Spring Clean- Paper Purge

I did a bit of spring cleaning this afternoon (after I went to get the dog her rawhide bones).

Coco loving her  new rawhide bone.

I purged paper.

Paper overwhelms me.

There's all the rules I'm supposed to follow about only handling it once, putting it down in the same place, leave time each day to deal with paperwork, blah, blah and I still can't get it right.

Paperwork is a big part of my job as a teacher- and my least favorite part of the job.
Then there is the paperwork at home.  Receipts pile up, random home related bills (that are no able to be done online), Rx and medical papers, tax related papers, car maintenance, HOA booklets and so on.
 
I also have a soft spot for stationary, cards, and craft/scrapbook paper. My favorite stores used to be office supplies stores.

I decided that it wouldn't kill me to throw out all of my receipts and old paperwork, idea sheets from craft stores,  Weight Watcher Weeklys, and school papers.  Now they can get recycled and I can deal with the consequences of not having them around (if there are any at all).

Anxiety of not having what I need is the root my problem.  I hate not being able to find the receipt when I need it and getting credit instead of my money back, but is it worth having the clutter?

2 bags down.