I have a friend that helps friends declutter. The best thing about doing it as a friend, she can walk away.

I've been waiting to get at a friend's files for...ever. She says she can't stand the state of her paper...me too, it's stressful when she can't find mortgage papers, etc.

My filing system (okay Michelle Passoff's system) is a thing of beauty. I can find any piece of paper in 5 seconds. I do let unfiled stuff stack up sometimes, but not very high. I can't stand that gut-twisty feeling when something goes missing.

Ahhhh. The joy of order.

We're currently in the middle of packing for our move on Tuesday. The joy, I am not feeling it.

There is also back pain and paper cuts and such. But the joy...okay...not everybody's cup-o-kink. I get that.

Good luck on the move in any case!

I want to know who swiped my motivation today. It started out well enough, I got up reasonably early for a Saturday and finished the illustration I intended to do (which I'm quite happy with) before lunch. But I have gotten jack squat done since then... blew off grocery shopping when someone cut me off in the turn lane, wimped out on going to see the Oscar-nominated shorts program, ate leftovers rather than go out for dinner, and have made no headway on another drawing I wanted to do before tomorrow.

I blame it on eating salads two days in a row.

Wasn't me. I haven't seen any motivation since winter began.

Wasn't me. I haven't seen any motivation since winter began.

Me either. I think my motivation flew south.

New word I learned today that I wish I hadn't: humanure.

Skipping yet-again-but-still-sigh to post that, according to the Buffista Calendar, today is Laura's birthday.

Happy birthday, Laura! With lots of wishes for a great day and a wonderful year!

Happy Birthday, Laura!

Matt, I'm sorry I stole your motivation. I needed it to start clearing a space in the stuff explosion I'm currently calling an apartment. If it helps, I suspect your motivation will be heading back to you sometime today.

Thanks for the birthday wishes!

Anyone that loves clutter removal is welcome to a free Florida vacation. My friends used to tease me about the level of perfect order in my house, and then there was kids, and a business to run, and things got so out of control.

The days when I moved more often helped too. There is nothing like moving to get things in order. Oh well, not moving anytime soon. I've been thinking of using the 15 minutes a day method of clearing the debris field I call home, but it likely will only last 2 days.