Hi kathryn
Stick your hand in the drawer and pull out one load of paperwork, shut the drawer, put the bundle on a table beside another cup of coffee and sort that lot out. Do not go back into the drawer until you have relaxed and drunk loads more coffee. Have a very, very large waste-paper bin beside you and get the rhythm going, one for the tax pile and one for the bin, one for the housekeeping and one for the bin. Repeat the process over a few weeks and gradually you will see the job done. Put the empty drawer in the bin and have a glass or two of wine.
Having got that, would you please come and start tidying my house as I can’t get passed looking at all the unfinished jobs and thinking this is insurmountable. I think another cup of coffee is called for – cheers!
Velvet