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

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

1. Dishes [x26, #4 x4]
2. Laundry [x7]
3. Wipe down the kitchen counters [x10]
4. Clean the sinks [x10]
5. Sweep the kitchen floor [x8]
6. Clean the toilet [x7]
7. Plan and prepare dinner [x3, DH x3, shared x2, takeaway x1, dinner out! x1]
8. Pick up and drop off #4 [x1, DH x3]
9. Take rubbish and recycling to the transfer center (1st)
10. Pay bills due in the next 10 days (25 mins, 1st)
11. Flea treatment (3rd)
12. Spring school holidays - O/N guests 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th (27 Sep - 12 Oct)
13. Pick up homekill beef from butchery (7th)
14. Buy more gravel, potting soil (8th)
15. Clean purple mailbox (2nd)
16. Get quote for odd jobs (move gate, door knobs, heaters installed) (45 mins, 3rd)
17. Car and truck plates?
18. Get quote for addition bathrooms finish out (45 mins, 7th)
19. Make hotel arrangements for #3 pickup - O/N on 30 Nov (6th)
20. 27-pick-up in the storage room (1st)
21. 27-pick-up in the addition (1st)
22. 27-pick-up in the office (10th)
23. 27-pick-up in the back porch garden (10th)
24. 27-pick-up in the dining room (10th)
25. 27-pick-up in the lounge (10th)
26. 27-pick-up in the front porch garden (10th)
27. 27-pick-up in the kitchen (10th)
28. 27-pick-up in the bedroom (7th)
29. 27-pick-up in the laundry room (6th)
30. Build the blueberry bed (4th)
31. Paint the hive
32. Weed and mulch established beds in the shed garden (110 mins, 2nd, 7th, 9th)
33. Buy seeds and seedlings for the shed garden
34. Plant seeds and seedlings in the shed garden 
35. Remove grass from kill zones in the shed garden 
36. Spray weed killer in the shed garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock
37. Clean storage room
38. Paint storage room
39. Knock down cobwebs in freezer room, office, back porch (12 mins, 2nd)
40. Clean back porch furniture (2 mins, 2nd)
41. Sweep and tidy the back porch (6th)
42. Clean windows, window sills, and doors in the freezer room (11 mins, 2nd)
43. Clean switch plates and walls in the freezer room (3 mins, 2nd)
44. Clean light fixture in the freezer room (6th)
45. Dust curtains in the office (5 mins, 2nd)
46. Straighten and dust office bookcases (6th)
47. Clean switch plates, door frames and walls in the office (6th)
48. Clean windows, window sills, and French doors in the office (6th)
49. Clean monitor in the office (6th)
50. Dust the office (6th)
51. Clean baseboards in the office (6th)
52. Vacuum office (8th)
53. Knock down cobwebs in dining room and lounge (6th)
54. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the dining room (6th)
55. Clean windows and window sill in the dining room (6th)
56. Polish dining room table (8th)
57. Straighten and dust dining room bookcases (8th)
58. Dust dining room and lounge
59. Clean ceiling fan blades in the lounge (8th)
60. Clean light fixtures and lamps in the lounge (8th)
61. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the lounge (8th)
62. Vacuum dining room and lounge (8th)
63. 15 minutes of filing (8th)
64. Knock down cobwebs in entry, kitchen, front porch (6th)
65. Sweep the front porch (6th)
66. Vacuum entry 
67. Detailed clean stove and oven 
68. Straighten and wipe down one shelf or cabinet interior in the kitchen
69. Clean fridge, microwave, upright freezer, other appliances (8th)
70. Clean kitchen cabinet fronts (8th)
71. Mop the kitchen floor 
72. Make a grocery list
73. Grocery shopping
74. Knock down cobwebs in the toilet, bathroom, hallway, bedroom (10th)
75. Clean the tub
76. Mop bathroom and toilet room
77. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the bedroom
78. Tidy one section of bedroom closet
79. Change sheets
80. Dust bedroom
81. Vacuum bedroom
82. Clean baseboards in the bedroom
83. Clean light fixtures in the hallway 
84. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the hallway
85. Clean baseboards in the hallway
86. Vacuum hallway
87. Knock down cobwebs in laundry room, garage (10th)
88. Wipe down top of washer/dryer
89. Wipe down laundry counter
90. Clean inner washer lid
91. Clean washer lint filter
92. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the laundry room
93. Clean light fixture in the laundry room
94. Sweep laundry room floor
95. Mop laundry room floor
96. Email Mom
97. Code business bank accounts (60 mins, 8th)
98. GST info to accountant
99. Knock down cobwebs around the house (7th)
100. Update calendars and to-do list (10th)

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

• The Big Bang Theory
• The Blacklist
• Bones (x2)
• Castle
• The Colbert Report (x5)
• The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (x5)
• Downton Abbey
• The Good Wife (x2)
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
• Manhattan (x2)
• Modern Family (x2)
• Real Time with Bill Maher
• Scandal
• The Strain (x2)
• This Is Where I Leave You
• A Walk Among the Tombstones

Here's what I'm reading:

• The Blood Harvest (2009), by S. J. Bolton
• A Universal History of Infamy (1935), by Jorge Luis Borges
• The Righteous Men (2007), by Sam Bourne
• The Shining Girls (2013), by Lauren Beukes
• The Thirteenth Tale (2006), by Diane Setterfield

100 Things I Must-Should-Ought-Want to Do (21-30 September 2014)

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

1. Dishes [x21, #4 x3]
2. Laundry [x7]
3. Wipe down the kitchen counters [x7]
4. Clean the sinks [x4]
5. Sweep the kitchen floor [x6]
6. Clean the toilet [x4]
7. Plan and prepare dinner [x3, DH x5, scrounge x1]
8. Pick up and drop off #4 [x5, DH x3]
9. Take rubbish and recycling to the transfer center 
10. Flea treatment
11. Library (29th)
12. Pay bills due in the next 10 days (22nd)
13. Happy 16th Anniversary (21st)
14. Tidy up freezers (60 mins, 22nd)
15. Homekill (4 hrs, 30 mins, 24th)
16. Spring school holidays - O/N guests 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th (27 September - 12 October)
17. Buy more gravel, potting soil, stakes, edging, potting trays
18. Clean purple mailbox
19. Schedule warrant for silver car (23rd)
20. Drop off silver car for warrant, 9am (2 hrs, 25th, 26th)
21. File building consent extension (60 mins, 23rd, 29th)
22. Get quote for odd jobs (put up new mailbox, move gate)
23. Get quote for addition bathrooms finish out 
24. Make hotel arrangements for #3 pickup - O/N on 30 Nov
25. 27-pick-up in the storage room (21st)
26. 27-pick-up in the addition (21st)
27. 27-pick-up in the office (26th)
28. 27-pick-up in the back porch garden (30th)
29. 27-pick-up in the dining room (30th)
30. 27-pick-up in the lounge (26th)
31. 27-pick-up in the front porch garden (30th)
32. 27-pick-up in the kitchen (30th)
33. 27-pick-up in the bedroom (22nd)
34. 27-pick-up in the laundry room (30th)
35. Spray weed killer in the front porch garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock (10L, 23rd)
36. Build the blueberry bed 
37. Spray weed killer in the water tank garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock (10L, 26th)
38. Weed and mulch established beds in the shed garden (30 mins, 30th)
39. Buy seeds and seedlings for the shed garden
40. Plant seeds and seedlings in the shed garden 
41. Remove grass from kill zones in the shed garden 
42. Spray weed killer in the shed garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock
43. Proofreading
44. Knock down cobwebs in freezer room, office, back porch (13 mins, 23rd)
45. Sweep and tidy the back porch (7 mins, 23rd)
46. Dust the office (22nd)
47. Vacuum office (8 mins, 23rd)
48. Dust dining room and lounge (22nd)
49. Vacuum dining room and lounge (14 mins, 23rd)
50. 15 minutes of filing 
51. Knock down cobwebs in dining room and lounge (4 mins, 23rd)
52. Knock down cobwebs in entry, kitchen, front porch (15 mins, 23rd)
53. Sweep the front porch (5 mins, 23rd)
54. Vacuum entry
55. Clean fridge, microwave, upright freezer, other appliances (7 mins, 23rd)
56. Detailed clean stove and oven 
57. Clean kitchen cabinet fronts (3 mins, 23rd)
58. Straighten and wipe down one shelf or cabinet interior in the kitchen (26th)
59. Mop the kitchen floor (7 mins, 26th)
60. Make a grocery list (29th)
61. Grocery shopping (29th)
62. Knock down cobwebs in the toilet, bathroom, hallway, bedroom (22nd)
63. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the bathroom (6 mins, 26th)
64. Clean baseboards in the toilet and bathroom (2 mins, 26th)
65. Straighten bathroom shelves and drawers (5 mins, 26th)
66. Clean siding in shower and around tub (4 mins, 26th)
67. Clean windows and window sills in bathroom and toilet (4 mins, 26th)
68. Clean light fixtures in the toilet and bathroom (4 mins, 26th)
69. Clean the tub (4 mins, 26th)
70. Mop bathroom and toilet room (10 mins, 26th)
71. Clean ceiling fan blades in the bedroom (14 mins, 23rd)
72. Clean windows and window sill in bedroom (5 mins, 23rd)
73. Straighten and dust bookcase in bedroom (3 mins, 23rd)
74. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the bedroom
75. Tidy one section of bedroom closet
76. Change sheets
77. Dust bedroom
78. Vacuum bedroom
79. Clean baseboards in the bedroom
80. Clean light fixtures in the hallway 
81. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the hallway
82. Clean baseboards in the hallway
83. Vacuum hallway
84. Knock down cobwebs in laundry room, garage
85. Wipe down top of washer/dryer
86. Wipe down laundry counter
87. Clean inner washer lid
88. Clean washer lint filter
89. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the laundry room
90. Clean light fixture in the laundry room
91. Change rubbish bin bag in the laundry room
92. Sweep laundry room floor
93. Mop laundry room floor
94. Clean storage room (265 mins, 21st, 23rd, 27th, 28th)
95. Spray for bugs
96. Email Mom
97. Code business bank accounts
98. Set up hive stand (29th)
99. Paint the hive
100. Update calendars and to-do list (30th)

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

• The Big Bang Theory (x3)
• The Blacklist (x2)
• Blackish
• Bones
• Castle
• The Colbert Report (x3)
• The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (x3)
• Downton Abbey
• The Good Wife (x2)
• The Homesman
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (x2)
• Manhattan
• Outlander
• Real Time with Bill Maher (x2)
• Scandal
• The Strain

Here's what I'm reading:

• Early Autumn (1982), by Robert B. Parker
• The Etched City (2003), by K. J. Bishop
• The Illustrated Longitude:  The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (1995), by Dava Sobel
• Inferno (1976), by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
• The Shining Girls (2013), by Lauren Beukes

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

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

tummy bug (19th)

1. Dishes [x23]
2. Laundry [x10]
3. Wipe down the kitchen counters [x9]
4. Clean the sinks [x8]
5. Sweep the kitchen floor [x7]
6. Clean the toilet [x7]
7. Plan and prepare dinner [x4, shared x1, DH x3, scrounge x1]
8. Pick up and drop off #4 [x9, #2 x1]
9. Pay bills due in the next 10 days (30 mins, 11th)
10. Bee club meeting (15th)
11. Hair cut for #4 (16th)
12. Ready #4 for tertiary trip (17th)
13. Order library books (18th)
14. Wrap #2's presents (19th)
15. #2's birthday lunch (20th)
16. Election Day, so Vote! (20th)
17. Take rubbish and recycling to the transfer center (33 mins, 11th)
18. Library (DH)
19. Repair door stops (w/ DH!) (18th)
20. Buy more potting mix, cinder blocks, mask, mailbox (15th)
21. Schedule home kill (15th)
22. Schedule warrant for silver car
23. Find a beekeeping mentor (15th)
24. File building consent extension
25. Activate new credit cards
26. 27-pick-up in the storage room (11th)
27. 27-pick-up in the addition (11th)
28. 27-pick-up in the office (12th)
29. 27-pick-up in the back porch garden (18th)
30. 27-pick-up in the dining room (25)
31. 27-pick-up in the lounge (15th)
32. 27-pick-up in the front porch garden (15)
33. 27-pick-up in the kitchen (10)
34. 27-pick-up in the bedroom (13th)
35. 27-pick-up in the laundry room (17th)
36. Spray weed killer in the back porch garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock (10L, 17th)
37. Spray weed killer in the front porch garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock 
38. Plant seeds and seedlings in the water tank garden (95 mins, 11th, 13th, 15th)
39. Remove grass from kill zones in the water tank garden (50 mins, 13th, 16th)
40. Install edging and dog wire along front porch garden (85 mins, 14th, 18th)
41. Build the blueberry bed 
42. Spray weed killer in the water tank garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock
43. Weed and mulch established beds in the shed garden (20 mins, 16th)
44. Buy seeds and seedlings for the shed garden
45. Plant seeds and seedlings in the shed garden 
46. Remove grass from kill zones in the shed garden 
47. Spray weed killer in the shed garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock
48. Proofreading (120 minutes, 18th, 19th)
49. Knock down cobwebs in freezer room, office, back porch (11th, 15th)
50. Sweep and tidy the back porch (15th)
51. 15 minutes of filing (12th)
52. Dust the office (12th)
53. Vacuum office (10 mins, 12th)
54. Knock down cobwebs in dining room and lounge (4 mins, 12th)
55. Dust dining room and lounge (5 mins, 12th)
56. Clean windows and window sill in the lounge (3 mins, 12th)
57. Straighten and dust lounge bookcases (4 mins, 12th)
58. Polish furniture in the lounge (12th)
59. Vacuum dining room and lounge (7 mins, 12th)
60. Knock down cobwebs in entry, kitchen, front porch (11th, 15th)
61. Sweep off front porch furniture (15th)
62. Sweep the front porch (15th)
63. Wipe down tables, banisters, and light fixtures on the front porch (15th)
64. Clean windows, window sill, and door in entry (4 mins, 12th)
65. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the entry (8 mins, 12th)
66. Clean light fixture in entry (2 mins, 12th)
67. Vacuum entry (15th)
68. Clean fridge, microwave, upright freezer, other appliances (6 mins, 16th)
69. Clean kitchen cabinet fronts (7 mins, 16th)
70. Empty fridge and thoroughly clean in the inside (12 mins, 16th)
71. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the kitchen (7 mins, 16th)
72. Clean windows and window sill in the kitchen (25 mins, 16th)
73. Detailed clean stove and oven 
74. Wash canisters and knick-knacks in the kitchen (27 mins, 17th)
75. Clean light fixtures in the kitchen (3 mins, 17th)
76. Straighten and wipe down one shelf or cabinet interior in the kitchen (17th)
77. Mop the kitchen floor (7 mins, 17th)
78. Make a grocery list (17th)
79. Grocery shopping
80. Knock down cobwebs in the toilet, bathroom, hallway, bedroom (8 mins, 17th)
81. Change sheets (27 mins, 17th)
82. Clean the tub (3 mins, 18th)
83. Empty rubbish bags in toilet and bathroom (4 mins, 18th)
84. Clean outside and behind the toilet (3 mins, 20th)
85. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the toilet (4 mins, 20th)
86. Scrub fixtures in bathtub, bathroom sink, and shower (8 mins, 20th)
87. Mop bathroom and toilet room (23 mins, 20th)
88. Dust bedroom (11 mins, 18th)
89. Vacuum hallway (18th)
90. Vacuum bedroom (18th)
91. Knock down cobwebs in laundry room, garage (5 mins, 18th)
92. Wipe down top of washer/dryer (18th)
93. Wipe down laundry counter (18th)
94. Clean inner washer lid (18th)
95. Clean washer lint filter (18th)
96. Sweep laundry room floor (18th)
97. Clean the storage room 
98. Email Mom
99. Code business bank accounts (11 mins, 20th)
100. Update calendars and to-do list (19th)

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

• Bill Maher: Live from Washington DC
• The Colbert Report (x7)
• The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (x7)
• Intruders
• The Knick
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
• Manhattan
• Real Time with Bill Maher
• The Roosevelts (x2)
• The Signal
• The Strain
• The Two Faces of January

Here's what I'm reading:

• The Crown (2011), by Nancy Bilyeau
• The Devil Knows You're Dead (1994), by Lawrence Block
• The Etched City (2003), by K. J. Bishop
• HHhH (2012), by Laurent Binet
• Practical Beekeeping in New Zealand (4th ed., 2011), by Andrew Matheson