25 Things in 2025 - Thing #19

[smallhobbit]

Sort out my current papers/documents

Not the most exciting of Things, but still it needed doing.  And I have done it.  Very old documents have been shredded, having sorted out the few which might be worth keeping, and I do err on the side of caution.  Quite old documents are in a folder so that next time I come to do this (probably in two-three years' time) they're easy to find.  Middling old documents are in another folder, so accessible if I need to look back.  Documents from the last two years are in a third folder.  And this year's (only) are in my expandable file, which now has lots (and lots) of room for current filing.  (Yes, I do it on a weekly basis, along with replying to the emails I've been ignoring.)  So now, when I'm looking for something, I should be able to find it.  

Hooray!

Comments

[meridian_rose]

It's satisfying as well as useful when everything is sorted :) Good job!

[smallhobbit]

Definitely :) Thank you very much.

[debriswoman]

Oh, well done…tedious, but satisfying once done 😊

[smallhobbit]

I spread it over two weeks, which helped a lot (and fortunately I've had a few quiet weeks), but very satisfying - as is knowing I won't need to do this again for a long time!

[kat_lair]

Success!!!

[smallhobbit]

Indeed! Took me a couple of weeks, but it's done!

[scfrankles]

Well done, you! You do always seem like a calmly methodical person and that seems like an excellent personality trait to have.

Hope you didn't find any Ferrets in your expandable file :P

[smallhobbit]

I'm not entirely convinced about the calm! It had to be done so my expandable file was rather too full, so there was no room for a stray Ferret, but now...

[adafrog]

Wow, go you!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you 😃

[corvidology]

I'm a stickler for having my paperwork organised - I'm that designated person in my house - but otherwise it's all organised chaos! ;D

[smallhobbit]

It wasn't particularly unorganised, I could find something if I needed it, but now I will be able to find it quicker. Otherwise, like you, it's organised chaos :)