Pillaged

Here I was storing little jars and packets of jam and biscuits as well as lots of other goodies when the child of my loins came over and threw them all out.  She even threw out my soy sauce which was perfectly fine even if it was a little out of date.  I don't think she believes that 'best before' is just a suggestion.  I must admit that my cupboard is tidy now and I can find things that had disappeared.  One of the doors on the cupboard falls off as soon as you look at it so that has been retired and there is still room for everything.  I like to be able to lay my hand on anything so this tidying and throwing out has not been a complete waste of time and groceries.

The next things that have been pillaged are my Telstra, Origin and Housing Trust receipts that date back to 1993.  I like to keep a record of just what I have paid so it was interesting checking out how much my rent I was charged by the Housing Trust since 1993 as well.   There was much shredding from the child and an enormous amount to whinging and moaning from me.  It was all I could do to wheel the re-cycling bin out to the street last night.  I understand that I don't need to keep every little thing but my dearly unloved Mother kept all her dockets from Malin Russell for over twenty years.  She kept the receipts because quite often there was a mistake and her payment was not entered.  She was always able to go in with her trusty receipt.

I also kept every warranty for everything I had ever bought.  Most of the things have been disposed of now so I did not need to put them all in a folder.  This folder was positively bulging so really I didn't mind going through that. The whole of my filing cabinet is practically empty. 

The most important things in the filing cabinet now are my will, my insurance policies and some family information from 1857.  As you can see I am not the only one of my family that hoards.  Of course I refuse completely the notion that I am a hoarder.  I don't hoard I conserve.  Once the child of my loins understands that notion I will be left to 'save' things again.  

I say again, "I have been pillaged."