Saturday, May 31, 2014

100 Things I Must-Should-Ought-Want to Do (1-10 June 2014)



(symptom: checking and re-checking several to hundreds of times a day, such as self-evaluation)


  1. Dishes [x18, #4 x1]
  2. Laundry [x10]
  3. Wipe down the kitchen counters [x8]
  4. Clean the sinks [x8]
  5. Sweep the kitchen floor [x7]
  6. Clean the toilet [x5]
  7. Plan and prepare dinner [x2, DH x6, takeaway x2]
  8. Pick up and drop off #4 [x11, DH x2]
  9. Take rubbish and recycling to the transfer center (1st)
  10. Pay bills due in the next 10 days (4th)
  11. Source and order firewood 
  12. Buy NAIT tags 
  13. Drop off vacuum cleaner at repair shop (5th)
  14. Academic Day, #4 (5th)
  15. Knock down cobwebs in freezer room, office, back porch (1st)
  16. Clean back porch furniture (1st)
  17. Sweep and tidy the back porch (1st)
  18. 27-pick-up in the back porch garden (10)
  19. Clean windows, window sills, and doors in the freezer room (1st)
  20. Clean switch plates and walls in the freezer room (3rd)
  21. Weed established beds in the back porch garden (40 mins, 1st, 2nd)
  22. Clean light fixture in the freezer room (3rd)
  23. Dust curtains in the office (3rd)
  24. Straighten and dust office bookcases (3rd)
  25. Buy seeds and seedlings for the back porch garden (3rd)
  26. Clean switch plates, door frames and walls in the office (3rd)
  27. Clean windows, window sills, and French doors in the office (3rd)
  28. Clean monitor in the office (3rd) 
  29. Plant seeds and seedlings in the back porch garden (3rd)
  30. Clean baseboards in the office (3rd)
  31. Clean light fixtures in the office (3rd)
  32. Dust the office (3rd)
  33. Vacuum office (6th)
  34. 27-pick-up in the office (3rd)
  35. 15 minutes of filing (3rd)
  36. Knock down cobwebs in dining room and lounge (3rd)
  37. Dust curtains in the dining room (3rd)
  38. Remove grass from kill zones in the back porch garden; take pictures (85 mins)
  39. Clean light fixture in the dining room (5th)
  40. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the dining room (5th)
  41. Clean windows and window sill in the dining room (5th)
  42. Spray weed killer in the back porch garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock
  43. Polish dining room table (5th)
  44. Straighten and dust dining room bookcases (5th)
  45. Clean baseboards in the dining room (5th)
  46. Weed established beds in the front porch garden
  47. Clean ceiling fan blades in the lounge (6th)
  48. Dust curtains in the lounge (5th)
  49. Clean light fixtures and lamps in the lounge (6th)
  50. Dust dining room and lounge (7th)
  51. Vacuum dining room and lounge (7th)
  52. 27-pick-up in the dining room (13)
  53. 27-pick-up in the lounge (4)
  54. Knock down cobwebs in entry, kitchen, front porch (5th)
  55. Sweep the front porch
  56. 27-pick-up in the front porch garden (8th)
  57. 27-pick-up in the kitchen
  58. Vacuum entry (9th)
  59. Clean fridge, microwave, upright freezer, other appliances (7th)
  60. Clean kitchen cabinet fronts (7th)
  61. Mop the kitchen floor (7th)
  62. Make a grocery list (5th)
  63. Grocery shopping (5th)
  64. Knock down cobwebs in the toilet, bathroom, hallway, bedroom (7th)
  65. 27-pick-up in the bedroom 
  66. Change sheets 
  67. Clean the tub (7th)
  68. Mop bathroom and toilet room (7th)
  69. Dust bedroom (7th)
  70. Vacuum hallway (9th)
  71. Vacuum bedroom (9th)
  72. Knock down cobwebs in laundry room, garage (7th)
  73. Wipe down top of washer/dryer (7th)
  74. Wipe down laundry counter (7th)
  75. Clean inner washer lid (7th)
  76. Clean washer lint filter (7th)
  77. 27-pick-up in the laundry room (5)
  78. Sweep and mop laundry room floor (7th)
  79. 27-pick-up in the storage room
  80. 27-pick-up in the addition (5th)
  81. Straighten and wipe down one shelf or cabinet interior in the kitchen
  82. Buy more retaining wall blocks, potting mix, gravel, stakes, mulch, edging, paving stones
  83. Build blueberry bed
  84. Finish painting trim in office
  85. Buy and install new door stops for back door and door into garage
  86. Install weatherstripping on back door, door into garage
  87. Clear out addition bedroom #1 (8th)
  88. Clear out addition bedroom #2 (8th)
  89. Clear out addition bedroom #3 (8th)
  90. Sweep addition bedroom #3 (8th)
  91. Mop addition bedroom #3 (8th)
  92. Buy soil and amendments for blueberry bed
  93. Finish painting trim in office
  94. Paint trim on kennel, arbor
  95. Install edging in back porch garden
  96. Build foundation for Buddha fountain
  97. Touch up office wall paint
  98. File US tax return
  99. Code business bank accounts
  100. Update calendars and to-do list (10th)

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Saturday, May 24, 2014

100 Things I Must-Should-Ought-Want to Do (21-31 May 2014)



    (symptom: checking and re-checking several to hundreds of times a day, such as self-evaluation)


    1. Dishes [x18, #4 x3]
    2. Laundry [x6]
    3. Wipe down the kitchen counters [x8]
    4. Clean the sinks [x8]
    5. Sweep the kitchen floor [x7]
    6. Clean the toilet [x7]
    7. Plan and prepare dinner [x6, DH x4, scrounge x1]
    8. Pick up and drop off #4 [x14, DHx3]
    9. Take rubbish and recycling to the transfer center 
    10. Kill thistle and gorse in the paddocks [ ]
    11. Pay bills due in the next 10 days (21st)
    12. Drop off paperwork to accountant (21st)
    13. Meet dishwasher repairman (21st)
    14. Proofreading for student (22nd, 23rd)
    15. Library (27th)
    16. Source and order firewood
    17. Buy NAIT tags 
    18. Drop off vacuum cleaner at repair shop
    19. Clean ceiling fan blades in the bedroom (25th)
    20. Clean windows and window sill in bedroom (25th)
    21. Straighten and dust bookcase in bedroom (25th)
    22. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the bedroom (25th)
    23. Tidy one section of bedroom closet (25th)
    24. Clean baseboards in the bedroom (30th)
    25. Vacuum bedroom (31st)
    26. Change sheets (25th)
    27. 27-pick-up in the bedroom (25th)
    28. Vacuum office (25th)
    29. Weed established garden beds (175 mins)
    30. 27-pick-up in the back porch garden (31st)
    31. Dust dining room and lounge (24th)
    32. Vacuum dining room and lounge (31st)
    33. 27-pick-up in the lounge (30th)
    34. Knock down cobwebs in entry, kitchen, front porch (24th)
    35. Sweep the front porch 
    36. 27-pick-up in the front porch garden (12)
    37. Knock down cobwebs in the toilet, bathroom, hallway, bedroom (24th)
    38. 27-pick-up in the kitchen (4)
    39. Vacuum entry (31st)
    40. Clean fridge, microwave, upright freezer, other appliances (27th)
    41. Clean kitchen cabinet fronts (27th)
    42. Mop the kitchen floor (29th)
    43. Clean the tub (29th)
    44. Scrub fixtures in bathtub, bathroom sink, and shower (29th)
    45. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the toilet (29th)
    46. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the bathroom (29th)
    47. Clean baseboards in the toilet and bathroom (29th)
    48. Straighten bathroom shelves and drawers (29th)
    49. Clean siding in shower and around tub (29th)
    50. Clean light fixtures in the toilet and bathroom (29th)
    51. Clean windows and window sills in bathroom and toilet (29th)
    52. Mop bathroom and toilet room (29th)
    53. Dust bedroom (25th)
    54. Clean light fixtures in the hallway (29th)
    55. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the hallway (30th)
    56. Clean baseboards in the hallway (30th)
    57. Vacuum hallway
    58. Knock down cobwebs in laundry room, garage (24th)
    59. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the laundry room (29th)
    60. Clean light fixture in the laundry room (29th)
    61. Change rubbish bin bag in the laundry room (30th)
    62. 27-pick-up in the laundry room (4)
    63. Wipe down top of washer/dryer (29th)
    64. Wipe down laundry counter (29th)
    65. Clean inner washer lid (30th)
    66. Clean washer lint filter (30th)
    67. Sweep and mop laundry room floor (29th)
    68. 27-pick-up in the storage room
    69. Knock down cobwebs in freezer room, office, back porch (24th)
    70. Sweep and tidy the back porch (30th)
    71. Dust the office (24th)
    72. 27-pick-up in the office (24th)
    73. 15 minutes of filing
    74. Knock down cobwebs in dining room and lounge (24th)
    75. 27-pick-up in the dining room (24th)
    76. Make a grocery list (27th)
    77. Grocery shopping (27th)
    78. Code business bank accounts
    79. Straighten and wipe down one shelf or cabinet interior in the kitchen (28th)
    80. Buy and install new door stops for back door and door into garage
    81. Install weatherstripping on back door, door into garage
    82. Install edging and dog wire along front porch garden
    83. Get weaners tagged
    84. Buy more retaining wall blocks
    85. Warrant on truck
    86. Warrant on trailer
    87. Source and order bamboo
    88. Relocate lime begonia (26th)
    89. Relocate lemon grass (26th)
    90. Fill/seal gaps around window exteriors
    91. Paint trim in toilet
    92. Finish painting feature wall in lounge
    93. Build blueberry bed
    94. Buy soil and amendments for blueberry bed
    95. Touch up office wall paint
    96. Finish painting office trim
    97. Measure, then buy & have boards cut for office shelves
    98. Paint office shelves
    99. Install office shelves
    100. Update calendars and to-do lists (31st)
    And also, I must watch TV with DH.  Here's what we watched together:

    Here's what I'm reading:
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    Saturday, May 10, 2014

    100 Things I Must-Should-Ought-Want to Do (11-20 May 2014)




      (symptom: checking and re-checking several to hundreds of times a day, such as       self-evaluation)

      1. Dishes [x13, #4 x2]
      2. Laundry [x7]
      3. Wipe down the kitchen counters [x6]
      4. Clean the sinks [x6]
      5. Sweep the kitchen floor [x6]
      6. Clean the toilet [x6]
      7. Plan and prepare dinner [x2, DH x3, takeaway x2, scrounge x3]
      8. Pick up and drop off #4 [x8, DH x1, #2 x1]
      9. Day surgery in Whangarei (14th, 15th)
      10. Take rubbish and recycling to the transfer center (18th)
      11. Pay bills due in the next 10 days (11th)
      12. Tax info to accountant (90 mins)
      13. Schedule dishwasher repair (19th)
      14. Source and order firewood
      15. Kill thistle and gorse in the paddocks [ ]
      16. Wipe down top of washer/dryer (11th)
      17. Wipe down laundry counter (11th)
      18. Clean inner washer lid (11th)
      19. Clean washer lint filter (11th)
      20. 27-pick-up in the laundry room (12th)
      21. Sweep and mop laundry room floor (12th)
      22. 27-pick-up in the storage room (12th)
      23. Code business bank accounts (17th)
      24. Vacuum hallway (12th)
      25. Vacuum bedroom
      26. Straighten and wipe down one shelf or cabinet interior in the kitchen (13th)
      27. 27-pick-up in the building site (11th)
      28. Change sheets
      29. Knock down cobwebs in freezer room, office, back porch (16th)
      30. Weed established garden beds (200 mins)
      31. Sweep and tidy the back porch (16th)
      32. Dust the office (16th)
      33. Vacuum office
      34. 27-pick-up in the office (16th)
      35. 15 minutes of filing (16th)
      36. 27-pick-up in the back porch garden
      37. Knock down cobwebs in dining room and lounge (16th)
      38. Dust dining room and lounge (16th)
      39. Dust curtains in the lounge (16th)
      40. Clean light fixtures and lamps in the lounge (16th)
      41. Remove grass from kill zones
      42. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the lounge (16th)
      43. Clean windows and window sill in the lounge (16th)
      44. Straighten and dust lounge bookcases (16th)
      45. Clean under couch cushions in the lounge (16th)
      46. Clean baseboards in the lounge (16th)
      47. Polish furniture in the lounge 
      48. Vacuum dining room and lounge
      49. 27-pick-up in the dining room (16th)
      50. 27-pick-up in the lounge
      51. Knock down cobwebs in entry, kitchen, front porch
      52. Package for #3 (16th)
      53. Sweep off front porch furniture
      54. Wipe down tables, banisters, and light fixtures on the front porch
      55. Sweep the front porch
      56. 27-pick-up in the front porch garden
      57. 27-pick-up in the kitchen
      58. Clean light fixture in entry
      59. Clean windows, window sill, and door in entry
      60. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the entry
      61. Install edging and dog wire along front porch garden
      62. Vacuum entry
      63. Clean light fixtures in the kitchen
      64. Clean fridge, microwave, upright freezer, other appliances
      65. Clean kitchen cabinet fronts
      66. Empty fridge and thoroughly clean in the inside
      67. Detailed clean stove and oven
      68. Wash canisters and knick-knacks in the kitchen
      69. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the kitchen
      70. Clean windows and window sill in the kitchen
      71. Mop the kitchen floor
      72. Replant front porch garden
      73. Make a grocery list
      74. Grocery shopping
      75. Pick up vacuum cleaner
      76. Knock down cobwebs in the toilet, bathroom, hallway, bedroom
      77. 27-pick-up in the bedroom
      78. Clean the tub
      79. Empty rubbish bags in toilet and bathroom
      80. Clean outside and behind the toilet
      81. Mop bathroom and toilet room
      82. Plant behind shed retaining wall
      83. Dust bedroom
      84. Knock down cobwebs in laundry room, garage
      85. Buy and install new door stops for back door and door into garage
      86. Install weatherstripping on back door, door into garage
      87. Buy more retaining wall blocks
      88. Touch-up office wall paint
      89. Source and order bamboo
      90. Relocate lime begonia
      91. Relocate lemon grass
      92. Fill/seal gaps around window exteriors
      93. Paint trim in toilet
      94. Finish painting feature wall in lounge
      95. Build blueberry bed
      96. Buy soil and amendments for blueberry bed
      97. Warrant on truck
      98. Warrant on trailer
      99. Finish painting office trim
      100. Update calendars and to-do lists (20th)
      Here's what I'm reading:
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