Saturday, January 31, 2015

100 Things I Must-Should-Ought-Want to Do (1-10 February 2015)

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

  1. Dishes [x26]
  2. Laundry [x10]
  3. Wipe down the kitchen counters [x9]
  4. Clean the sinks [x9]
  5. Sweep the kitchen floor [x9]
  6. Clean the toilet [x7]
  7. Plan and prepare dinner [x1, DH x2, shared x4, scrounge x2, takeaway x1]
  8. Pick up and drop off #4 [x10]
  9. O/N guests [x2]
  10. Go to the gym for knee strengthening [ ]
  11. See #3 off for her 2nd year at university (2nd)
  12. See #4 off for Year 11 (3rd)
  13. Take rubbish and recycling to the transfer center (7th)
  14. Pay bills due in the next 10 days (3rd)
  15. Order a new stove (4th)
  16. Schedule electrician to install new stove
  17. Buy more retaining wall blocks, mulch, cinder blocks
  18. Sort out #4's school bus transport for Term 1 (3rd)
  19. Sort out #3's accommodation deposit
  20. Unpack (4th)
  21. Set up new computer (1st, 4th, 5th)
  22. Upload vacation pictures
  23. Make doctor's appointment (4th)
  24. Make mammogram appointment (4th)
  25. Doctor's appointment (3:15, 10th)
  26. 27-pick-up in the addition (2nd)
  27. 27-pick-up in the storage room/garage (2nd)
  28. 27-pick-up in the office (2nd)
  29. 27-pick-up in the back porch garden (7th)
  30. 27-pick-up in the dining room (2nd)
  31. 27-pick-up in the lounge (3rd)
  32. 27-pick-up in the front porch garden (7th)
  33. 27-pick-up in the kitchen (4)
  34. 27-pick-up in the bedroom (7th)
  35. 27-pick-up in the laundry room
  36. Weed and mulch established beds in the back porch garden
  37. Spray weed killer in the back porch garden (9th)
  38. Weed and mulch established beds in the front porch garden
  39. Spray weed killer in the front porch garden (8th)
  40. Weed and mulch established beds in the water tank garden
  41. Spray weed killer in the water tank garden (9th)
  42. Weed and mulch established beds in the shed garden
  43. Spray weed killer in the shed garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock
  44. Knock down cobwebs in freezer room, office, back porch (2nd)
  45. Clean windows, window sills, and doors in the freezer room (2nd)
  46. Clean switch plates and walls in the freezer room (4th)
  47. Clean light fixture in the freezer room (4th)
  48. Clean back porch furniture (5th)
  49. Sweep and tidy the back porch (5th)
  50. Dust the office (4th)
  51. Straighten and dust office bookcases (4th)
  52. Clean switch plates, door frames and walls in the office (7th)
  53. Clean windows, window sills, and French doors in the office (7th)
  54. Clean monitor in the office (7th)
  55. Dust curtains in the office (7th)
  56. Clean baseboards in the office (7th)
  57. Vacuum office (9th)
  58. 15 minutes of filing (7th)
  59. Knock down cobwebs in dining room and lounge (9th)
  60. Dust dining room and lounge (10th)
  61. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the dining room (7th)
  62. Clean windows and window sill in the dining room (10th)
  63. Polish dining room table (9th)
  64. Straighten and dust dining room bookcases (7th)
  65. Clean ceiling fan blades in the lounge
  66. Clean light fixtures and lamps in the lounge
  67. Vacuum dining room and lounge
  68. Knock down cobwebs in entry, kitchen, front porch (2nd)
  69. Sweep the front porch (10th)
  70. Clean windows, window sill, and door in entry (10th)
  71. Vacuum entry (10th)
  72. Clean fridge, microwave, upright freezer, other appliances (10th)
  73. Clean kitchen cabinet fronts (10th)
  74. Straighten and wipe down one shelf or cabinet interior in the kitchen 
  75. Clean windows and window sill in the kitchen (10th)
  76. Mop the kitchen floor
  77. Make a grocery list (5th)
  78. Grocery shopping (5th)
  79. Knock down cobwebs in the toilet, bathroom, hallway, bedroom
  80. Vacuum hallway
  81. Clean the tub
  82. Clean windows and window sills in bathroom and toilet
  83. Mop bathroom and toilet room
  84. Dust bedroom
  85. Change sheets
  86. Vacuum bedroom
  87. Knock down cobwebs in laundry room, garage
  88. Wipe down top of washer/dryer
  89. Wipe down laundry counter
  90. Clean inner washer lid
  91. Clean washer lint filter
  92. Sweep laundry room floor
  93. Email Mom (10th)
  94. Call #3 (7th)
  95. Deflate and store the spa pool
  96. Clean storage room
  97. Fill gaps in storage room shelves
  98. Contact Craig about more work on the addition
  99. Renew silver car registration (5th)
  100. Code business bank accounts
  101. Update calendars and to-do list (10th)

And also, I must watch film with DH.  Here's what we watched together:
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015

100 Things I Must-Should-Ought-Want to Do (21-31 January 2015)

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



  1. Day 4 on a tropical island (21st)
  2. Day 5 on a tropical island (22nd)
  3. Day 6 on a tropical island (23rd)
  4. Day 7 on a tropical island (24th)
  5. Day 8 on a tropical island (25th)
  6. Day 9 on a tropical island (26th)
  7. Day 10 on a tropical island (27th)
  8. Snorkel in the lagoon (22nd)
  9. Read by the pool (x7)
  10. Nap in the afternoon (x7)
  11. Drink fruity drinks with those little umbrellas (x14)
  12. Tropical island breakfast buffet (x7)
  13. Have someone serve me lunch (x7)
  14. Have someone serve me dinner (x7)
  15. Market day (24th)
  16. Fly home (27th, 28th)
  17. Shop for liquor at duty-free (28th)
  18. Try to sleep in the airport (28th)
  19. Take #4 to school to sort out class schedule (29th)
  20. Take #4 shopping for school supplies and uniforms (29th)
  21. Sort out #4's school bus transport for Term 1
  22. Sort out #3's accommodation deposit
  23. Unpack
  24. Set up new computer (31st)
  25. Dishes [x9]
  26. Laundry [ ]
  27. Wipe down the kitchen counters [x1]
  28. Clean the sinks [x1]
  29. Sweep the kitchen floor [ ]
  30. Clean the toilet [ ]
  31. Plan and prepare dinner [x1, DH x1, takeaway x]
  32. Pick up and drop off #4 [ ]
  33. Back-to-school haircut for #4 (31st)
  34. Take rubbish and recycling to the transfer center 
  35. Pay bills due in the next 10 days
  36. Buy more retaining wall blocks, mulch, backpack sprayer
  37. 27-pick-up in the addition
  38. 27-pick-up in the storage room/garage
  39. 27-pick-up in the office
  40. 27-pick-up in the back porch garden
  41. 27-pick-up in the dining room
  42. 27-pick-up in the lounge
  43. 27-pick-up in the front porch garden
  44. 27-pick-up in the kitchen
  45. 27-pick-up in the bedroom
  46. 27-pick-up in the laundry room
  47. Knock down cobwebs in freezer room, office, back porch
  48. Sweep and tidy the back porch
  49. Dust the office
  50. Vacuum office
  51. 15 minutes of filing
  52. Knock down cobwebs in dining room and lounge
  53. Dust dining room and lounge
  54. Vacuum dining room and lounge
  55. Knock down cobwebs in entry, kitchen, front porch
  56. Sweep the front porch
  57. Clean windows, window sill, and door in entry
  58. Vacuum entry
  59. Clean fridge, microwave, upright freezer, other appliances
  60. Clean kitchen cabinet fronts
  61. Straighten and wipe down one shelf or cabinet interior in the kitchen
  62. Clean windows and window sill in the kitchen
  63. Mop the kitchen floor
  64. Make a grocery list
  65. Grocery shopping
  66. Knock down cobwebs in the toilet, bathroom, hallway, bedroom
  67. Vacuum hallway
  68. Clean the tub
  69. Clean windows and window sills in bathroom and toilet
  70. Mop bathroom and toilet room
  71. Dust bedroom
  72. Change sheets
  73. Vacuum bedroom
  74. Knock down cobwebs in laundry room, garage
  75. Wipe down top of washer/dryer
  76. Wipe down laundry counter
  77. Clean inner washer lid
  78. Clean washer lint filter
  79. Sweep laundry room floor
  80. Weed and mulch established beds in the back porch garden
  81. Spray weed killer in the back porch garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock
  82. Weed and mulch established beds in the front porch garden
  83. Spray weed killer in the front porch garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock
  84. Weed and mulch established beds in the water tank garden
  85. Spray weed killer in the water tank garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock
  86. Weed and mulch established beds in the shed garden
  87. Spray weed killer in the shed garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock
  88. Clean baseboards in the toilet and bathroom
  89. Straighten bathroom shelves and drawers
  90. Clean siding in shower and around tub
  91. Clean light fixtures in the hallway
  92. Clean ceiling fan blades in the bedroom
  93. Clean windows and window sill in bedroom
  94. Straighten and dust bookcase in bedroom
  95. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the bedroom
  96. Change rubbish bin bag in the laundry room
  97. Mop laundry room floor
  98. Email Mom
  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:
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Saturday, January 10, 2015

100 Things I Must-Should-Ought-Want to Do (11-20 January 2015)

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


(Doing any routine housework before leaving DH and teen-aged son home alone for 10 days is pointless.  At least #4 can work the dishwasher and washing machine, so they won't do without clean cups, plates, and towels.)
  1. Dishes [x12, #4 x1]
  2. Laundry [x3]
  3. Wipe down the kitchen counters [x5]
  4. Clean the sinks [x7]
  5. Sweep the kitchen floor [x4]
  6. Clean the toilet [x2]
  7. Plan and prepare dinner [x2, DH x3, #3 x2]
  8. Pick up and drop off #4 [DH x1, #2 x1]
  9. School holidays - O/N guests (x7)
  10. Take rubbish and recycling to the transfer center (17th)
  11. Pay bills due in the next 20 days (11th)
  12. Schedule electrician (13th)
  13. Prepare for a week on a tropical island:  buy & install smoke detector in addition
  14. Prepare for a week on a tropical island:  pedicure (14th)
  15. Prepare for a week on a tropical island:  pack (17th)
  16. Prepare for a week on a tropical island:  4-hour drive to the airport (18th)
  17. Fly to tropical island (18th)
  18. Day 1 on a tropical island (18th -- Thank you, International Date Line!)
  19. Day 2 on a tropical island (19th)
  20. Day 3 on a tropical island (20th)
  21. Buy more retaining wall blocks, backpack sprayer, stakes, mulch, brackets and PVC poles
  22. 27-pick-up in the addition
  23. 27-pick-up in the storage room/garage
  24. 27-pick-up in the office
  25. 27-pick-up in the back porch garden
  26. 27-pick-up in the dining room
  27. 27-pick-up in the lounge
  28. 27-pick-up in the front porch garden
  29. 27-pick-up in the kitchen
  30. 27-pick-up in the bedroom
  31. 27-pick-up in the laundry room
  32. Spray weed killer in the shed garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock
  33. Buy seeds and seedlings for the back porch garden
  34. Plant seeds and seedlings in the back porch garden 
  35. Spray weed killer in the back porch garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock
  36. Weed and mulch established beds in the front porch garden (40 mins, 8th)
  37. Buy seeds and seedlings for the front porch garden
  38. Plant seeds and seedlings in the front porch garden 
  39. Remove grass from kill zones in the front porch garden 
  40. Spray weed killer in the front porch garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock
  41. Weed and mulch established beds in the water tank garden
  42. Buy seeds and seedlings for the water tank garden
  43. Plant seeds and seedlings in the water tank garden 
  44. Spray weed killer in the water tank garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock
  45. Weed and mulch established beds in the shed garden
  46. Buy seeds and seedlings for the shed garden
  47. Plant seeds and seedlings in the shed garden 
  48. Remove grass from kill zones in the shed garden 
  49. Spray weed killer in the shed garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock
  50. Knock down cobwebs in freezer room, office, back porch (11th) 
  51. Clean windows, window sills, and doors in the freezer room
  52. Clean back porch furniture
  53. Sweep and tidy the back porch
  54. Clean switch plates, door frames and walls in the office
  55. Clean windows, window sills, and French doors in the office
  56. Clean monitor in the office
  57. Vacuum office
  58. 15 minutes of filing
  59. Knock down cobwebs in dining room and lounge
  60. Polish dining room table
  61. Dust dining room and lounge
  62. Clean under couch cushions in the lounge
  63. Clean light fixtures and lamps in the lounge
  64. Vacuum dining room and lounge
  65. Knock down cobwebs in entry, kitchen, front porch
  66. Sweep the front porch
  67. Clean windows, window sill, and door in entry
  68. Clean light fixture in entry
  69. Vacuum entry
  70. Clean fridge, microwave, upright freezer, other appliances
  71. Clean kitchen cabinet fronts
  72. Clean out the refrigerator (16th)
  73. Clean windows and window sill in the kitchen
  74. Wash canisters and knick-knacks in the kitchen
  75. Clean light fixtures in the kitchen
  76. Mop the kitchen floor
  77. Make a grocery list (16th)
  78. Grocery shopping (16th, #3)
  79. Knock down cobwebs in the toilet, bathroom, hallway, bedroom
  80. Vacuum hallway (15th)
  81. Clean the tub
  82. Clean windows and window sills in bathroom and toilet
  83. Scrub fixtures in bathtub, bathroom sink, and shower
  84. Mop bathroom and toilet room
  85. Dust bedroom
  86. Change sheets
  87. Vacuum bedroom
  88. Knock down cobwebs in laundry room, garage
  89. Wipe down top of washer/dryer
  90. Wipe down laundry counter
  91. Clean inner washer lid
  92. Clean washer lint filter
  93. Sweep laundry room floor
  94. Clean storage room
  95. Work on current retaining wall 
  96. Clean hot tub
  97. Clean dust in addition's downstairs bathroom
  98. Email Mom (11th)
  99. Code business bank accounts
  100. Update calendars and to-do list

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