Recently, in an effort to become better acquainted, an individual asked me what MOST bothers and/or annoys me. Curious question. One I had never really given much thought to, but surprisingly the answer just rolled off my tongue with no thought at all.
Paper.Paper is all around us and in most cases, it must be dealt with. Paper usually requires a decision.
Bank statements and bills ... file or shred
Junk mail ... toss ~ well, usually
Coupons ... cut, sort, carry around, use or toss or giveaway. Lots of choices and lots of work and decisions for such small pieces of paper.
Receipts ... save or toss ... if you need to make a return, hope you made the right choice; they can clutter your wallet or purse until "you decide"
Flyers ... tucked into your front door or handed to you at stores or events
Post-its ... little reminders stuck on other papers ... colorful, but overused by many
In-basket paper ... visual reminders of what needs to be done
Instructions ... The ones that come with appliances, tools, electronics and so forth. Ummm - do you keep instructions in case you ever need to refer back to them OR toss them, confident you have "it" all figured out
Wrappers ... gum wrappers, straw wrappers, and .... just inconvenient pieces of paper that seem to be there at the most inconvenient times, especially when no trash receptacle is available
This list is only the beginning ... look around you.And, as life has taught us ~
there is always an exception:
Lastly, unlike all the aforementioned, there is one kind of paper that does seem to take care of itself. It disappears quite readily and easily ... the one piece of paper I do not mind !
And, if you want to get technical .... exception #2
No decision required .....
