If you walked into my living room without knowing anything about me, you’d think I was the proud owner of a little puppy.
I’m not sure that quite sums it up. Let’s put it this way: If you walked into my living room without knowing anything about me, you’d think I was the proud owner of a rambunctious, mischievious, downright naughty little puppy.
You’d be lucky if you caught a glimpse of the carpet. Instead, our floor is blanketed with a fine layer of pieces of paper, toilet paper, and tissues. Yep, our baby is a bonafide paper shredder. Why buy a shredder at an office supplies store when you get the manual labor for free?
Never mind the fact that she has baskets full of toys: toys that are colorful; toys that make noise; toys that crinkle; toys that shine. No siree, those aren’t enough to tempt our baby. She disdainfully turns her nose up at such childish things and heads straight for the Kleenex box.
When she’s lucky enough to reach it without us seeing (or, more commonly, when she’s lucky enough to reach it on a night when we are too tired to care), she carefully pulls the tissues out, one-by-one, practicing her ever-so-delicate pincer grasp.
When she finds a tissue that she deems worthy of her approval, she gets to work. Sometimes she’s deliberate, pulling small pieces off one by one. Other times, she goes into a frenzy, ripping it apart as quickly as she can.
After she’s made a substantial pile, she picks the pieces up, one by one. Lucky for us, the paper shreds stay in her hands; she has yet to try to eat them. I can only imagine the fun that will go on in our house when she comes up with that idea.
The shredding isn’t limited to Kleenexes. When our baby comes to the bathroom with me, I often give in to her whines and hand her a square of toilet paper. She cheerfully shreds it while I’m showering, applying makeup, or whatever else it is people do in the bathroom. What happens if we toss junk mail on the floor? She’s drawn to it like a magnet.
Do you have any documents with confidential information and aren’t sure how to safely dispose of them? Send them to our house. Our puppy, er, baby, will be happy to destroy them for you.