Seriously??

Okay. One of my goals for this year was to take control of my life. This definitely encompasses getting control of my personal files. Right now, they are in a paper shopping bag in my closet. I would like them to be neatly filed and easily accesible instead.

With this in mind, I purchased two new IKEA JONAS storage drawers to go on either side of my desk. I figured one could hold my important documents and my bills and the other could hold my writing notes. Perfect, right?

I bought them at the end of November and had been lazy about getting my filing sorted out. So last weekend I decided that the time had come and that I should get to work putting all my file folders in the cabinet. I had gotten regular size folders, not thinking anything about it.

WELL. And forgive me if I come off as ignorant, but I had NO CLUE that Europe apparently has different sized filing folders than the United States. I mean, seriously, file folders?? I understand different outlets to plug things in, and different measurement units and all that...but FILE FOLDERS????????

I actually had to go on google and type: "WHY DON'T MY FILE FOLDERS FIT MY IKEA CABINET." The size needed for the Ikea cabinets are A4....and of course, I can buy them at IKEA...but geeze.

So, my files are still in a paper bag and I'm not closer to getting them organized than I was in November.

Thanks, Ikea.