We watched the first episode of 'Roger and Val have just got in', starring Dawn French and Alfred Molina, this week. It is funny, but contained some aspects of life that certainly rang a bell with me. They were searching for a mislaid guarantee, without which their broken vacuum cleaner could not be repaired/replaced. Val had searched the top of the wardrobe and the small drawer to no avail, it seemed the next and last place to search was the 'big drawer'. The searching of the 'big drawer' caused a great deal of angst and incidental humour. My own filing system bears a great resemblance to that of Val and Roger. Instead of a 'big drawer' I have several smaller drawers - which can fill me with the same sense of dread when I have to search them for an errant document.
The programme, in fact, filled me with such discomfort that I actually cleared my collection of drawers. Unwanted papers were torn and shredded over the course of a day - I filled a black sack with the fruits of my efforts. I no longer have a 'big drawer' to fill me with fear. I am not a naturally organised person so the new order of my papers is a thing of wonder to behold.
I am, however, a little concerned about which fifty something foible will be tackled by Roger and Val in the next episode...
