It comes as no surprise to those who know me, but my desk is (still?) a mess. Not as bad or as good as it has been in the past, but I always seem to have several projects going at once. Right now, for example, I am editing videotapes I made of my mother. These have to be sent out to many friends and family who attended her funeral. Apologies to all for how long this has taken me. In addition, I brought home several projects I was unable to complete at work this year. So now I have bags of papers that have to be sorted and punched before they can be returned to school. At times my living room looks like a recycling center, what with all the papers, trash, paper clips, stapler, and rubber bands. Fortunately, it has to be clean at least two days a week when I see clients.
More recently, the carpets were cleaned. This necessitated all the clutter I tend to accumulate (and, lo, this is legion) being put into the kitchen, laundry room, or up on something else. This hasn't been put back yet, because it's a perfect opportunity to go through some of this stuff and pitch or place it appropriately. Yet another project!
It's possible that these things will all be completed when I retire, but I doubt it. My mother had a closet-ful of unfinished objects. And now, so do I.
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