Shredding Queen

Sang to the tune of Dancing Queen....

I am a shredding queen...

Yesterday I got a wild hair and decided to do a bunch of reorganizing. I don't know what started it really, but the next thing I know I am going through drawers and file cabinets and catch-all boxes and bins and sorting, trashing, creating a donate pile and filing a bunch of stuff away.

As I was getting to the filing part of the organizing I realized that I have a TON of miscellaneous old, outdated, irrelevant paperwork cramming my file cabinet.

I mean...pay stubs from 12 years ago. Yes, seriously. (I have moved them HOW many times??) I also had a bunch of duplicate files, and files for accounts and properties I haven't owned in years (decades??). I decided it was HIGH time to purge all that and consolidate.

So I pulled all the files out that I knew for sure were ready for the shredder, and then went through a dozen or so more files, trashing, shredding or saving and filing correctly as needed.

Let's just say what started as a large stack of files was whittled down to just a few small files.

But this is what is left:

 The terrible tower of to be shredded documents!!

The sad part? This isn't even all of them. I did a whole bunch of shredding before I took this picture, AND there are two other big drawers I haven't even touched yet!

This is bags two and three of shreds, plus my non-shred paper recycling bin which has been filled and emptied four times already.

And see this:

No matter how hard I try, there is still little bits of shredded paper all over the floor. Then Roxie went and laid in some of it and then drug it around the house stuck to her fur.

I can see a date with the vacuum in my future.

What about you? Are you a paper saver? Or do you trash everything right away? I'm always afraid I'm going to need some random document from 2002 (apparently) so I keep everything. But I'm getting much better. Most of my accounts don't even send me statements by mail anymore, which is good and has cut way down on the amount of stuff I need to file every year.

Well...since I am no where near done with the shred fest, and I have the worlds cheapest shredder that only works for about 5 minutes or so before it gets too hot and has to take a break, and only can handle about 3 pages at a time....I better get back to it!!

Quirks 1.16.13

Quirks.

Idiosyncrasies.

Whatever you call them, we all have our little "things" that are part of what make us who we are, and sometimes part of what makes our friends and family laugh at us or drive them crazy.

Here are three things you probably don't know about me that are my own little quirks.

1. I *HATE* Getting My Face Wet

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There is NO WAY I would be smiling if I was this chick. I take 99.9% of my shower with my back to the shower head. When I do have to rinse my face after I wash it, I have to close my eyes, take a deep breath and then breathe out the entire time I'm rinsing. 

I don't like splashing in the pool. And when we are at the lake and I want to get in the water from the boat I put my life jacket on, sit on the swim step and ease myself into the water so my face never gets wet. You will *never* see me just jump into a pool or lake. 

When I was a child taking a bath and my mom would wash my hair I would have to have a washcloth and my hands pressed super tight over my face at my hairline to keep the water from trickling down into my face. 

When I am at the pool swimming, I wear a swim cap and goggles, but almost never put my face in the water. I'm sure it is less efficient, but I just can't hardly do it! This is why I do not scuba or snorkel. 

2. I Can't Go To Bed With Messy Sheets

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Okay, I don't make my bed, pretty much ever. I mean, I don't pull the blankets up and tuck the sheets in and do all that. I really don't see the point. Plus, "they" say that keeping your bed unmade is healthier because it allows the air to dry out the sheets and stuff from when you sweat all night. Gross. 

Anyway, I will "straighten" the bed, but here's the thing. First of all: I can't stand to have my sheets tucked in. I feel trapped in the bed and I have to be able to get my feet out. If I go sleep at a hotel or something the first thing I do when I crawl in bed is untuck all the sheets and blankets and kick my legs out. 

Secondly: making the bed (tucking everything in) is a pain in the ass! Especially with a king size mattress. That shit is heavy! 

HOWEVER, I cannot go to sleep if the sheets and blankets are all crooked and messed up. I have to have them all straight and on the bed evenly. They can't be bunched up or twisted or not covering the whole bed. I have gotten up after going to bed and pulled ALL the blankets and sheets off to re-straighten everything. Chris, of course, thinks I am crazy when I do this. 

3. I Cannot Stand My Hands Being Dirty

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I am not obsessive about GERMS on my hands, but I cannot stand my hands being dirty...like with actual dirt or, as in the picture above, covered with flour and dough, or if I make meatloaf, covered in ground meat goo. 

When I cook I wash or rinse my hands a gajillion times. This is the only time I am a compulsive hand washer. 

The same is true when I am doing stuff outside. I have to wear gloves to do almost anything in the garden because it grosses me out to have dirt and grime on my hands, especially under my fingernails. 

When we were moving our hot tub the other day I had to grab on to the bottom side of it...instantly I knew my hand was dirty and I was so annoyed! It was just a tiny smear of dirt but EWWW!

When I wash the wheels on my car I have to wear nitrile gloves because I can't stand the brake dust/dirt getting under my fingernails and around my cuticles. I literally have not washed my car for long periods of time (in the past-before I figured out the gloves solution) simply because I was avoiding getting my hands dirty. 

Craa-Zay!

It is okay. I'm good with it. 

Do you have any quirks to share?