I decided to make use of my Pinterest account again because I want to categorize all of my aspirations. The truth is that I probably have ADHD and this feels like a great way to get organized. I think I can trace the beginning of this ineffable mental chaos to when I stopped using Omnifocus.
One of my older pins linked to making a “family emergency binder.” Seemed sensible! What am I if not a binder hoarder?
My husband and I somehow slip into a coma at the same time and we need not worry because here’s a folio with all of our information and life routines!
I sat down with that in mind. It was time to make a master index of documents while following the guide, but I just had to stop. Financial information? Credit cards? Passwords? How bad of an idea is this, actually?
The funny thing is that I tend to ignore the dangers of identity theft online. Arrogantly. And in a weird way, self-deprecatingly! “No one’s going to want to steal my identity! I’m not that interesting! I have no money!”
I don’t use a third-party password indexer. There is no way I will put any of my passwords on paper.
I still need to give this further thought, but I made an index for an emergency binder that can be more realistic for my family. It includes appliance manuals.
In unrelated news, Radiohead has always known websites. A lot of musicians have abandoned static websites in favor of social media but not Radiohead. Remember when they sold In Rainbows for the amount of your choosing? I paid five pounds. Fantastic use of technology.
Flashback: Kubrick Cafe record aisles. Hong Kong, 2013.
At the opposite end of the spectrum, however, is Netflix.
Is it time to go back to owning physical media?
I now find myself buying instant film for my kids. When it comes to buying instant film for myself, I hold off for years. But hearing my child say that she has 2 shots left on her Fujifilm sends some shopping carts a-blazin’.
Flashback: Lomography as a moneysuck before marriage and kids. 2010.
I am humbled by how far online shopping has come. When I was in college, we designed and programmed online storefronts wondering if e-commerce will ever fly in our country. All I can say is I’m keeping my credit card information to myself. In an unassuming wallet inside my mommy purse. With all those instant film purchases, we parents sustain the economy.
Book to check out, digitally: Look at Kids by Leila Berg.