Okay, I admit it, I'm a "slacker stacker"! And what's that, you may ask? It's a person (like me) that puts paperwork into stacks, upon stacks, upon more stacks, as an organizational tool. My term ("slacker stacker") resurfaced in the comment section of my previous post, as I thought about Ben's immaculate desk. I used this phrase more often when I taught Kindergarten because out of necessity and time, I would make stacks of current folders, in various places around the classroom so they would be "readily reachable" (like current finger plays, seasonal art, current events, current lessons, office memos, schedules, etc... ) Now my stacks are "readily reachable" and visible so that I will not forget them (old age). There is a method to this "slacker stacker"madness and that is a BLESSING. There's a stack for mail that needs attention, one for bills, one for currently going on activities, one for a notebook to write down messages, one for a smaller notebook to write down things that need to be googled, one for receipts that need to be dealt with immediately, and each stack is turned in a different visible direction. Of course, new stacks can be added at anytime, as long as they are turned in another direction (neatly). I do have files but once they go in the file folder and to the file cabinet they are out of sight- out of mind and no longer need attention. Well, this "slacker stacker" confession makes me feel much better (thanks for listening- I mean reading)... and that is another BLESSING for this day! Now, I'm off to take care of my "slacker stacker" stack of bills.
