tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054270503760281479.post8389128620912046654..comments2023-10-08T02:18:41.570-07:00Comments on my whole life is on the tip of my tongue: Fumbling Toward Forty: The Pile of Denialferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206469400998068200noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054270503760281479.post-68384306512398162332010-11-12T15:24:18.364-08:002010-11-12T15:24:18.364-08:00Hate to break it to you, sis, but you have genetic...Hate to break it to you, sis, but you have genetics working against you. Have you seen Mom's kitchen bookshelves?!?!? :-) <br /><br />I do have some advice though...set a day each week to at least organize the items into folders such as "response required," "taxes," "pending bills," "filing," and "paid." You may not actually get to the paper, but it will look nicer. :-) Also, for artwork, we have a nice little portfolio for Jack's artwork we want to keep (http://www.amazon.com/Alex-Toys-Art-Expandable-File/dp/B000HV0XLS) and we have the medical notebooks for each kid (http://www.healthetracks.com/).Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10455715223414624711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054270503760281479.post-26094040093169252282010-11-10T14:18:11.029-08:002010-11-10T14:18:11.029-08:00You know me...I don't think I can give advice ...You know me...I don't think I can give advice worth taking on managing piles. I go through, pick out the important stuff, then stick all the rest in a box, swearing to myself that I will file it later. To my husband's chagrin, there are several cardboard boxes (and paper bags) awaiting re-assortment, in addition to approximately ten file boxes that I have half-begun to organize and never finished, PLUS all my school school file boxes that have never been properly put into order. If I could manage my own stuff, we'd have twice as much room in the basement. Hey! Here's my suggestion: dig a basement for your house, stick all your piles in it, then promise that you'll get to it by fifty.Heather PCnoreply@blogger.com