise I had to make time to get and stay organised.
Losing those tickets and the vouchers was really disappointing. So on Sunday afternoon I made time to sort through all the paperwork and either file it away or leave in folders for future action on the dining room table. All work stuff was put in the office for me to sort out this week and personal items like bills and school correspondence were stacked together and filed away in the filing cabinet.
I created a separate file for personal correspondence which I will go through at the end of each day. Diary items are entered immediately into my personal diary and the paper thrown in the bin to limit clutter. Important items like gift vouchers now go in an envelope and sit in the top draw of my bedside table to avoid them getting mixed up with everyday correspondence.
I felt so good after my clear out – and so organised! After the weekend, I made a commitment that I won’t allow myself to get swamped by paperwork and correspondence again.
And…I think those tickets and vouchers got scooped up with junk mail and ended up in the recycling bin! Aaaaargh….