My one Adult Thing today -- what's yours?

I decided a few weeks ago that in order to tackle all of the B.S. of life, I would do one Adult Thing a Day. I don't mean laundry, dishes, or writing. I don't mean treating photos -- unless treating photos is something I have to do for someone else by some specific date. That's when it becomes an Adult Thing.

I mean making the doctor appointment, going to the dentist, calling to have the car looked at, actually taking the car in. I mean that stack of paperwork that sits there and sits there -- never really that urgent, always kind of a pain in the ass as it stares at you, and you just go on ignoring it.... THAT STUFF.

I discovered that if I say, "Okay. Do one Adult Thing. Choose something off that stack," I grab the one form I need to return to our insurance company, finally fill it out, and prepare it to be mailed. (It doesn't count unless I actually mail it, though!) By just saying, "I'll do one Adult Thing and then go back to my normal chaotic life," it feels like I knocked a brick off that pile of crap in the corner of my desk, and it's a good feeling!! I also discovered that *sometimes* after I do one Adult Thing, I just go ahead and do another! Then I know it's truly a magical day.

My Adult Thing today -- organize ALL of my computer files. Now, you're thinking, "How could they be THAT bad, Cynthia?"

Well, let me tell ya the short story --- I have a "writing" folder on Dropbox which has all my writing in it, plus some art that needs to move because it takes up too much room since the files are so big, then I have shared folders between my laptop and my desktop, and so I have more folders in there that have more writing in them, and a LOT of art. Plus downloaded photos, clip art, etc., and then regular stuff for everyone in the family. And half of our photos. The other half of our photos and the rest of our files sits on the main computer's hard drive, including MORE folders of photos, and more downloaded photos. This entire mess is backed up with Carbonite, and it's to the point where I feel sorry for Carbonite.

So.... when I am in Photoshop, and I think, "I need that photo of that thing I pulled off of whatever last summer...." -- do you think I know where to even START looking for it?

NO!!!!!!!!!! *GAH!* 

I have THREE places to look for art for my novels, THREE places to look for anything I have ever designed for anyone else, folders inside of folders inside of folders.... it's a FREAKING MESS.

*ahem*
I'll be getting to work now. :-)