THANK
YOU, Airual! This is EXACTLY what I needed to hear. That's my biggest
temptation--to sort through EVERYTHING in addition to finding the tax
stuff. It's going to be really hard to keep that focus because my mind will be
tempting me to do it all. Sometimes I think I may have the adult version of ADD.
I find that I get sidetracked so easily. That's what makes this so
hard.
I have
to leave the house now to help one of my daughters move into her new home and
then I have an appointment to show about 10 houses later this afternoon to one
of my clients, so it looks like I won't be starting this project till sometime
this evening. My goal is to work for at least 1 hour. Thank you all for your
encouragement with "decluttering." I AM ENERGIZED!
~Linda
Sounds to me like you should just focus on finding the other 10 - 20 per cent of the tax papers. Don't dare try to truly sort out all those piles right now. I would suggest taking each stack, starting with where you think tax stuff is most likely to be and just sort into 3 piles - tax stuff needed now for the accountant, trash (right into the wastebasket) and "other stuff to deal with later". Don't let yourself get sidetracked on the "other stuff" thinking you should really make a stack for each category like utility bills, wedding stuff etc. or you will get bogged down by it.
