in my mom's world of order, everything has it own place. it's very evident with how things are kept.
take paper, for example. in the supplies drawer is paper... in all sizes and uses. the top drawer is reserved for pristine clean paper, still in its packaging with a portion of the top neatly cut for uncrumpled retrieval. that's for paper that comes in large quantities. there is also paper in resealable plastic and paper in green semi-transparent plastic bags. each of these green plastic bags come with an appropriate label with exact measurements. i kid you not! that is how i know that long is actually 8 1/4 x 11 3/4 and not 8 1/2 by 12.
the second drawer is for reusable paper. in this drawer, paper is classified by size, each in (voila!) a green semi-transparent plastic bag with a strip of masking tape on top properly labeling the contents: scratch paper - A4, scratch paper - short. you'll never get lost. heck, she even labeled MY scratch paper! scratch paper (leslie) - short and scratch paper (leslie) - A4. i'm confused if i should be touched by the gesture or embarrassed that i have so much!
so. if all goes well, a piece of paper in our house should travel from top drawer, to second drawer, to final place of destination... which will not surprise me if it should be one of her many filing boxes, all in red, of course... but that's totally another blog.
you should see her closet.
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or perhaps end in the appropriate trash can labeled...
both sides used: A4
both sides used: short
both sides used: long
actually, she tears them up and sometimes places them in... green semi-transparent plastic bags. hahaha!
i'm kidding. they're old grocery bags :)
plastic pa din! she should be apprehended by planet patrol
b-b-but she's reusing the plastic bag! besides, i know that we (you and i) have an affinity to plastic of another kind, too!
yeah the hard plastic ones with compartments the better to keep "toys" in :D
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