Granted, I don't have a high volume of email, so I guess that plays a big part. But I don't even think about my Sent folder.
Can't even shout, Can't even cry. The Gentlemen are coming by. Looking in windows, knocking on doors. They need to take seven, and they might take yours. Can't call to mom, can't say a word. You're gonna die screaming but you won't be heard.
Dream Girl ,'Bring On The Night'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
ChiKat - Mar 18, 2010 10:39:13 am PDT #17166 of 30001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
JZ - Mar 18, 2010 10:42:22 am PDT #17167 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Thanks to all of you, I just categorized, moved and/or deleted close to 1000 emails from my inbox and sent, deleted and junk folders. That still leaves me with a 2100 message, 135 unread inbox, but that's about as good as I've ever been. Time for lunch.
Okay, not really. Time to run home to collect all the items I forgot while dealing with Matilda's early morning epic meltdown and deliver them to their recipients before we get slapped with another epic bill (weird school photo setup, where you get a gigantic envelope crammed with pictures and have 3 weeks to review them, then must return everything you don't want to pay for. DO NOT LIKE. Wanna just check boxes, pay for what we want up front, and not have to worry about taking it all home and bringing it all back again.).
But after that...lunch.
flea - Mar 18, 2010 10:42:40 am PDT #17168 of 30001
information libertarian
I have only 47.68 MB of storage in my work email. I clean out all the damn time, by necessity as much as anything. We are supposed to move to a newer system next summer.
I delete a lot. I keep CYA and things I'll forget. I have 20-40 "in progress" emails in my inbox at any given time (the oldest of which dates back 15 months now, but I'm not emotionally ready to order business cards yet!)
megan walker - Mar 18, 2010 10:44:08 am PDT #17169 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I can't handle having unread email. If I don't want to read it, then I delete it.
I'm always amazed when I see people with hundreds of unread emails.
I only clean out Sent becuase I use it as a reminder list for things I'm waiting for. I guess I could use flags, but I like being able to see the whole list at once in both my Inbox and Sent.
SuziQ - Mar 18, 2010 10:54:26 am PDT #17170 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
The few unread e-mails I have, I have actually reviewed in the preview pane, but they are things that I can't deal with at the moment but I want them to draw my eye.
Some of that is a habit learned from working with my old contracts manager. She put return receipts on everything and expected you to respond immediately once you had read the message. Sometimes she would call as soon as she got the receipt to talk about the message. If I just looked at it in the preview pane, she wouldn't get the receipt and I'd have more time before I had to deal. So glad I don't work with her anymore.
Glamcookie - Mar 18, 2010 10:58:08 am PDT #17171 of 30001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Love IM. Quick conversation and no phone call or email to deal with. WIN!
I keep my inbox pretty clean. I'm scared to see how nuts it'll be after my 5 month maternity leave. Yikes.
Burrell - Mar 18, 2010 11:06:11 am PDT #17172 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Notice how I'm not taking part in the clean-out-yer-inbox conversation? It's because I have nothing to add to it. Anyone who has seen my house knows exactly how messy my inbox is.
Sigh.
Oh well.
ChiKat - Mar 18, 2010 11:33:37 am PDT #17173 of 30001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
I need some natter, y'all. I'm at work for 5 more hours, much of it sitting around doing nothing. I need distractions.
Cashmere - Mar 18, 2010 11:37:10 am PDT #17174 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
It's so sunny and warm we got out the bouncy house. Liv and I cleaned it up a bit--it had some mildew from winter storage. A spray bottle with some bleach water took care of it.
I'm always surprised by how much fun bouncing is.
My inbox is a wreck.
msbelle, thanks for the package! Owen always loves new stuff!
sarameg - Mar 18, 2010 11:37:42 am PDT #17175 of 30001