The magic of tidying

Hi @Dimity , well done on working through papers. I find papers the hardest.

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I feel as though I'm drilling down to a sense of identity and a sense of purpose

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This sounds like a good result.

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@Dimity wrote:

It's a slow and painful process, being reminded of losses and bereavements, conflicts and illness, but I'm pushing through.

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I feel for you. I hope your sleep improves... 🤞

Thankyou @NatureLover . I very much appreciate your support and understanding.

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@Dimity wrote:

I very much appreciate your support and understanding.

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As I do yours 🙂

I guess I must be making progress as I have some empty boxes. I'll reuse them for sorting and other things.

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@Dimity wrote:

I guess I must be making progress as I have some empty boxes. I'll reuse them for sorting and other things.

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Just saw this...yes, empty boxes are progress 🙂

I collect them for Opp Shop stuff and for hiding things in the shed at rental inspection time.

I hope your paper sorting is going along OK...

Yes I'm still on the papers @NatureLover . The piles don't look much different but I've shredded a lot. I need to find my magnifiers so I can read old letters. I'd love to re-establish a reading habit too so I can face my unread books.

I came across old legal correspondence last week that may have contributed to my health scare (assuming it was stress-related). I couldn't deal with it... I'll have to come back to it. I think the next few weeks will be difficult as I'm facing a self-imposed deadline to get on top of things and resolve a family situation and make a decision. My psychologist is overseas and my psychiatrist hasn't acknowledged or responded to my calls, I guess he concluded everything was under control.

I'll try to sort more stuff for the op shop this week.

Papers can be confronting. I'm sorry to hear some of them might have contributed to your health scare 😞 @Dimity

I think it's fine to put some stuff in the Too Hard Basket for later.

When is your psychologist back?

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I think the next few weeks will be difficult as I'm facing a self-imposed deadline to get on top of things and resolve a family situation and make a decision.

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That sounds stressful...how best can I support you?

Hello @NatureLover . My psychologist is away for about 4 weeks but I'll be catching up with my gp and psychiatrist in the next week or two.

Thanks, I'm just appreciating your interest and ongoing support... it's making it easier to persevere with the daily grind, which is what counts at the moment as that's where I have more control.

@Dimity I'm glad your GP and psychiatrist are available in the next couple of weeks.

I agree, having someone checking in with you daily is comforting.

How are the difficult papers going?

Thanks for asking about the papers @NatureLover it made me get a folder out of the box and shred some. I think I'll be able to move forward on them again now.

I'll have a look at another box or two of books. It would be good to be able to fill another box for the opshop, as then I'd have enough to justify another trip.

I'd like to get into the garden again soon. It will be something to look forward to in a couple of days.