Monday, August 31, 2015

Some Things I Must-Should-Ought-Want to Do (1-10 September 2015)

[One of those times when my internal locus of control is overtaken by external events, or chaos]

 Thor's second knee surgery of 2015 on 27 August
NON-SMOKER, as of 9pm, 2 August 2015
Cold followed by bronchitis, 2-10 September
  1. Dishes [x11, #4 x2]
  2. Laundry [x2]
  3. Wipe down the kitchen counters [x4, #4 x1]
  4. Clean the sinks [x7]
  5. Sweep the kitchen floor [x3]
  6. Clean the toilet [x1]
  7. Plan and prepare dinner [x1, DH x4, scrounge x9, takeaway x1]
  8. Pick up and drop off #4 [x8, DH x3]
  9. Walk Thor for 5-10 minutes x3 daily [x30]
  10. Take rubbish and recycling to the transfer center 
  11. Pay bills due in the next 10 days (7th)
  12. Prepare learning skills presentation for next week's workshops (240 mins, 3rd-6th)
  13. Make appointment for Thor to have stitches out / injection (7th)
  14. Thor to vet (9:15am, 10th)
  15. Get remaining tax info to accountant (7th-8th)
  16. Buy retaining wall blocks, wheelbarrow, cinder blocks, potting soil, compost
  17. Work on my plan for healthier living (NON-SMOKER, as of 9pm, 2 August 2015)
  18. Set possum traps
  19. Weed, trim, and mulch back porch garden 
  20. Weed, trim, and mulch water tank garden beds 
  21. Weed, trim, and mulch front porch garden 
  22. Buy and plant winter veg
  23. 27-pick-up in the addition
  24. 27-pick-up in the storage room/garage
  25. 27-pick-up in the office
  26. 27-pick-up in the back porch garden
  27. 27-pick-up in the dining room
  28. 27-pick-up in the lounge
  29. 27-pick-up in the front porch garden
  30. 27-pick-up in the kitchen
  31. 27-pick-up in the bedroom
  32. 27-pick-up in the laundry room
  33. Knock down cobwebs in freezer room, office, back porch
  34. Clean back porch furniture
  35. Sweep and tidy the back porch
  36. Clean windows, window sills, and doors in the freezer room
  37. Clean switch plates and walls in the freezer room
  38. Dust the office
  39. Straighten and dust office bookcases
  40. Clean switch plates, door frames and walls in the office
  41. Clean windows, window sills, and French doors in the office
  42. Clean monitor in the office
  43. Vacuum office
  44. 15 minutes of filing
  45. Knock down cobwebs in dining room and lounge
  46. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the dining room (1st)
  47. Clean windows and window sill in the dining room
  48. Straighten and dust dining room bookcases
  49. Polish dining room table
  50. Clean ceiling fan blades in the lounge
  51. Clean light fixtures and lamps in the lounge
  52. Dust dining room and lounge
  53. Vacuum dining room and lounge (1st)
  54. Knock down cobwebs in entry, kitchen, front porch
  55. Sweep the front porch
  56. Clean windows, window sill, and door in entry
  57. Vacuum entry
  58. Clean fridge, microwave, upright freezer, other appliances
  59. Clean kitchen cabinet fronts
  60. Straighten and wipe down one shelf or cabinet interior in the kitchen
  61. Clean windows and window sill in the kitchen
  62. Wash canisters and knick-knacks in the kitchen
  63. Clean light fixtures in the kitchen
  64. Mop the kitchen floor
  65. Make a grocery list
  66. Grocery shopping
  67. Knock down cobwebs in the toilet, bathroom, hallway, bedroom (1st)
  68. Clean baseboards in the hallway
  69. Vacuum hallway
  70. Clean the tub
  71. Clean windows and window sills in bathroom and toilet
  72. Clean light fixtures in the toilet and bathroom
  73. Scrub fixtures in bathtub, bathroom sink, and shower
  74. Mop bathroom and toilet room
  75. Dust bedroom
  76. Change sheets
  77. Clean baseboards in the bedroom
  78. Vacuum bedroom
  79. Knock down cobwebs in laundry room, garage (2nd)
  80. Wipe down top of washer/dryer (2nd)
  81. Wipe down laundry counter
  82. Clean inner washer lid
  83. Clean washer lint filter
  84. Clean light fixture in the laundry room
  85. Sweep laundry room floor
  86. Email Mom
  87. Call #3
  88. Paint cabinets for addition upstairs bedroom #1 closet 
  89. Paint cabinets for addition upstairs bedroom #2
  90. Paint tables and sawhorses for greenhouse
  91. Code business bank accounts
  92. Update calendars and to-do list (10th)
I must watch film with DH.  Here's what we watched:
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Thursday, August 20, 2015

Some Things I Must-Should-Ought-Want to Do (21-31 August 2015)

(redirecting energies as a distraction, or sublimation)

  1. Dishes [x20, #4 x1]
  2. Laundry [x7]
  3. Wipe down the kitchen counters [x8]
  4. Clean the sinks [x10]
  5. Sweep the kitchen floor [x8]
  6. Clean the toilet [x7]
  7. Plan and prepare dinner [x4, DH x3, shared x1, takeaway x3]
  8. Pick up and drop off #4 [x8, DH x3, #2 x2]
  9. O/N guests--grandparenting is grand! [x3] (22nd, 29th)
  10. Take rubbish and recycling to the transfer center 
  11. Pay bills due in the next 10 days (21st)
  12. More EOY tax info to accountant (21st)
  13. Thor to vet (2:30pm, 24th)
  14. Pick Thor up from vet (3pm, 25th)
  15. Academic counseling w/ #4 (9:25am, 26th)
  16. Thor for surgery in Kerikeri (9am, 27th) <-----  <-----  <-----
  17. Buy retaining wall blocks, wheelbarrow, mulch, cinder blocks (26th)
  18. Work on my plan for healthier living (NON-SMOKER, as of 9pm, 2 August 2015)
  19. Set possum traps
  20. Weed, trim, and mulch back porch garden (90 mins, 22nd-23rd)
  21. Weed, trim, and mulch water tank garden beds (30 mins, 29th-30th)
  22. Weed, trim, and mulch front porch garden 
  23. Buy and plant winter veg
  24. 27-pick-up in the addition
  25. 27-pick-up in the storage room/garage
  26. 27-pick-up in the office
  27. 27-pick-up in the back porch garden
  28. 27-pick-up in the dining room (21st)
  29. 27-pick-up in the lounge (21st)
  30. 27-pick-up in the front porch garden
  31. 27-pick-up in the kitchen (22nd)
  32. 27-pick-up in the bedroom (21st)
  33. 27-pick-up in the laundry room
  34. Knock down cobwebs in freezer room, office, back porch
  35. Sweep and tidy the back porch
  36. Dust the office
  37. Vacuum office
  38. 15 minutes of filing
  39. Knock down cobwebs in dining room and lounge
  40. Dust dining room and lounge
  41. Clean windows and window sill in the lounge
  42. Straighten and dust lounge bookcases
  43. Polish furniture in the lounge
  44. Vacuum dining room and lounge
  45. Knock down cobwebs in entry, kitchen, front porch
  46. Sweep off front porch furniture
  47. Wipe down tables, banisters, and light fixtures on the front porch
  48. Sweep the front porch (21st)
  49. Clean windows, window sill, and door in entry (22nd)
  50. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the entry
  51. Vacuum entry (22nd)
  52. Clean fridge, microwave, upright freezer, other appliances
  53. Clean kitchen cabinet fronts
  54. Straighten and wipe down one shelf or cabinet interior in the kitchen
  55. Clean windows and window sill in the kitchen
  56. Wash canisters and knick-knacks in the kitchen
  57. Clean light fixtures in the kitchen
  58. Empty fridge and thoroughly clean in the inside
  59. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the kitchen (22nd)
  60. Mop the kitchen floor
  61. Make a grocery list (29th)
  62. Grocery shopping (27th, DH-29th)
  63. Knock down cobwebs in the toilet, bathroom, hallway, bedroom
  64. Clean light fixtures in the hallway
  65. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the hallway
  66. Vacuum hallway
  67. Clean the tub
  68. Clean windows and window sills in bathroom and toilet
  69. Scrub fixtures in bathtub, bathroom sink, and shower
  70. Clean baseboards in the toilet and bathroom
  71. Straighten bathroom shelves and drawers
  72. Clean siding in shower and around tub
  73. Mop bathroom and toilet room
  74. Dust bedroom
  75. Change sheets
  76. Clean ceiling fan blades in the bedroom (21st) 
  77. Clean windows and window sill in bedroom
  78. Straighten and dust bookcase in bedroom
  79. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the bedroom
  80. Tidy one section of bedroom closet
  81. Vacuum bedroom
  82. Knock down cobwebs in laundry room, garage
  83. Wipe down top of washer/dryer
  84. Wipe down laundry counter (21st)
  85. Clean inner washer lid (22nd) 
  86. Clean washer lint filter
  87. Sweep laundry room floor
  88. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the laundry room
  89. Change rubbish bin bag in the laundry room
  90. Mop laundry room floor
  91. Email Mom (26th)
  92. Call #3 (20th)
  93. Paint cabinets for addition upstairs bedroom #1 closet 
  94. Paint cabinets for addition upstairs bedroom #2
  95. Put up new bath curtains in addition (21st)
  96. Paint tables and sawhorses for greenhouse
  97. Plant new bulbs (23rd)
  98. Order library books (22nd)
  99. Code business bank accounts
  100. Update calendars and to-do list (31st)

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Monday, August 10, 2015

Some Things I Must-Should-Ought-Want to Do (11-20 August 2015)

(redirecting energies as a distraction, or sublimation)

NON-SMOKER, as of 9pm, 2 August 2015


  1. Dishes [x14, #4 x1]
  2. Laundry [x5]
  3. Wipe down the kitchen counters [x10]
  4. Clean the sinks [x10]
  5. Sweep the kitchen floor [x10]
  6. Clean the toilet [x9]
  7. Plan and prepare dinner [x2, DH x3, takeaway x2, scrounge x3]
  8. Pick up and drop off #4 [x13, #2 x1]
  9. Take rubbish and recycling to the transfer center (15th, with #4)
  10. Pay bills due in the next 10 days (14th)
  11. Buy retaining wall blocks, cinder blocks, mulch, wheelbarrow, loppers (13th)
  12. Addition finish out (11th-12th)
  13. Work on my plan for healthier living (11th-20th)
  14. Set possum traps
  15. Weed and mulch back porch garden (180mins, 11th-12th, 18th)
  16. Weed and mulch water tank garden beds (90mins, 18th, 20th)
  17. Weed and mulch front porch garden (105mins, 13th, 18th, 20th)
  18. Buy and plant winter veg
  19. Trim back mint garden
  20. 27-pick-up in the addition (19th)
  21. 27-pick-up in the storage room/garage 
  22. 27-pick-up in the office
  23. 27-pick-up in the back porch garden (8)
  24. 27-pick-up in the dining room
  25. 27-pick-up in the lounge
  26. 27-pick-up in the front porch garden
  27. 27-pick-up in the kitchen (5)
  28. 27-pick-up in the bedroom
  29. 27-pick-up in the laundry room
  30. Knock down cobwebs in freezer room, office, back porch
  31. Sweep and tidy the back porch
  32. Dust the office
  33. Clean light fixtures in the office (11th)
  34. Vacuum office
  35. 15 minutes of filing
  36. Knock down cobwebs in dining room and lounge
  37. Dust curtains in the dining room (11th)
  38. Clean light fixture in the dining room (11th)
  39. Dust dining room and lounge
  40. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the lounge
  41. Clean windows and window sill in the lounge
  42. Straighten and dust lounge bookcases
  43. Polish furniture in the lounge
  44. Vacuum dining room and lounge
  45. Knock down cobwebs in entry, kitchen, front porch
  46. Sweep off front porch furniture
  47. Wipe down tables, banisters, and light fixtures on the front porch
  48. Sweep the front porch
  49. Clean windows, window sill, and door in entry
  50. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the entry
  51. Vacuum entry
  52. Clean fridge, microwave, upright freezer, other appliances
  53. Clean kitchen cabinet fronts
  54. Straighten and wipe down one shelf or cabinet interior in the kitchen [x2, (11th, 13th--with DH!)
  55. Clean windows and window sill in the kitchen
  56. Empty fridge and thoroughly clean in the inside
  57. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the kitchen
  58. Mop the kitchen floor
  59. Make a grocery list
  60. Grocery shopping
  61. Knock down cobwebs in the toilet, bathroom, hallway, bedroom
  62. Vacuum hallway
  63. Clean the tub
  64. Clean windows and window sills in bathroom and toilet
  65. Empty rubbish bags in toilet and bathroom
  66. Clean outside and behind the toilet
  67. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the toilet
  68. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the bathroom
  69. Mop bathroom and toilet room
  70. Dust bedroom
  71. Change sheets
  72. Vacuum bedroom
  73. Knock down cobwebs in laundry room, garage
  74. Wipe down top of washer/dryer
  75. Wipe down laundry counter
  76. Clean inner washer lid
  77. Clean washer lint filter
  78. Sweep laundry room floor
  79. Email Mom
  80. Call #3 (16th)
  81. Paint small bookcase for addition
  82. Paint large bookcase for addition
  83. Paint downstairs bathroom shelves for addition
  84. Finish painting the greenhouse
  85. Fill greenhouse floor with gravel (17th, #4)
  86. Paint tables and sawhorses for greenhouse
  87. Financial year-end info to accountant (12th)
  88. Code business bank accounts
  89. Update calendars and to-do list (20th)

I must watch film with DH.  Here's what we watched:
Here's what I'm reading:
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