Saturday, February 28, 2015

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


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


    1. Dishes [x15, #4 x2]
    2. Laundry [x5]
    3. Wipe down the kitchen counters [x6]
    4. Clean the sinks [x6]
    5. Sweep the kitchen floor [x6]
    6. Clean the toilet [x6]
    7. Plan and prepare dinner [x2, DH x3, shared x3, takeaway x2]
    8. Pick up and drop off #4 [x9, x2 x1, DH x3]
    9. Take rubbish and recycling to the transfer center 
    10. Pay bills due in the next 10 days (5th)
    11. Buy more retaining wall blocks, mulch, cinder blocks 
    12. Back up new computer, then replace hard drive and set up again
    13. Upload vacation pictures
    14. Fix the fence, then move the cows
    15. Shop for Mom's birthday (5th)
    16. Mammogram (3:30pm, 3rd)
    17. 27-pick-up in the addition (3rd)
    18. 27-pick-up in the storage room/garage (9th)
    19. 27-pick-up in the office (11)
    20. 27-pick-up in the back porch garden (9th)
    21. 27-pick-up in the dining room (9th)
    22. 27-pick-up in the lounge (9th)
    23. 27-pick-up in the front porch garden (9th)
    24. 27-pick-up in the kitchen (1)
    25. 27-pick-up in the bedroom (3)
    26. 27-pick-up in the laundry room (9th)
    27. Spray weed killer in the shed garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock
    28. Buy seeds and seedlings for the back porch garden 
    29. Weed and mulch established beds in the front porch garden (20 mins, 6th)
    30. Buy seeds and seedlings for the front porch garden
    31. Plant seeds and seedlings in the front porch garden 
    32. Weed and mulch established beds in the water tank garden (30 mins, 3rd)
    33. Buy seeds and seedlings for the water tank garden
    34. Plant seeds and seedlings in the water tank garden 
    35. Weed and mulch established beds in the shed garden
    36. Remove grass from kill zones in the back porch garden 
    37. Remove grass from kill zones in the front porch
    38. Knock down cobwebs in freezer room, office, back porch
    39. Clean back porch furniture
    40. Sweep and tidy the back porch
    41. Clean windows, window sills, and doors in the freezer room
    42. Clean switch plates and walls in the freezer room (6th)
    43. Dust the office (6th)
    44. Straighten and dust office bookcases (6th)
    45. Clean switch plates, door frames and walls in the office (6th)
    46. Clean windows, window sills, and French doors in the office 
    47. Clean monitor in the office
    48. Vacuum office
    49. 15 minutes of filing
    50. Knock down cobwebs in dining room and lounge
    51. Dust dining room and lounge
    52. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the dining room
    53. Clean windows and window sill in the dining room
    54. Polish dining room table
    55. Straighten and dust dining room bookcases
    56. Clean ceiling fan blades in the lounge
    57. Clean light fixtures and lamps in the lounge
    58. Clean under couch cushions in the lounge
    59. Polish furniture in the lounge
    60. Vacuum dining room and lounge
    61. Knock down cobwebs in entry, kitchen, front porch
    62. Wipe down tables, banisters, and light fixtures on the front porch
    63. Sweep the front porch
    64. Clean windows, window sill, and door in entry
    65. Clean light fixture in entry
    66. Vacuum entry
    67. Clean fridge, microwave, upright freezer, other appliances
    68. Clean kitchen cabinet fronts
    69. Straighten and wipe down one shelf or cabinet interior in the kitchen
    70. Clean windows and window sill in the kitchen
    71. Detailed clean stove and oven
    72. Mop the kitchen floor
    73. Make a grocery list (3rd)
    74. Grocery shopping (3rd)
    75. Knock down cobwebs in the toilet, bathroom, hallway, bedroom
    76. Vacuum hallway
    77. Clean the tub
    78. Clean windows and window sills in bathroom and toilet
    79. Mop bathroom and toilet room
    80. Dust bedroom
    81. Change sheets
    82. Vacuum bedroom
    83. Knock down cobwebs in laundry room, garage (5th)
    84. Wipe down top of washer/dryer (5th)
    85. Wipe down laundry counter (5th)
    86. Clean inner washer lid (5th)
    87. Clean washer lint filter (5th)
    88. Sweep laundry room floor (5th)
    89. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the laundry room (6th)
    90. Change rubbish bin bag in the laundry room (6th)
    91. Mop laundry room floor (6th)
    92. Deflate and store the spa pool
    93. Clean storage room (#4, 6th)
    94. Code business bank accounts
    95. File annual company returns for HT and TW
    96. Email Mom
    97. Call #3
    98. Make up the day bed (5th)
    99. Thor to vet (2nd)
    100. Update calendars and to-do list

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    Friday, February 20, 2015

    100 Things I Must-Should-Ought-Want to Do (21-28 February 2015)



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

    1. Dishes [13]
    2. Laundry [x6]
    3. Wipe down the kitchen counters [x5]
    4. Clean the sinks [x5]
    5. Sweep the kitchen floor [x5]
    6. Clean the toilet [x4]
    7. Plan and prepare dinner [x4, DH x2, scrounge x1]
    8. Pick up and drop off #4 [x7]
    9. Take rubbish and recycling to the transfer center (23rd)
    10. Pay bills due in the next 10 days (22nd)
    11. Buy more retaining wall blocks, mulch, cinder blocks 
    12. Sort out #3's accommodation deposit (22nd)
    13. Set up new computer
    14. Upload vacation pictures
    15. Fix the fence, then move the cows
    16. 27-pick-up in the addition (24th)
    17. 27-pick-up in the storage room/garage (24th)
    18. 27-pick-up in the office (24th)
    19. 27-pick-up in the back porch garden (11)
    20. 27-pick-up in the dining room (25th)
    21. 27-pick-up in the lounge (12)
    22. 27-pick-up in the front porch garden (1)
    23. 27-pick-up in the kitchen (4)
    24. 27-pick-up in the bedroom
    25. 27-pick-up in the laundry room
    26. Spray weed killer in the shed garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock
    27. Weed and mulch established beds in the back porch garden (22nd)
    28. Buy seeds and seedlings for the back porch garden 
    29. Weed and mulch established beds in the front porch garden
    30. Buy seeds and seedlings for the front porch garden
    31. Plant seeds and seedlings in the front porch garden 
    32. Weed and mulch established beds in the water tank garden
    33. Buy seeds and seedlings for the water tank garden
    34. Plant seeds and seedlings in the water tank garden 
    35. Weed and mulch established beds in the shed garden
    36. Remove grass from kill zones in the back porch garden 
    37. Remove grass from kill zones in the front porch garden 
    38. Move daybed to the office (22nd)
    39. Knock down cobwebs in freezer room, office, back porch
    40. Sweep and tidy the back porch
    41. Dust the office
    42. Vacuum office
    43. 15 minutes of filing
    44. Knock down cobwebs in dining room and lounge
    45. Dust dining room and lounge
    46. Clean baseboards in the dining room (24th)
    47. Dust curtains in the lounge
    48. Clean baseboards in the lounge (24th)
    49. Polish furniture in the lounge
    50. Vacuum dining room and lounge
    51. Knock down cobwebs in entry, kitchen, front porch
    52. Wipe down tables, banisters, and light fixtures on the front porch
    53. Sweep the front porch
    54. Clean windows, window sill, and door in entry
    55. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the entry
    56. Vacuum entry
    57. Clean fridge, microwave, upright freezer, other appliances
    58. Clean kitchen cabinet fronts
    59. Straighten and wipe down one shelf or cabinet interior in the kitchen
    60. Clean windows and window sill in the kitchen
    61. Empty fridge and thoroughly clean in the inside (24th)
    62. Mop the kitchen floor
    63. Make a grocery list (24th)
    64. Grocery shopping (24th)
    65. Knock down cobwebs in the toilet, bathroom, hallway, bedroom
    66. Clean light fixtures in the hallway (25th)
    67. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the hallway (25th)
    68. Vacuum hallway
    69. Clean the tub (26th)
    70. Clean windows and window sills in bathroom and toilet (25th)
    71. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the bathroom (25th)
    72. Clean baseboards in the toilet and bathroom (25th)
    73. Straighten bathroom shelves and drawers (26th)
    74. Clean siding in shower and around tub (26th)
    75. Mop bathroom and toilet room (26th)
    76. Clean ceiling fan blades in the bedroom (26th)
    77. Clean windows and window sill in bedroom (26th)
    78. Straighten and dust bookcase in bedroom (26th)
    79. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the bedroom (26th)
    80. Tidy one section of bedroom closet
    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. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the laundry room
    91. Change rubbish bin bag in the laundry room
    92. Mop laundry room floor
    93. Pick up library books (24th)
    94. Deflate and store the spa pool
    95. Clean storage room
    96. Email Mom
    97. Call #3 (27th)
    98. Code business bank accounts
    99. File annual company returns for HT and TWS
    100. Update calendars and to-do list (28th)
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    Reflections on a Year-Long Behavioral Experiment: List-Making

    (symptom:  making light of accomplishments, or minimization)


    It has been a year since I began making lists of things I must-should-ought-want to do.  It is easy to focus on what remains to be done rather than acknowledge what has been done.  Rather than a statistical analysis of the number of times I cooked dinner or washed dishes, the percentage of tasks completed in each 10-day period, or the change in meals cooked by others since I started keeping track, I will attempt an unvarnished look at the larger picture of what has been accomplished in the past year.

     Outdoors:

    • fences repaired
    • 2 gates installed
    • clean-up of building materials behind addition
    • completion of retaining wall behind addition
    • removed boat, 4-wheeler, and hanging chair
    • built small retaining wall at bottom of small shed
    • built and installed edging in water tank garden
    • installed edging at front porch garden
    • built and planted blueberry, herb, and pepper garden
    • had dog house demolished
    • planted jasmine and daphne
    • painted beehives
    • roof repairs
    • cleared about 1/3 of trash from the large shed
    • topped cedar trees
    • trellis built for new passionfruit vine
    • built and planted small bed for lemongrass
    • replanted shallots in shed garden
    • carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, snow peas, and squash in the vegetable garden

    Main house:
    • organized cabinets in laundry room
    • cleared out 2 storage rooms and organized one
    • began (and nearly completed) clean out of storage room where the mice lived
    • organized office
    • cleaned out and reorganized all kitchen cabinets and shelves
    • purchased canisters for bagged kitchen items, filled them
    • began process of updating filing system
    • packed up some DVDs 
    • unpacked and shelved most of the books
    • cleared rubbish out of garage and began organizing
    • began reorganization of bedroom closet
    • took 4 bags of clothes to community bin

    Addition:
    • linoleum installed in upstairs bathroom
    • cleared out spare bedroom downstairs and organized for storage
    • cleared out downstairs lounge and under-stair area
    • cleaned and furnished upstairs to make suitable for guest use
    • installed baseboards and molding in upstairs
    • installed tub cradle in upstairs bathroom
    • painted upstairs bathroom, one bedroom, and lounge area
    • wall heaters installed upstairs
    • prepared downstairs bathroom for painting
    • installed baseboards and molding in downstairs bathroom
    All of the work in the addition, except for the bathroom linoleum, was done after July when #2 vacated the upstairs.  The downstairs looks like a disaster right now, but this is because as I was nearing completion of the cleanup, DH brought in the picnic table, table saw, drill press, and assorted other power tools.


    This is actually not bad.  I got more done than it looks like because I have so much trouble keeping up with the messes that are made.  Still, I need to not be discouraged and have goals for the future.  I doubt all of these will be accomplished in the next year, but some of them will.

    Outdoors:
    • build Buddha fountain garden
    • transform kennel into greenhouse
    • create two more garden beds off the back porch and make pathways in between
    • finish terracing near the old water tank
    • add gravel to create pathway in water tank garden
    • create four more garden beds off the front porch and make pathways in between
    • have terraced retaining walls built around peach trees
    • bring old water tank back online
    • clean out large shed
    • relocate power tools to large shed?
    • have back fence repaired
    • driveway maintenance
    • get bees for beehive
    • paint exterior of main house)
    • triangle garden (maybe I'll get started this year)

    Main house:
    • finish cleaning future pantry
    • fill gaps behind shelves in future pantry
    • paint future pantry
    • reorganize kitchen and other storage room by moving items to new pantry
    • paint laundry room
    • organize the garage
    • remodel bathroom?
    • install shelves in office
    • move daybed to office
    • add shelves to DH's office
    • remove boxes from DH's office
    • organize our closet
    • paint kitchen, lounge, entry, dining room, hallway
    • new light fixtures for hallway, entry, office, dining room
    • new drapes in living areas
    Really, this list could be so much longer.  It doesn't include new flooring, any work in the bedroom, new kitchen counters (and possibly cabinets), new ceiling tiles.  Unfortunately, the work in the addition will need to be done first before any substantive work can be done where we actually live, because DH insists.

    Addition:
    • shelves built for both bathrooms
    • tile installed along shower/bath liners in both bathrooms
    • install ceiling-mounted shower curtain in upstairs bathroom
    • prepare downstairs lounge and stairway for painting
    • paint downstairs bathroom, lounge, stairway, and upstairs bedroom
    • install stair rail
    Sigh.
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    Tuesday, February 10, 2015

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

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

    1. Dishes [x17]
    2. Laundry [x7]
    3. Wipe down the kitchen counters [x9]
    4. Clean the sinks [x10]
    5. Sweep the kitchen floor [x9]
    6. Clean the toilet [x6]
    7. Plan and prepare dinner [x3, DH x2, shared x2, takeaway x2, scrounge x1]
    8. Pick up and drop off #4 [x13, DH x1]
    9. Take rubbish and recycling to the transfer center 
    10. Pay bills due in the next 10 days (17th)
    11. Schedule electrician to install new stove (11th)
    12. Electrician to install stove (8am, 19th)
    13. Buy more retaining wall blocks, mulch, cinder blocks, shower head
    14. Sort out #3's accommodation deposit
    15. Set up new computer
    16. Upload vacation pictures
    17. 27-pick-up in the addition
    18. 27-pick-up in the storage room/garage
    19. 27-pick-up in the office (11th)
    20. 27-pick-up in the back porch garden (6)
    21. 27-pick-up in the dining room (25)
    22. 27-pick-up in the lounge (22)
    23. 27-pick-up in the front porch garden (3)
    24. 27-pick-up in the kitchen (6)
    25. 27-pick-up in the bedroom
    26. 27-pick-up in the laundry room (3)
    27. Spray the driveway (1/2, 20th)
    28. Spray weed killer in the shed garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock
    29. Weed and mulch established beds in the back porch garden
    30. Buy seeds and seedlings for the back porch garden 
    31. Plant seeds and seedlings in the back porch garden (15th)
    32. Weed and mulch established beds in the front porch garden
    33. Buy seeds and seedlings for the front porch garden
    34. Plant seeds and seedlings in the front porch garden 
    35. Weed and mulch established beds in the water tank garden
    36. Buy seeds and seedlings for the water tank garden
    37. Plant seeds and seedlings in the water tank garden 
    38. Weed and mulch established beds in the shed garden
    39. Remove grass from kill zones in the back porch garden 
    40. Remove grass from kill zones in the front porch garden 
    41. Remove grass from kill zones in the water tank garden 
    42. Knock down cobwebs in freezer room, office, back porch (15th)
    43. Sweep and tidy the back porch (15th)
    44. Dust the office (15th)
    45. Clean light fixtures in the office (15th)
    46. Vacuum office (17th)
    47. 15 minutes of filing (15th)
    48. Knock down cobwebs in dining room and lounge (16th)
    49. Clean light fixture in the dining room (15th)
    50. Dust curtains in the dining room (15th)
    51. Dust dining room and lounge (16th)
    52. Clean ceiling fan blades in the lounge (16th)
    53. Clean light fixtures and lamps in the lounge (16th)
    54. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the lounge 
    55. Clean windows and window sill in the lounge (16th)
    56. Straighten and dust lounge bookcases (16th)
    57. Polish furniture in the lounge
    58. Vacuum dining room and lounge (16th)
    59. Knock down cobwebs in entry, kitchen, front porch (17th)
    60. Sweep off front porch furniture (20th)
    61. Wipe down tables, banisters, and light fixtures on the front porch
    62. Sweep the front porch (20th)
    63. Clean windows, window sill, and door in entry
    64. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the 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 (11th)
    69. Clean windows and window sill in the kitchen
    70. Empty fridge and thoroughly clean in the inside
    71. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the kitchen (11th)
    72. Mop the kitchen floor (11th)
    73. Make a grocery list (17th)
    74. Grocery shopping (17th)
    75. Knock down cobwebs in the toilet, bathroom, hallway, bedroom (11th) 
    76. Vacuum hallway (13th)
    77. Clean the tub (12th)
    78. Clean windows and window sills in bathroom and toilet (12th)
    79. Empty rubbish bags in toilet and bathroom (12th)
    80. Clean outside and behind the toilet (12th)
    81. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the toilet (12th)
    82. Mop bathroom and toilet room (12th)
    83. Dust bedroom (12th)
    84. Change sheets (12th)
    85. Vacuum bedroom (13th)
    86. Knock down cobwebs in laundry room, garage (13th)
    87. Wipe down top of washer/dryer (13th)
    88. Wipe down laundry counter (13th)
    89. Clean inner washer lid (13th)
    90. Clean washer lint filter (13th)
    91. Sweep laundry room floor (13th)
    92. Deflate and store the spa pool
    93. Clean storage room
    94. Install new shower head (13th)
    95. Contact Craig about more work on the addition
    96. Order library books (17th)
    97. Email Mom
    98. Call #3 (17th)
    99. Code business bank accounts
    100. Update calendars and to-do list (20th)

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