rootofnewt | (no subject)

This afternoon, I scrubbed part of the bathroom--the tub, which is the hard part. There's still some scale (I did NOT realize how hard the water is here, I just know it tastes damn good), I think that before we move, boy shall have to use something nasty and vile on it after we've moved beds, but before we turn over the keys.

Then, I sat down to go through more boxes of bills. See, I didn't know what we should keep and what to toss, so for the last few years, we've kept *everything*. The other night, I started going through and collating the medical bills for this year... And making "shred" and "trash" piles of other stuff...

Today, I sorted bills, mostly credit card, utilities (old old and recent), cable/sat tv, newspaper, rent, investments, boys's work stuff, insurances, manuals/warranties/service contracts/receipts, etc. I'm tossing utility bills more than one year old. Keeping all bank statements, because we've only got five years' worth at the moment (I'm guessing I tossed my old ones). I shredded LOTS, which was fun.

I've got a little portable file which has several folders started for 2003. previous stuff that we're keeping (tax returns, old credit card statements, bank statements, car stuff, etc) goes into file folders and then related groups go into large envelopes, which then get stacked in banker's boxes. Out of 3-4 boxes, I'll be down to 1.5, plus the ongoing file. That's DAMN good. :D

I think I'll save my shreddins for packing when we move.

I found the lease. It was in Tom's desk. We only have to give 30 days notice!! I thought it was 60 and I was getting antsy. It does *NOT* automatically roll over, either, which is good to know.

I still need to sort the investment papers, boy's work statements, his company card, and recalculate the medical receipts.

I'm so glad we had insurance this year... Even so, we've spent over $3500 on medical expenses and I'm not done counting all the piles. Next, I need to figure out how to deduct stuff for boy's business expenses since he works out of the home. Not sure how that goes. I should probably print out some stuff and maybe buy a dummies book. ;)

boy and I took a late afternoon break to go get the mail...

well, two snow creatures ended up gracing our driveway, though one fell... and several heads are on the fenceposts, with various nasty things being done to them. sadly, i have NO charged batteries and can't take pictures.

boy is making dinner (i think he's thrilled that i'm sorting all these papers)... potatoes and fennel and two other ingredients... cream and garlic oil, maybe. mmm, smells so good.

hrm. i've got at *least* a kitchen trash bag's worth of envelopes to toss.

oh, is it necessary to keep pay stubs? we've got all our W-2's from past tax records saved up.