Wednesday, September 30, 2015

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

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


  1. Dishes [x15, #4 x3]
  2. Laundry [x7]
  3. Wipe down the kitchen counters [x4]
  4. Clean the sinks [x4]
  5. Sweep the kitchen floor [ ]
  6. Clean the toilet [ ]
  7. Plan and prepare dinner [x1, DH x2, shared x3, takeaway x2, scrounge x1]
  8. Pick up and drop off #4 [x7, DH x3]
  9. Walk Thor 10 minutes x4 daily [x40]
  10. School holidays, O/N guests [x5]
  11. Vet (9:15am, 1st)
  12. Take rubbish and recycling to the transfer center (#4, 8th)
  13. Pay bills due in the next 10 days (2nd)
  14. Pick up library books (1st)
  15. Make appointment for car's brake light
  16. Make appointment for lawn care
  17. Prepare learning skills presentation 
  18. Work on #3's party &/or my Poison Ivy costume (60mins, 6th, 7th)
  19. 6-monthly tax info to accountant
  20. Buy retaining wall blocks, cinder blocks, mulch, compost
  21. Work on my plan for healthier living (NON-SMOKER, as of 9pm, 2 August 2015)
  22. Set possum traps
  23. Spray weedkiller (x2, 4th, 7th)
  24. Weed, trim, and mulch back porch garden (30mins, 4th)
  25. Weed, trim, and mulch water tank garden beds (120mins, 1st, 8th, 9th)
  26. Weed, trim, and mulch front porch garden (120mins, 4th, 5th, 9th)
  27. Buy and plant spring veg (13hrs, 1st, 2nd, 7th, 8th, 9th)
  28. 27-pick-up in the addition (7th)
  29. 27-pick-up in the storage room/garage
  30. 27-pick-up in the office
  31. 27-pick-up in the back porch garden
  32. 27-pick-up in the dining room
  33. 27-pick-up in the lounge
  34. 27-pick-up in the front porch garden
  35. 27-pick-up in the kitchen (7th)
  36. 27-pick-up in the bedroom
  37. 27-pick-up in the laundry room
  38. Knock down cobwebs in freezer room, office, back porch
  39. Clean windows, window sills, and doors in the freezer room
  40. Clean switch plates and walls in the freezer room
  41. Clean light fixture in the freezer room
  42. Clean back porch furniture
  43. Sweep and tidy the back porch
  44. Dust curtains in the office
  45. Clean baseboards in the office
  46. Dust the office
  47. Straighten and dust office bookcases
  48. Clean switch plates, door frames and walls in the office
  49. Clean windows, window sills, and French doors in the office
  50. Clean monitor in the office
  51. Vacuum office
  52. 15 minutes of filing
  53. Knock down cobwebs in dining room and lounge
  54. Dust dining room and lounge
  55. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the dining room
  56. Clean windows and window sill in the dining room
  57. Polish dining room table
  58. Straighten and dust dining room bookcases
  59. Clean ceiling fan blades in the lounge
  60. Clean light fixtures and lamps in the lounge
  61. Vacuum dining room and lounge
  62. Knock down cobwebs in entry, kitchen, front porch
  63. Sweep the front porch
  64. Clean windows, window sill, and door in entry
  65. Vacuum entry
  66. Clean fridge, microwave, upright freezer, other appliances
  67. Clean kitchen cabinet fronts
  68. Straighten and wipe down one shelf or cabinet interior in the kitchen
  69. Clean windows and window sill in the kitchen
  70. Mop the kitchen floor
  71. Make a grocery list
  72. Grocery shopping (DH, 1st)
  73. Knock down cobwebs in the toilet, bathroom, hallway, bedroom
  74. Vacuum hallway
  75. Clean the tub
  76. Clean windows and window sills in bathroom and toilet
  77. Mop bathroom and toilet room
  78. Dust bedroom
  79. Change sheets
  80. Vacuum bedroom
  81. Knock down cobwebs in laundry room, garage
  82. Wipe down top of washer/dryer
  83. Wipe down laundry counter
  84. Clean inner washer lid
  85. Clean washer lint filter
  86. Sweep laundry room floor
  87. Paint cabinets for addition upstairs bedroom #1 closet 
  88. Paint cabinets for addition upstairs bedroom #2
  89. Paint tables and sawhorses for greenhouse
  90. Email Mom
  91. Call #3
  92. Code business bank accounts
  93. Update calendars and to-do list (10th)
I must watch film with DH.  Here's what we watched:
Here's what I'm reading:
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Sunday, September 20, 2015

100 Things I Must-Should-Ought-Want to Do (21-30 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
#3's 21st in < 8 weeks
  1. Dishes [x15, #4 x2]
  2. Laundry [x3]
  3. Wipe down the kitchen counters [x5]
  4. Clean the sinks [x5]
  5. Sweep the kitchen floor [x2]
  6. Clean the toilet [x1]
  7. Plan and prepare dinner [x4, DH x4, #4 x1, scrounge x1]
  8. Pick up and drop off #4 [x6]
  9. Walk Thor 10-15 minutes x3 daily (x4 daily from 25th) [x32]
  10. Take rubbish and recycling to the transfer center (x2, 21st, 26th w/ #4)
  11. School holidays (26th-4th), O/N guests [x3]
  12. Pay bills due in the next 10 days (23rd)
  13. Follow up with plumber (2pm, 21st; 10am, 23rd; 9am, 24th)
  14. Vet (9:15am, 24th)
  15. Plumber (2pm, 24th)
  16. Electrician (9:30am, 30th)
  17. Plumber (11:30am, 30th)
  18. Make appointment for car's brake light
  19. Make appointment for lawn care
  20. Prepare learning skills presentation (30 mins, 21st)
  21. Work on #3's party &/or my Poison Ivy costume (30 mins, 24th)
  22. Buy retaining wall blocks, wheelbarrow, cinder blocks, mulch, compost
  23. Work on my plan for healthier living (NON-SMOKER, as of 9pm, 2 August 2015)
  24. Set possum traps
  25. Spray weedkiller (x1, 24th)
  26. Set up gutters for strawberry plants (22nd)
  27. Weed, trim, and mulch back porch garden (60mins, 26th)
  28. Weed, trim, and mulch water tank garden beds (120mins, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th)
  29. Weed, trim, and mulch front porch garden (90mins, 21st, 27th)
  30. Buy and plant spring veg
  31. 27-pick-up in the addition (25th)
  32. 27-pick-up in the storage room/garage (23rd)
  33. 27-pick-up in the office (24th)
  34. 27-pick-up in the back porch garden (25th)
  35. 27-pick-up in the dining room (27th)
  36. 27-pick-up in the lounge (11)
  37. 27-pick-up in the front porch garden (27th)
  38. 27-pick-up in the kitchen
  39. 27-pick-up in the bedroom (22nd)
  40. 27-pick-up in the laundry room (24th)
  41. Knock down cobwebs in freezer room, office, back porch (26th)
  42. Sweep and tidy the back porch (25th)
  43. Dust the office (22nd)
  44. Vacuum office (25th)
  45. 15 minutes of filing
  46. Knock down cobwebs in dining room and lounge
  47. Dust dining room and lounge
  48. Vacuum dining room and lounge
  49. Knock down cobwebs in entry, kitchen, front porch
  50. Sweep the front porch
  51. Clean windows, window sill, and door in entry
  52. Knock down cobwebs in the toilet, bathroom, hallway, bedroom
  53. Clean baseboards in the toilet and bathroom
  54. Straighten bathroom shelves and drawers (27th)
  55. Clean siding in showers and around tubs (x4, 23rd)
  56. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the entry
  57. Vacuum entry
  58. Clean fridge, microwave, upright freezer, other appliances
  59. Clean kitchen cabinet fronts (21st)
  60. Straighten and wipe down one shelf or cabinet interior in the kitchen
  61. Clean windows and window sill in the kitchen
  62. Mop the kitchen floor
  63. Make a grocery list (30th)
  64. Grocery shopping
  65. Clean light fixtures in the hallway
  66. Clean baseboards in the hallway
  67. Vacuum hallway (23rd)
  68. Clean the tub (x2, 22nd, 23rd)
  69. Clean windows and window sills in bathroom and toilet (26th)
  70. Clean light fixtures in the toilet and bathroom
  71. Mop bathroom and toilet room
  72. Dust bedroom
  73. Change sheets
  74. Clean ceiling fan blades in the bedroom
  75. Clean windows and window sill in bedroom
  76. Straighten and dust bookcase in bedroom
  77. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the bedroom
  78. Tidy one section of bedroom closet (26th)
  79. Clean baseboards in the bedroom
  80. Vacuum bedroom (24th)
  81. Knock down cobwebs in laundry room, garage (26th)
  82. Wipe down top of washer/dryer
  83. Wipe down laundry counter
  84. Clean inner washer lid (25th)
  85. Clean washer lint filter
  86. Sweep laundry room floor
  87. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the laundry room (21st)
  88. Change rubbish bin bag in the laundry room (25th)
  89. Clean light fixture in the laundry room
  90. Mop laundry room floor
  91. Email Mom
  92. Call #3 (23rd)
  93. Paint cabinets for addition upstairs bedroom #1 closet (120mins, 21st, 23rd)
  94. Paint cabinets for addition upstairs bedroom #2
  95. Paint tables and sawhorses for greenhouse
  96. Order library books (23rd)
  97. Pick up library books
  98. Code business bank accounts (22nd)
  99. Update calendars and to-do list (30th)
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Thursday, September 10, 2015

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

(redirecting energies as a distraction, or sublimation)

Thor's second knee surgery of 2015 on 27 August
NON-SMOKER, as of 9pm, 2 August 2015
Cold followed by bronchitis, 2-20 September
  1. Dishes [x10, #2 x1, #4 x1]
  2. Laundry [x2]
  3. Wipe down the kitchen counters [x4]
  4. Clean the sinks [x5]
  5. Sweep the kitchen floor [x3]
  6. Clean the toilet [x2]
  7. Plan and prepare dinner [x4, DH x3, shared x1, takeaway x1, scrounge x1]
  8. Pick up and drop off #4 [x5, DH x3]
  9. O/N guests [x2]
  10. Take rubbish and recycling to the transfer center 
  11. Thor rehab [x20]
  12. Pay bills due in the next 10 days (13th)
  13. Make appointment for electrical repairs (15th)
  14. Make appointment for plumbing repairs (18th)
  15. Make appointment for lawn care
  16. Thor to vet (9:15am, 17th)
  17. Electrician (noonish, 17th)
  18. Plumber (1pm, 18th)
  19. Prepare learning skills presentation (60 mins, 18th, 19th)
  20. Work on my Poison Ivy costume (30 mins, 19th)
  21. Buy retaining wall blocks, wheelbarrow, cinder blocks, potting soil, compost
  22. Work on my plan for healthier living (NON-SMOKER, as of 9pm, 2 August 2015)
  23. Set possum traps
  24. Weed, trim, and mulch back porch garden (90 mins, 12th, 17th, 19th)
  25. Weed, trim, and mulch water tank garden beds (30 mins, 14th)
  26. Weed, trim, and mulch front porch garden 
  27. Buy and plant winter veg
  28. 27-pick-up in the addition (11th)
  29. 27-pick-up in the storage room/garage (18th)
  30. 27-pick-up in the office (18th)
  31. 27-pick-up in the back porch garden
  32. 27-pick-up in the dining room (16th)
  33. 27-pick-up in the lounge (16th)
  34. 27-pick-up in the front porch garden (5)
  35. 27-pick-up in the kitchen
  36. 27-pick-up in the bedroom (8)
  37. 27-pick-up in the laundry room (15th)
  38. Knock down cobwebs in freezer room, office, back porch (13th)
  39. Sweep and tidy the back porch (16th)
  40. Dust the office (19th)
  41. Vacuum office
  42. 15 minutes of filing
  43. Knock down cobwebs in dining room and lounge (11th)
  44. Dust dining room and lounge (17th)
  45. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the lounge (11th)
  46. Clean windows and window sill in the lounge (17th)
  47. Straighten and dust lounge bookcases (17th)
  48. Polish furniture in the lounge (17th)
  49. Vacuum dining room and lounge (20th)
  50. Knock down cobwebs in entry, kitchen, front porch (13th)
  51. Sweep off front porch furniture (18th)
  52. Wipe down tables, banisters, and light fixtures on the front porch (20th)
  53. Sweep the front porch (14th)
  54. Clean windows, window sill, and door in entry (19th)
  55. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the hallway (20th)
  56. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the entry
  57. Vacuum entry
  58. Clean fridge, microwave, upright freezer, other appliances (16th)
  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. Empty fridge and thoroughly clean in the inside
  63. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the kitchen
  64. Wash canisters and knick-knacks in the kitchen
  65. Clean light fixtures in the kitchen
  66. Mop the kitchen floor
  67. Make a grocery list (12th, 15th)
  68. Grocery shopping (DH x2, 12th, 15th)
  69. Knock down cobwebs in the toilet, bathroom, hallway, bedroom (16th)
  70. Vacuum hallway
  71. Clean the tub (12th)
  72. Clean windows and window sills in bathroom and toilet (13th)
  73. Empty rubbish bags in toilet and bathroom (16th)
  74. Clean outside and behind the toilet (11th)
  75. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the toilet (13th)
  76. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the bathroom (11th)
  77. Scrub fixtures in bathtub, bathroom sink, and shower
  78. Mop bathroom and toilet room
  79. Dust bedroom (12th)
  80. Change sheets
  81. Vacuum bedroom (16th)
  82. Knock down cobwebs in laundry room, garage (20th)
  83. Wipe down top of washer/dryer
  84. Wipe down laundry counter
  85. Clean inner washer lid (13th)
  86. Clean washer lint filter (20th)
  87. Sweep laundry room floor
  88. Email Mom
  89. Call #3 (11th)
  90. Paint cabinets for addition upstairs bedroom #1 closet (60 mins, 15th)
  91. Paint cabinets for addition upstairs bedroom #2
  92. Paint tables and sawhorses for greenhouse
  93. Code business bank accounts (13th)
  94. Update calendars and to-do list (20th)
I must watch film with DH.  Here's what we watched:
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