Beware the lollipop of Mediocrity - Lick it once and You'll Suck Forever.

 So I have been doing something we all know we should do but always leave to the longest possible time we can. That's right, I've been tidying up my paperwork. You know, all the bills and documents we file away in a fold-a-file every year.

 

 We say we're going to tidy them up at the end of the fiscal year but of course, we leave them and leave them, since we know they're not really important. So a few weeks ago, I decided it was time to attack the enormous fold-a-file and clear away some of the papers. This is mainly because it was actually the file and 5 small plastic bags full of papers.

 

 It's taken over a week and I've finally got down to the last few dozen items to file. I've found electricity bills going back almost two years.

 

 Then I discovered something interesting. I was at a family function yesterday (a rare occurrence.) and my mother mentioned - a-propos of nothing, that she had been doing some cleaning out recently and found bills going back to 19- WAIT FOR IT - 62!!!!

 

 I thought I was a horder! It turns out, my mum never throws any papers out. She even has my original leaner-driver's permit. Now I know why I do it but at least there's hope for me; I can change, I know I can.