So I've come to the conclusion that I need a secretary or administrative assistant or something for my life. Not for my job - for my life. I basically abhor organization in all of its forms. I am much more comfortable with confusion and choas. I hate schedules and lists and calandars and deadlines and appointments, etc. Why plan something when you can play it by ear? Why prepare for something when you can wing it? Why do something now when I could do it later? And so on...
Of course, I'm not really that bad. Basically, if you want to get where I am you go to the absolute extreme of disorganization, take about three or four steps back toward organized, and there you will find me - casually oblivious.
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Oh my gosh. I am so with you! Maybe we could share a secretary between the two of us. I've gotten smart in the past few years and use my students as my secretary. Whenever we have something to hand in, I appoint a student to collect it, then instruct them to hide it from me so I won't accidentally lose it. I tell students "NEVER hand me stuff, because I will lose it, then forget that you ever gave it to me." Too bad you don't have students with you all day long!
Jeff - you know I used to think this too - and I am an adm asst! I was bad with bills and my mail. I never opened my mail, so I never knew I had bills to pay, so they were late even though I had the money to pay them on time. Over time I've taken advantage of technology. I no longer pay my bills at all. I opened two checking accounts. One for my bills, one for my day to day expenses (groceries, cash, etc). Then I set up most of my bills to be paid automatically out of that one account. I'm telling you my life completely changed! No longer am I completely stressed all the time, worrying about bills is gone...it was life changing! So that' my advice...use technology whenever you can.
Gail
How much are you willing to pay?
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