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Dear Reader,
Suzanne's on holiday, so today we're running "The Best Of."
It's been a frustrating morning. I've spent most of it looking for a receipt.
This is not supposed to happen to me. Security is tight when it comes to my receipts. Immediately after I buy something, the receipt goes in a manila folder--the expensive kind with the sides--so nothing slips by me. And then those manila folders are tucked snugly inside of hanging folders. Each of the hanging folders has a designated position in a filing cabinet drawer--a drawer devoted only to storing my receipts. And as a last line of defense against receipts going AWOL, there's a hand-lettered sign on the outside of the filing cabinet drawer warning: "Don't Mess With My Receipts!"
I implemented this system because two months ago, after spending an entire morning doing just what I did this morning--looking for a receipt--I publicly vowed to anyone within ear shot of my desk that never, ever, again would I waste time looking for a receipt. Heads turned--the people I work with were in awe of my proclamation. I assured them it would be a sight to behold because all of my receipts would be in order, and at my fingertips by the end of the week. And I made good on my promise. I felt so proud. It was such a satisfying feeling knowing that all of my receipts were safely tucked away.
Unfortunately, today is the first time I actually had to retrieve one.
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Suzanne Beecher
Suzanne@DearReader.com
http://www.DearReader.com
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