Yes, you read that right! It's January 16th and I'm just getting my new year going! You know the old saying, "Day Late and a Dollar Short"? Yep, that tends to always be me! Haha. But, as my blog talks about this morning, there's no need to beat myself up.! I'm just thankful for a break in my schedule to get busy. So, I drank a little extra liquid caffiene and now it's time to get to work!
What am I working on, you ask? Well, this is my objective...
I have papers coming at me from all directions! Ok, I might have a problem with saving EVERYTHING, but it has always been a relief when I am able to go back and find something I had read or an old reciept to return something or to reminisce about a child's old art project. So...I save. But I've become buried in papers, so, my first goal is to scan everything! My printer (worth its weight in gold) is a HP Officejet 4500 Wireless with a scanner, printer, and fax in one. I am able to go to the "Solutions Center" icon, that is created when I downloaded the software, and hit scan to file and voila! It's easy peasy! It scans and saves and then I rename the file, putting it directly unto my external hard drive, organized in whatever category it belongs (ie. church, home, blogs, pictures, etc.) and now I do the best part: throw the paper away! Now, this task is daunting and I plan to do scan all pictures that were pre-digital also, but I figure every paper or picture scanned is one step closer to sanity for me. My son also wants to earn a little extra cash, so I plan on sitting him down on the task and paying him for moving the project along (after he's done with his schoolwork, of course). So, there you have it. I may not come out of the dungeon, aka basement, for awhile. Now you'll know why. lol
