The Mail

Sometime I really wonder about myself.  I don't mean to do certain things - but I do...like throw things away that are important to someone else.

Have I explained yet that Matt is not the most clean, organized person?  I am on the other end of the spectrum...I always put my clothes away...I always make the bed...I rarely have paper piles.  Hmm, think I'm a bit OCD??? Well, I am so obsessed with organization that I will throw things away if they don't have a place or I don't see an immediate need.  This hastiness includes mail.  We have had a handful of experiences where Matt goes through the garbage to monitor what I throw away.  At first it was kind of funny...but now it's not so much.

Last week, our experience was with the mail.  I guess I tossed one of Matt's newsletters - completely not on purpose - but it happened anyway.  I walked in from work one day last week and Matt said, "So, I found some coupons in the paper you tossed.  I thought you might want those."  Me:  "Oh, thank you."  Matt:  "I want to show you something else I found."  Me:  "Oh, please, I don't want to do this right now."  And I was getting a little frustrated.  Well, Matt showed me the newsletter I'd thrown away and it turned into a big ordeal...mostly because I was ashamed of myself for not even looking at what I determined was "throw away".  Anyway we both got defensive and didn't speak to each other for awhile.  Then, we let it go...laughed...and everything was fine.  So, I've started paying more attention to what I toss and if there's any question, or it has Matt's name on it, I check with him before I toss it.

The funny/sad thing is - I did this same thing as a teenager at home.  I would get to the point that I couldn't handle the paper piles on the counter and would go through them.  It never failed that I would toss something that appeared as obvious garbage to me, but definitely wasn't to someone else.  You'd think after 25+ years I would learn.  :-/  I'm sure Mom is smiling about this one!  :)