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

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

Migraine, 3-7 August

1. Dishes [x19, #4 x1]
2. Laundry [x6]
3. Wipe down the kitchen counters [x7]
4. Clean the sinks [x6]
5. Sweep the kitchen floor [x6]
6. Clean the toilet [x6]
7. Plan and prepare dinner [x3, DH x4, takeaway x2, scrounge x1]
8. Pick up and drop off #4 [x15, #2 x1]
9. Library (7th)
10. Wrap birthday presents (5th)
11. Mail book to #1 (5th)
12. Mail book to #3 (5th)
13. Birthday party for a 6-year-old (5th)
14. Take rubbish and recycling to the transfer center (10th)
15. Drop off donations
16. Email accountant about taxes (1st)
17. Pay bills due in the next 10 days (2nd)
18. Organize leak inspections/claims/estimates/repairs (7th)
19. Get Animal Health Board herd number
20. Take a 6-year-old to rugby game (9th)
21. Follow-up on MRI appointment (4th)
22. Schedule brake work for silver car (5th)
23. Schedule warrant for green car (5th)
24. Buy more potting mix, gravel, mulch, brackets and PVC poles
25. 27-pick-up in the storage room (1st)
26. 27-pick-up in the addition (1st)
27. 27-pick-up in the office (4)
28. 27-pick-up in the back porch garden (1)
29. 27-pick-up in the dining room (8)
30. 27-pick-up in the lounge (6)
31. 27-pick-up in the front porch garden (14)
32. 27-pick-up in the kitchen
33. 27-pick-up in the bedroom
34. 27-pick-up in the laundry room
35. Weed and mulch established beds in the back porch garden
36. Knock down cobwebs in freezer room, office, back porch (7th)
37. Clean windows, window sills, and doors in the freezer room
38. Clean switch plates and walls in the freezer room
39. Clean light fixture in the freezer room (6th)
40. Buy seeds and seedlings for the back porch garden (6th)
41. Clean back porch furniture (6th)
42. Sweep and tidy the back porch
43. Plant seeds and seedlings in the back porch garden (6th)
44. Dust the office
45. Straighten and dust office bookcases
46. Clean switch plates, door frames and walls in the office
47. Clean windows, window sills, and French doors in the office
48. Clean monitor in the office (6th)
49. Dust curtains in the office (6th)
50. Clean baseboards in the office
51. Vacuum office
52. Remove grass from kill zones in the back porch garden 
53. Knock down cobwebs in dining room and lounge (6th)
54. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the dining room
55. Clean windows and window sill in the dining room
56. Polish dining room table (6th)
57. Straighten and dust dining room bookcases
58. Dust dining room and lounge
59. Spray weed killer in the back porch garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock
60. Clean ceiling fan blades in the lounge
61. Clean light fixtures and lamps in the lounge (6th)
62. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the lounge
63. Vacuum dining room and lounge
64. Weed and mulch established beds in the front porch garden
65. 15 minutes of filing
66. Knock down cobwebs in entry, kitchen, front porch
67. Sweep the front porch
68. Vacuum entry
69. Buy seeds and seedlings for the front porch garden (6th)
70. Clean fridge, microwave, upright freezer, other appliances
71. Clean kitchen cabinet fronts (6th)
72. Mop the kitchen floor
73. Make a grocery list
74. Grocery shopping
75. Straighten and wipe down one shelf or cabinet interior in the kitchen
76. Build blueberry bed 
77. Knock down cobwebs in the toilet, bathroom, hallway, bedroom
78. Clean the tub (6th)
79. Mop bathroom and toilet room
80. Start new retaining wall
81. Dust bedroom
82. Change sheets
83. Vacuum bedroom
84. Vacuum hallway
85. Knock down cobwebs in laundry room, garage (6th)
86. Wipe down top of washer/dryer (6th)
87. Wipe down laundry counter (6th)
88. Clean inner washer lid (6th)
89. Clean washer lint filter (6th)
90. Sweep laundry room floor
91. Clean windows in addition
92. Proofreading
93. Get quotes for bathroom finish-out in addition
94. Email Mom
95. Buy and install new door stops for back door and door into garage
96. Install edging and dog wire along front porch garden
97. Buy soil and amendments for blueberry bed
98. Send goodies to Mom
99. Code business bank accounts
100. Update calendars and to-do list (10th)

And also, I must watch film with DH.  Here's what we watched together:

• The Bridge (x2)
• The Calling
• The Colbert Report (x4)
• The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (x4)
• Halt and Catch Fire
• House of Cards (x5)
• The Knick
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 
• Manhattan
• Outlander
• Real Time with Bill Maher
• Revisiting 'The West Wing' (Harvard Institute of Politics forum)
• The Strain
• Still more The West Wing 

Here's what I'm reading:

• The Faithful Spy (2006), by Alex Berenson
• In the Dark (2010), by Mark Billingham 
• Lifeless (2005), by Mark Billingham
• Little Brother (2008), by Cory Doctorow

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

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

1. Dishes [x19, #4x1]
2. Laundry [x8]
3. Wipe down the kitchen counters [x8]
4. Clean the sinks [x7]
5. Sweep the kitchen floor [x8]
6. Clean the toilet [x6]
7. Plan and prepare dinner [x4, DH x3, #4 x1, takeaway x3]
8. Pick up and drop off #4 [x18, DH x2]
9. Take rubbish and recycling to the transfer center (21st)
10. Drop off donations (28th)
11. Order books for #3 (28th)
12. Vet (28th)
13. Email Mom (31st)
14. Birthday shopping for a 6-year-old (31st)
15. Rake grass (60 mins, 27th)
16. Library (22nd)
17. Organize leak inspections/claims/estimates/repairs (15 mins, 21st)
18. Source and order hay (31st)
19. Get Animal Health Board herd number
20. Registration on #3's car (22nd)
21. Pick up vacuum cleaner (22nd)
22. Whangarei, doctor's appointment (30th)
23. Pay bills due in the next 10 days (21st)
24. 27-pick-up in the addition (21st)
25. 27-pick-up in the storage room (21st)
26. 27-pick-up in the office (28th)
27. 27-pick-up in the back porch garden (1)
28. 27-pick-up in the dining room (23)
29. 27-pick-up in the lounge (22nd)
30. 27-pick-up in the front porch garden (28th)
31. 27-pick-up in the kitchen (28th)
32. 27-pick-up in the bedroom (23rd)
33. 27-pick-up in the laundry room (28th)
34. Buy more retaining wall blocks (28th)
35. Clean windows in addition (35 mins, 22nd)
36. Knock down cobwebs in entry, kitchen, front porch (24th)
37. Sweep the front porch (24th)
38. Vacuum entry (28th)
39. Clean fridge, microwave, upright freezer, other appliances (24th)
40. Clean kitchen cabinet fronts (24th)
41. Mop the kitchen floor (24th)
42. Make a grocery list (22nd)
43. Grocery shopping (22nd)
44. Knock down cobwebs in the toilet, bathroom, hallway, bedroom (24th)
45. Change sheets
46. Clean the tub (24th)
47. Mop bathroom and toilet room
48. Dust bedroom (24th)
49. Vacuum hallway (28th)
50. Vacuum bedroom (28th)
51. Knock down cobwebs in laundry room, garage (24th)
52. Wipe down top of washer/dryer (24th)
53. Wipe down laundry counter (24th)
54. Clean inner washer lid (24th)
55. Clean washer lint filter (24th)
56. Sweep laundry room floor (24th)
57. Straighten and wipe down one shelf or cabinet interior in the kitchen
58. Knock down cobwebs in freezer room, office, back porch (24th)
59. Sweep and tidy the back porch (28th)
60. Dust the office (24th)
61. Vacuum office (28th)
62. Dust dining room and lounge
63. Vacuum dining room and lounge (28th)
64. 15 minutes of filing
65. Knock down cobwebs in dining room and lounge
66. Finish off lower retaining wall garden (25th)
67. Build blueberry bed 
68. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the lounge
69. Clean windows and window sill in the lounge
70. Straighten and dust lounge bookcases
71. Polish furniture in the lounge
72. Sweep off front porch furniture (31st)
73. Wipe down tables, banisters, and light fixtures on the front porch
74. Clean windows, window sill, and door in entry
75. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the entry
76. Empty fridge and thoroughly clean in the inside
77. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the kitchen
78. Spray weed killer in the back porch garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock
79. Weed established beds in the front porch garden (40 mins, 21st, 22nd)
80. Buy seeds and seedlings for the front porch garden
81. Plant seeds and seedlings in the front porch garden 
82. Remove grass from kill zones in the front porch garden (50 mins, 23rd)
83. Clean windows and window sill in the kitchen
84. Empty rubbish bags in toilet and bathroom (31st)
85. Clean outside and behind the toilet
86. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the toilet
87. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the bathroom
88. Clean baseboards in the toilet and bathroom
89. Straighten bathroom shelves and drawers
90. Clean siding in shower and around tub
91. Clean windows and window sills in bathroom and toilet
92. Spray weed killer in the front porch garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock
93. Weed and mulch established beds in the water tank garden
94. Buy seeds and seedlings for the water tank garden
95. Plant seeds and seedlings in the water tank garden (30 mins, 26th)
96. Remove grass from kill zones in the water tank garden 
97. Order library books (27th)
98. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the toilet
99. Code business bank accounts
100. Update calendars and to-do list (31st)

And also, I must watch film with DH.  Here's what we watched together:

• The Colbert Report (x7)
• The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (x7)
• Halt and Catch Fire (x2)
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (x2)
• Manhattan
• Real Time with Bill Maher
• The Strain (x3)
• Still more West Wing 

Here's what I'm reading:

• The Beautiful Mystery (2012), by Louise Penny
• The Left Hand of Darkness (1969), by Ursula K. Le Guin
• The Martian Chronicles (1950), by Ray Bradbury
• Terra (2013), by Mitch Benn

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

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

1. Dishes [x22, #4 x2]
2. Laundry [x8]
3. Wipe down the kitchen counters [x9]
4. Clean the sinks [x8]
5. Sweep the kitchen floor [x8]
6. Clean the toilet [x6]
7. Plan and prepare dinner [x5, DH x3, takeaway x1]
8. Pick up and drop off #4 [DH x1]
9. Take rubbish and recycling to the transfer center 
10. Drop off donations
11. Library
12. Take #3 and friend to Whangarei (roads flooded, 5 hours in the car, 12th)
13. Take #3 to catch a bus (13th)
14. Pay bills due in the next 10 days (13th)
15. Organize leak inspections/claims/estimates/repairs (3 hours, 14th, 17th, 18th)
16. Source and order hay
17. Get Animal Health Board herd number
18. Pick up vacuum cleaner
19. Buy more retaining wall blocks, potting mix, gravel, mulch, paving stone, brackets and PVC poles
20. Clean windows and window sills in the addition (75 mins)
21. Clean washer lint filter (13th)
22. 27-pick-up in the laundry room (13)
23. Sweep and mop laundry room floor (15th)
24. 27-pick-up in the storage room (15th)
25. Straighten and wipe down one shelf or cabinet interior in the kitchen (15th)
26. 27-pick-up in the addition (2)
27. Make a grocery list (15th)
28. Grocery shopping (18th, DH)
29. Vacuum hallway
30. Vacuum bedroom
31. Knock down cobwebs in freezer room, office, back porch (15th)
32. Sweep and tidy the back porch (15th)
33. Vacuum entry
34. Dust the office (15th)
35. Vacuum office (17th)
36. Dust dining room and lounge (16th)
37. Vacuum dining room and lounge (50 mins, with office, cursory, 17th)
38. 27-pick-up in the office (15th)
39. 15 minutes of filing (15th)
40. 27-pick-up in the back porch garden (3)
41. Remove grass from kill zones in the back porch garden (35 mins, 15th)
42. Spray weed killer in the back porch garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock 
43. Knock down cobwebs in dining room and lounge (16th)
44. 27-pick-up in the dining room (15)
45. 27-pick-up in the lounge (15)
46. Buy seeds and seedlings for the front porch garden
47. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the lounge
48. Clean windows and window sill in the lounge
49. Straighten and dust lounge bookcases
50. Plant seeds and seedlings in the front porch garden 
51. Clean under couch cushions in the lounge
52. Clean baseboards in the lounge
53. Polish furniture in the lounge
54. Remove grass from kill zones in the front porch garden 
55. Knock down cobwebs in entry, kitchen, front porch
56. Sweep the front porch
57. 27-pick-up in the front porch garden (17)
58. Sweep off front porch furniture
59. Wipe down tables, banisters, and light fixtures on the front porch
60. Clean light fixture in entry
61. Spray weed killer in the front porch garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock
62. Clean windows, window sill, and door in entry
63. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the entry
64. 27-pick-up in the kitchen (1)
65. Clean fridge, microwave, upright freezer, other appliances
66. Clean kitchen cabinet fronts
67. Empty fridge and thoroughly clean in the inside
68. Weed established beds in the water tank garden (30 mins, 17th)
69. Detailed clean stove and oven
70. Wash canisters and knick-knacks in the kitchen
71. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the kitchen
72. Buy seeds and seedlings for the water tank garden
73. Clean windows and window sill in the kitchen
74. Clean light fixtures in the kitchen
75. Mop the kitchen floor
76. Knock down cobwebs in the toilet, bathroom, hallway, bedroom
77. 27-pick-up in the bedroom
78. Empty rubbish bags in toilet and bathroom
79. Plant seeds and seedlings in the water tank garden 
80. Clean outside and behind the toilet
81. Scrub fixtures in bathtub, bathroom sink, and shower
82. Clean the tub
83. Mop bathroom and toilet room
84. Change sheets
85. Dust bedroom
86. Knock down cobwebs in laundry room, garage
87. Wipe down top of washer/dryer
88. Wipe down laundry counter
89. Clean inner washer lid
90. Finish off lower retaining wall garden
91. Build blueberry bed 
92. Buy soil and amendments for blueberry bed
93. Touch up office wall paint
94. Finish painting trim in office
95. Paint trim in toilet
96. Order library books
97. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the toilet
98. Remove grass from kill zones in the water tank garden 
99. Code business bank accounts
100. Update calendars and to-do list (20th)

And also, I must watch film with DH.  Here's what we watched together:

• 24 
• The Colbert Report (x4)
• The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (x4)
• Halt and Catch Fire (x2)
• Hemlock Grove
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
• Oblivion
• Phase IV
• Real Time with Bill Maher (x2)
• Still more West Wing (It's winter, and raining, and all our regular shows are on break.)

Here's what I'm reading:

• "The Country of the Blind" (1904), by H. G. Wells
• Herland (1915), by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
• The Invisible Man (1897), by H. G. Wells
• The Island of Dr. Moreau (1896), by H. G. Wells
• A Princess of Mars (1917), by Edgar Rice Burroughs
• The Reapers Are the Angels (2010), by Alden Bell
• "The Star" (1897), by H. G. Wells