Purging Notes from the Purse

Well, it's springtime again, or should I say finally? Springtime brings with it spring cleaning. Not only does one perform the back-breaking intensive garage cleanout, but one also takes care of the smallest of details to unclutter one's mind in time for the nice weather.

As I was pondering this exact topic, I came to the realization that not only was my "hurricane-hit" desks (yes, I have two, but it doesn't help) are suffering from paper regurgitation, but also my purse is literally bursting at its seams, ready to spew out its contents of papyrus. So, here I sit passing the time away, waiting for doctors, waiting for my car to be fixed, waiting for something...and contemplating my poor bloated purse.

Now, it's quite an art and acrobatic manoevre to open one's purse (and mine is tiny for the exact reason that I do not like to amass copious amounts of notes, receipts, sticky pages--you get the picture), but yet I do. Furthermore, precisely because I cannot control my intake of papers is why I do this annual purging ritual. It must be done properly because many a time, I had the contents totally organized in a nice straight line like attentive soldiers only to be told that my car has been repaired. Then, I must drop exactly what I am doing and squish back the pieces of paper into my miniscule purse.

So, basically my suggestion is to bite off what one can chew. Only bring enough papers that one can manage in a reasonable period of time. Also, one will get a greater feeling of accomplishment by performing many small tasks than allowing gratification to be put off at the end of a truly momentous one! Unless you are a saint--and there aren't too many of them around.

So, here I sit purging the contents of my purse, writing the contents of my puny sticky notes onto my calendar, bankbook, journalizing page, and so forth. Oh oh, I hear a loudspeaker announcing a blurry version of my name. I hope I can stuff all this information into my black bag before the store takes it next customer. Please feel free to supply your tips to purging notes from your purses. It seems to me that this event takes far too long, and is done far too infrequently. So while the trees are budding and flowers are blooming, let's devote time to purse cleaning! Hurrah!