Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Some Things I Must-Should-Ought-Want to Do in the Next 10 Days (1-10 July 2015)

[I think I can, I think I can, or when does aspiration become delusion?]

  1. Dishes [x22, #2 x2]
  2. Laundry [x12] (blankets x4, 9th)
  3. Wipe down the kitchen counters [x7]
  4. Clean the sinks [x10]
  5. Sweep the kitchen floor [x7]
  6. Clean the toilet [x5]
  7. Plan and prepare dinner [x4, DH x2, #2 x1, scrounge x2]
  8. Pick up and drop off #4 [x5]
  9. Take rubbish and recycling to the transfer center (6th)
  10. Pay bills due in the next 10 days (4th)
  11. Buy more retaining wall blocks, cinder blocks, mulch
  12. Schedule warrant for silver car (6th)
  13. Warrant for silver car (9:30am, 8th, 9th)
  14. Addition finish out (1-3, 14-17 July)
  15. Order corsage for #4's first ball (2nd)
  16. Take #4 to doctor (3rd)
  17. Birthday shopping for #4 (3rd)
  18. Wrap presents (3rd)
  19. Birthday dinner for #4 (3rd)
  20. My birthday (8th)
  21. Get addition upstairs ready for O/N guests (with #2, 9th-10th)
  22. School holidays (O/N guests x8, 4th-19th)
  23. Work on my plan for healthier living (5th-8th)
  24. Set possum traps
  25. Weed and mulch back porch garden 
  26. Weed and mulch water tank garden beds (30 mins, 5th; 20 mins, 7th)
  27. Weed and mulch front porch garden
  28. Buy and plant winter veg
  29. Trim back mint garden
  30. Weed killer in future 'greenhouse', steps, behind houses, driveway (30 mins w/ brush -- what a waste of time, 5th; 10L, 6th)
  31. 27-pick-up in the addition (8th)
  32. 27-pick-up in the storage room/garage (7th)
  33. 27-pick-up in the office (1st)
  34. 27-pick-up in the back porch garden (7th)
  35. 27-pick-up in the dining room (6th)
  36. 27-pick-up in the lounge (16)
  37. 27-pick-up in the front porch garden (8th)
  38. 27-pick-up in the kitchen (21)
  39. 27-pick-up in the bedroom (8th)
  40. 27-pick-up in the laundry room (8)
  41. Knock down cobwebs in freezer room, office, back porch (1st)
  42. Clean windows, window sills, and doors in the freezer room (1st)
  43. Clean switch plates and walls in the freezer room (6th)
  44. Clean back porch furniture (1st)
  45. Sweep and tidy the back porch (1st)
  46. Dust the office (2nd)
  47. Straighten and dust office bookcases (2nd)
  48. Clean switch plates, door frames and walls in the office (1st)
  49. Clean windows, window sills, and French doors in the office (2nd)
  50. Clean monitor in the office (3rd)
  51. Vacuum office (7th)
  52. 15 minutes of filing (4th)
  53. Knock down cobwebs in dining room and lounge (6th)
  54. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the dining room (7th)
  55. Clean windows and window sill in the dining room (7th)
  56. Polish dining room table (7th)
  57. Straighten and dust dining room bookcases (7th)
  58. Dust dining room and lounge (7th)
  59. Clean ceiling fan blades in the lounge (8th)
  60. Clean light fixtures and lamps in the lounge (9th)
  61. Clean under couch cushions in the lounge (9th)
  62. Vacuum dining room and lounge (9th)
  63. Knock down cobwebs in entry, kitchen, front porch (7th)
  64. Sweep the front porch (8th)
  65. Clean windows, window sill, and door in entry (3rd)
  66. Clean light fixture in entry (4th)
  67. Vacuum entry
  68. Clean fridge, microwave, upright freezer, other appliances (4th)
  69. Clean kitchen cabinet fronts (4th)
  70. Straighten and wipe down one shelf or cabinet interior in the kitchen (8th)
  71. Clean windows and window sill in the kitchen (8th)
  72. Detailed clean stove and oven
  73. Mop the kitchen floor
  74. Make a grocery list (3rd)
  75. Grocery shopping (3rd)
  76. Knock down cobwebs in the toilet, bathroom, hallway, bedroom (9th)
  77. Vacuum hallway
  78. Clean the tub (9th)
  79. Clean windows and window sills in bathroom and toilet 
  80. Mop bathroom and toilet room
  81. Dust bedroom
  82. Change sheets
  83. Vacuum bedroom
  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. Sweep laundry room floor
  90. Email Mom
  91. Call #3 (#3 called me! 8th)
  92. Code business bank accounts
  93. Financial year-end info to accountant
  94. Update calendars and to-do list (10th)

Sunday, June 21, 2015

100 Things I Must-Should-Ought-Want to Do in the Next 10 Days (21-30 June 2015)

[I think I can, I think I can, or when does aspiration become delusion?]


  1. Dishes [x14, #4 x1]
  2. Laundry [x7] - 23rd, once again caught up on laundry! (except what's in #4's room)
  3. Wipe down the kitchen counters [x6]
  4. Clean the sinks [x8]
  5. Sweep the kitchen floor [x6]
  6. Clean the toilet [x5]
  7. Plan and prepare dinner [x2, DH x5, takeaway x1, scrounge x1]
  8. Pick up and drop off #4 [x8]
  9. Take rubbish and recycling to the transfer center 
  10. Pay bills due in the next 10 days (27th)
  11. Take rugby boots to #4 at school [DH x1]
  12. Shop for #4's birthday (ARRGH! Why wasn't this on the list before now?)
  13. Visit #3 and suit shopping with #4 (20th, 21st)
  14. Thor to vet (in Kaitaia, 9am, 24th)
  15. Schedule #4 for suit fitting/ alterations (25th) and go there (26th)
  16. FC (4pm, 30th; 3pm, 15 July)
  17. Addition finish out (22rd June - 10 July)
  18. Schedule truck warrant (22nd) Truck warrant (9am, 23rd), repairs (25th), and registration (26th)
  19. Remind TA about possum traps Set possum traps
  20. Buy more retaining wall blocks, cinder blocks, mulch
  21. Weed and mulch back porch garden (23rd)
  22. Weed water tank garden beds (30 mins, 28th)
  23. Harvest, chop, and freeze bell peppers
  24. Trim back mint garden
  25. Weed killer in future 'greenhouse', steps, behind houses, driveway
  26. 27-pick-up in the addition
  27. 27-pick-up in the storage room/garage (26th)
  28. 27-pick-up in the office (22)
  29. 27-pick-up in the back porch garden (7)
  30. 27-pick-up in the dining room (29th)
  31. 27-pick-up in the lounge (23)
  32. 27-pick-up in the front porch garden
  33. 27-pick-up in the kitchen (6)
  34. 27-pick-up in the bedroom
  35. 27-pick-up in the laundry room
  36. Knock down cobwebs in freezer room, office, back porch
  37. Sweep and tidy the back porch (27th)
  38. Clean switch plates and walls in the freezer room (29th)
  39. Clean light fixture in the freezer room (25th)
  40. Dust the office
  41. Clean windows, window sills, and French doors in the office
  42. Vacuum office
  43. 15 minutes of filing
  44. Knock down cobwebs in dining room and lounge (29th)
  45. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the dining room
  46. Dust curtains in the dining room (29th)
  47. Clean baseboards in the dining room (29th)
  48. Dust dining room and lounge
  49. Clean windows and window sill in the lounge (30th)
  50. Polish furniture in the lounge
  51. Dust curtains in the lounge
  52. Clean baseboards in the lounge (28th)
  53. Vacuum dining room and lounge
  54. Knock down cobwebs in entry, kitchen, front porch 
  55. Sweep the front porch (22nd)
  56. Sweep off front porch furniture (29th)
  57. Wipe down tables, banisters, and light fixtures on the front porch
  58. Clean windows, window sill, and door in entry (24th)
  59. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the entry 
  60. Vacuum entry (30th)
  61. Clean fridge, microwave, upright freezer, other appliances
  62. Clean kitchen cabinet fronts (29th)
  63. Straighten and wipe down one shelf or cabinet interior in the kitchen (26th)
  64. Clean windows and window sill in the kitchen (30th)
  65. Mop the kitchen floor (30th)
  66. Make a grocery list (25th)
  67. Grocery shopping
  68. Knock down cobwebs in the toilet, bathroom, hallway, bedroom (22nd)
  69. Clean light fixtures in the hallway (30th)
  70. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the hallway (24th)
  71. Vacuum hallway
  72. Clean the tub (22nd)
  73. Clean windows and window sills in bathroom and toilet (24th)
  74. Clean outside and behind the toilet (25th)
  75. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the bathroom (30th)
  76. Clean baseboards in the toilet and bathroom (23rd)
  77. Straighten bathroom shelves and drawers 
  78. Clean siding in shower and around tub (27th)
  79. Mop bathroom and toilet room (24th)
  80. Dust bedroom (28th)
  81. Change sheets
  82. Clean ceiling fan blades in the bedroom (30th)
  83. Clean windows and window sill in bedroom (30th)
  84. Straighten and dust bookcase in bedroom (30th)
  85. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the bedroom
  86. Tidy one section of bedroom closet
  87. Vacuum bedroom
  88. Knock down cobwebs in laundry room, garage (30th)
  89. Wipe down top of washer/dryer (22nd)
  90. Wipe down laundry counter (23rd)
  91. Clean inner washer lid (23rd)
  92. Clean washer lint filter (24th)
  93. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the laundry room
  94. Change rubbish bin bag in the laundry room (29th)
  95. Sweep laundry room floor (29th)
  96. Mop laundry room floor
  97. Email Mom
  98. Call #3 (25th)
  99. Code business bank accounts
  100. Update calendars and to-do list (30th)

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Some Things I Must-Should-Ought-Want to Do in the Next 10 Days (11-20 June 2015)

[I think I can, I think I can, or when does aspiration become delusion?]


  1. Dishes [x9, #4 x2]
  2. Laundry [x3]
  3. Wipe down the kitchen counters [x4]
  4. Clean the sinks [x6]
  5. Sweep the kitchen floor [x4]
  6. Clean the toilet [x6]
  7. Plan and prepare dinner [x1, DH x1, #4 x1, takeaway x3]
  8. Pick up and drop off #4 [x9, DH x4]
  9. Take rubbish and recycling to the transfer center (#2, 14th)
  10. Pay bills due in the next 10 days (19th)
  11. Thor to vet (1pm, 11th)
  12. Quotes for addition finish out (10am, 15th)
  13. FC (11am, 17th)
  14. Visit #3 (18th, 19th, 20th, 21st)
  15. Suit shopping with #4 (15th, 20th, 21st)
  16. Addition finish out (23rd June - 10 July)
  17. Birthday shopping for #1
  18. Schedule truck warrant
  19. Locksmith? (Found the key!, 13th)
  20. Remind TA about possum traps
  21. Buy more retaining wall blocks, cinder blocks
  22. Mulch back porch garden
  23. Weed front porch garden beds
  24. Weed water tank garden beds (60 mins, 15th, 16th)
  25. Harvest, chop, and freeze bell peppers 
  26. Trim back mint garden
  27. Buy and plant winter salad crops
  28. Weed killer in future 'greenhouse', steps, behind houses, driveway
  29. Cover 'floor' of future greenhouse with gravel
  30. 27-pick-up in the addition (13th)
  31. 27-pick-up in the storage room/garage (14th)
  32. 27-pick-up in the office (22)
  33. 27-pick-up in the back porch garden
  34. 27-pick-up in the dining room (23)
  35. 27-pick-up in the lounge (16)
  36. 27-pick-up in the front porch garden
  37. 27-pick-up in the kitchen (4)
  38. 27-pick-up in the bedroom
  39. 27-pick-up in the laundry room
  40. Knock down cobwebs in freezer room, office, back porch
  41. Sweep and tidy the back porch (14th)
  42. Clean switch plates and walls in the freezer room
  43. Clean light fixture in the freezer room
  44. Dust curtains in the office (13th)
  45. Clean switch plates, door frames and walls in the office (11th)
  46. Clean windows, window sills, and French doors in the office
  47. Clean light fixtures in the office (11th)
  48. Dust the office
  49. Vacuum office
  50. 15 minutes of filing (13th)
  51. Knock down cobwebs in dining room and lounge
  52. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the dining room
  53. Dust curtains in the dining room
  54. Clean light fixture in the dining room (11th)
  55. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the lounge (11th)
  56. Clean windows and window sill in the lounge
  57. Straighten and dust lounge bookcases
  58. Polish furniture in the lounge
  59. Dust dining room and lounge
  60. Vacuum dining room and lounge
  61. Knock down cobwebs in entry, kitchen, front porch
  62. Sweep off front porch furniture
  63. Wipe down tables, banisters, and light fixtures on the front porch
  64. Sweep the front porch (11th)
  65. Clean windows, window sill, and door in entry
  66. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the entry 
  67. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the toilet (13th)
  68. Vacuum entry
  69. Clean fridge, microwave, upright freezer, other appliances (15th)
  70. Clean kitchen cabinet fronts (13th)
  71. Straighten and wipe down one shelf or cabinet interior in the kitchen
  72. Clean windows and window sill in the kitchen (16th)
  73. Empty fridge and thoroughly clean in the inside (15th)
  74. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the kitchen (13th)
  75. Mop the kitchen floor
  76. Make a grocery list (16th)
  77. Grocery shopping (16th)
  78. Knock down cobwebs in the toilet, bathroom, hallway, bedroom (14th)
  79. Vacuum hallway
  80. Clean the tub
  81. Clean windows and window sills in bathroom and toilet (15th)
  82. Empty rubbish bags in toilet and bathroom (16th)
  83. Clean outside and behind the toilet
  84. Mop bathroom and toilet room (16th)
  85. Dust bedroom (16th)
  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. Email Mom (15th)
  95. Move dryers around
  96. Paint pantry (#4, 10th, 11th)
  97. Complete master list of accounts
  98. Code business bank accounts
  99. Order library books
  100. Update calendars and to-do list (20th)