Sorting through that pile of papers

I find…
– my debit card pin number (finally!)
– the 30 christmas letters and cd of pictures from 2007 that never got mailed out
– the order form for Lil’ E’s birth certificate (it’s been floating around for 3.5 years)
– bill statement from that last 8 months or so (we pay everything online – I HATE getting bills in the mail!)
– a pack of batteries
– “Caring for Your Chickens” printed e-book
– many, many, many To-Do lists and assignment instructions for work
– a magazine clipping featuring “how to fold a cloth diaper”
– Lil’ E’s immunization card from the hospital when he was born (shot nazi’s!) that I got out for him to start preschool, which he never did. (later began “playschool” – no immunization records asked of me)
– A picture of Hubby and I when we were engaged, about a week before we got married. I feel kinda sad/triggered by this.
– A picture of Hubby and I, one year married, at the mall on Santa’s lap with our little Chihuahua dog, Chica. Also a bit of a trigger.
– A picture of Hubby and I with our 5 month old son in front of the Christmas tree. Another trigger.
– Our wedding VHS (2002). (Pretty much anything relating to our relationship prior to 8 months ago is a trigger for me still. I call things a trigger that give me a bit of anxiety in my heart and my stomach flip/flops a bit and my eyes glaze over… that kinda thing.)

Now that the pile is separated into “trash”, “to file”, “to pay”, “office supplies”, etc piles, I am exhausted and wonder why I started this project… 15 minutes ago! (I know, what a lazy bum!)

Sitting down for a coffee break now.