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Office Supplies

I still remember the satisfaction of looking at the perfectly stacked cans and boxes after reorganizing our pantry when I was a preschooler. By fifth grade, my mom forwarded me all school emails, asking me to let her know if there was anything that needed follow up, like a signature for a field trip form. I loved this added responsibility and was proud of my ability to manage big parts of my own life. It wasn't long before I discovered the office supply store. I made my family wait endlessly while I carefully searched for the newest organizational resources and the perfect decorative notebooks to use for my ever growing compilation of to-do lists. I was always the girl in my class who had her folders organized in rainbow order and would frequently win the weekly award for cleanest chair bag. I still consider myself an organized person today, but I don’t enjoy it nearly as much as I did when I was younger. I took my organization very seriously and was on the border of being very ann...