Survey #247—Full Response from Ellen in W Michigan
| Please select the statement that BEST describes your paper backlog. | I have a backlog of paper for sorting and filing that’s starting to become a problem. |
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| Please select the statement that BEST describes your ongoing relationship with incoming paper. | I sort and manage incoming mail and other papers occasionally. |
| Describe the types or categories of paper clutter that you find the most challenging to sort, purge, and organize. | Receipts, warranties, and instructions. The biggest one is medical paperwork. There are many pieces of paper from several sources for nearly every medial visit, test, or procedure that may arrive over a period of months. They need to be sorted and collated to make sure all co-pays are made but that nothing is double-billed and paid. Contrary to what we were led to believe, medical records are NOT kept on file for more than a few years and when doctors move or retire, your records can evaporate. On-line "portals" can be hard to access and read and incomplete or just wrong and no way to fix or replace. I did a big purge of my medical paperwork and now have no records of some important incidents. It takes so much time, attention, and brain-power to decide and deal with all the medical stuff. |
| Please complete one or more of the following statements: “I struggle with paper clutter because ___.” “I would have an easier time managing paper if only ___.” “The accumulation of paper in my home makes me feel ___.” | I struggle with paperwork because it is tedious and time-consuming and difficult to decide what and where to keep it. It can take months to get all the paperwork regarding an incident and you have to keep re-visiting it until all is received and dealt with. I also have attention and concentration problems due to a couple of head injuries that make it even more of a challenge. There is very little feeling of reward and satisfaction when it is done, unlike other decluttering or cleaning projects. |
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