I have just accepted a rush job that has to be completed before Christmas. All the relevant details etc. will be with me before the end of the week, so I thought I had better do something about the state of my office.
i) I used to be well-behaved and deal with receipts and filing every week. Must sort out the three piles at the back of one desk if only to clear some space for reference books. Must be at least a three-month backlog.
ii) I should finish wrapping the various presents for people in the UK that are standing in line along one wall (the presents not the people), then put any leftover wrapping paper back in the cupboard where it came from. Oh yes, and the roll of brown paper I used for wrapping parcels for NZ, which is still lying on the floor although I posted the last packet on Tuesday.
iii) Put the paper bags in the recycling bag (goes out tomorrow) and the plastic bags in the cupboard for poo bags.
iv) I am writing cards (the ones for abroad have already gone). Now I am being well organised about this. It's like an assembly line – five piles of different cards and envelopes, sticky labels with out address on, eight books of second class stamps, the list of cards sent last year and my address book. So far I am about a quarter of the way through with cramp in my right hand and a growing bah humbug attitude towards life.
v) A thorough clean wouldn't go amiss.
vi) I can only do all this if punctuated by frequent short visits to Gransnet.
