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Procrastination of the Organization

Posted by Cheryl Maguire in Family

For the past five days, my brand new binder was positioned on the floor next to a muddled mountain of coupons.  Whenever I entered the office, my eyes wandered over to the stack of disarray and I would think to myself, “When am I going to organize my coupon organizer?”.  This question was posed many times, yet never answered.   

On day five, a rare circumstance occurred.  All three of my children were napping at the same time. I considered my options on how to occupy my new found freedom, but I knew what had to be done.   After a large sigh, I sauntered to the office.  My body collapsed down next to the cluttered coupons.  I began the arduous task of sorting and arranging each piece of paper.  Hours later my laborious undertaking was complete.  Despite the tedious nature of the task, I experienced an enormous sense of accomplishment.  Let the savings begin!

Written by Cheryl Maguire

Cheryl Maguire graduated from Boston College with a bachelor and master’s degree in Counseling Psychology. Prior to becoming a mom, she worked as a counselor in a variety of settings helping children and their families. One of her stories was published in the book “It’s Twins!” by Susan Heim. She currently runs a web site called Swap Savers which is a social network for people who love coupons, rewards and savings. Cheryl lives with her husband, Bob and her boy/girl twins, Logan and Lindsay and their sister Julia.

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