Sunday, August 31, 2014

100 Things I Must-Should-Ought-Want to Do (1-10 September 2014)



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

migraine (7th, 8th, 9th)
  1. Dishes [x25, #4 x1]
  2. Laundry [x6]
  3. Wipe down the kitchen counters [x9]
  4. Clean the sinks [x9]
  5. Sweep the kitchen floor [x9]
  6. Clean the toilet [x8]
  7. Plan and prepare dinner [x3, shared x3, DH x2, #3 x1, scrounge x1]
  8. Pick up and drop off #4 [x10, DH x4]
  9. Take rubbish and recycling to the transfer center (12 mins, then got car stuck in mud, 5th)
  10. Shopping for #2's birthday (10th)
  11. Buy more potting mix, cinder blocks
  12. Pay bills due in the next 10 days (33 mins, 1st)
  13. Pick up #3 in Kerikeri (1st)
  14. Install printer (2nd)
  15. Overnight guest (5th, 6th)
  16. Take #3 to Kerikeri (6th)
  17. Reschedule orthopedist appointment (8th)
  18. Bank (10th)
  19. Get quote for odd jobs (mailbox, door frames, gate relocation, reinforce sign)
  20. 27-pick-up in the storage room (1st)
  21. 27-pick-up in the addition (8th)
  22. 27-pick-up in the office (26)
  23. 27-pick-up in the back porch garden (9th)
  24. 27-pick-up in the dining room (8th)
  25. 27-pick-up in the lounge (5th)
  26. 27-pick-up in the front porch garden (9th)
  27. 27-pick-up in the kitchen (24)
  28. 27-pick-up in the bedroom (9)
  29. 27-pick-up in the laundry room (9th)
  30. Clean bathrooms in addition (27 mins, 1st)
  31. Sweep garage (12 mins, 1st)
  32. Spray weed killer in the back porch garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock
  33. Spray weed killer in the front porch garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock 
  34. Weed and mulch established beds in the water tank garden (60 mins, 3rd, 7th)
  35. Buy seeds and seedlings for the water tank garden (6th)
  36. Plant seeds and seedlings in the water tank garden (80 mins, 2nd, 3rd)
  37. Remove grass from kill zones in the water tank garden 
  38. Install edging and dog wire along front porch garden
  39. Build the blueberry bed 
  40. Spray weed killer in the water tank garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock
  41. Weed and mulch established beds in the shed garden
  42. Buy seeds and seedlings for the shed garden
  43. Plant seeds and seedlings in the shed garden 
  44. Remove grass from kill zones in the shed garden 
  45. Spray weed killer in the shed garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock
  46. Proofreading
  47. Knock down cobwebs in freezer room, office, back porch (2nd)
  48. Clean back porch furniture (2nd)
  49. Sweep and tidy the back porch (2nd)
  50. Clean windows, window sills, and doors in the freezer room (12 mins, 2nd)
  51. Clean switch plates and walls in the freezer room (4 mins, 2nd)
  52. Straighten and dust office bookcases (3 mins, 4th)
  53. Clean switch plates, door frames and walls in the office (4th)
  54. Clean windows, window sills, and French doors in the office (3 mins, 4th)
  55. Clean monitor in the office (2 mins, 4th)
  56. Dust the office (7 mins, 4th)
  57. Vacuum office (4th)
  58. Knock down cobwebs in dining room and lounge (4th)
  59. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the dining room (4 mins, 5th)
  60. Clean windows and window sill in the dining room (2 mins, 5th)
  61. Polish dining room table (5 mins, 5th)
  62. Straighten and dust dining room bookcases (3 mins, 5th)
  63. Clean ceiling fan blades in the lounge (9th)
  64. Clean light fixtures and lamps in the lounge (9th)
  65. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the lounge (9th)
  66. Dust dining room and lounge (9th)
  67. Clean under couch cushions in the lounge (10th)
  68. Vacuum dining room and lounge (10th)
  69. 15 minutes of filing (10th)
  70. Knock down cobwebs in entry, kitchen, front porch (10th)
  71. Sweep the front porch 
  72. Clean light fixture in entry
  73. Vacuum entry
  74. Clean fridge, microwave, upright freezer, other appliances
  75. Clean kitchen cabinet fronts
  76. Detailed clean stove and oven
  77. Straighten and wipe down one shelf or cabinet interior in the kitchen
  78. Mop the kitchen floor
  79. Make a grocery list (10th)
  80. Grocery shopping (10th)
  81. Knock down cobwebs in the toilet, bathroom, hallway, bedroom
  82. Clean the tub
  83. Mop bathroom and toilet room
  84. Vacuum hallway
  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. Spray for bugs
  95. Email Mom (10th)
  96. Clean the storage room
  97. Top cypress trees with our new neighbor (3rd, 4th)
  98. Get Animal Health Board herd number
  99. Code business bank accounts
  100. Update calendars and to-do list (10th)

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

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

100 Things I Must-Should-Ought-Want to Do (21-31 August 2014)



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


  1. Dishes [x21]
  2. Laundry [x7]
  3. Wipe down the kitchen counters [x10]
  4. Clean the sinks [x10]
  5. Sweep the kitchen floor [x9]
  6. Clean the toilet [x6]
  7. Plan and prepare dinner [x2, DH x3, shared x4, takeaway x2]
  8. Pick up and drop off #4 [x12, DH x2]
  9. Take rubbish and recycling to the transfer center (22nd)
  10. Pay bills due in the next 10 days (21st)
  11. Family lunch (24rd)
  12. #2-A overnight (23rd)
  13. Warrant for green car (26th, 27th)
  14. Academic progress meeting, #4 (27th, 9:50am)
  15. Library (22nd)
  16. Schedule appointment with orthopedist (27th)
  17. 27-pick-up in the storage room (22nd)
  18. 27-pick-up in the addition (22nd)
  19. 27-pick-up in the office (22nd)
  20. 27-pick-up in the back porch garden (31st)
  21. 27-pick-up in the dining room (31st)
  22. 27-pick-up in the lounge (27th)
  23. 27-pick-up in the front porch garden (26th)
  24. 27-pick-up in the kitchen (30th)
  25. 27-pick-up in the bedroom (25th)
  26. 27-pick-up in the laundry room (30th)
  27. Spray weed killer in the back porch garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock
  28. Remove grass from kill zones in the front porch garden (40 mins, 23rd)
  29. Spray weed killer in the front porch garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock 
  30. Weed and mulch established beds in the water tank garden (225 mins, 22nd, 25th, 26th, 28th)
  31. Buy seeds and seedlings for the water tank garden
  32. Plant seeds and seedlings in the water tank garden 
  33. Remove grass from kill zones in the water tank garden 
  34. Install edging and dog wire along front porch garden
  35. Build the blueberry bed 
  36. Knock down cobwebs in freezer room, office, back porch (26th)
  37. Sweep and tidy the back porch (26th)
  38. Dust the office (26th)
  39. Vacuum office (26th)
  40. Dust dining room and lounge (26th)
  41. 15 minutes of filing (26th)
  42. Knock down cobwebs in dining room and lounge (26th)
  43. Clean light fixture in the dining room (2 mins, 26th)
  44. Clean baseboards in the dining room (4 mins, 26th)
  45. Dust curtains in the lounge (2 mins, 26th)
  46. Clean windows and window sill in the lounge (4 mins, 26th)
  47. Clean ceiling fan blades in the lounge (7 mins, 26th)
  48. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the lounge (26th)
  49. Polish furniture in the lounge (26th)
  50. Vacuum dining room and lounge (26th)
  51. Clean baseboards in the lounge (26th)
  52. Knock down cobwebs in entry, kitchen, front porch (25th)
  53. Sweep the front porch (25th)
  54. Vacuum entry (31st)
  55. Clean fridge, microwave, upright freezer, other appliances (25th)
  56. Clean kitchen cabinet fronts (25th)
  57. Straighten and wipe down one shelf or cabinet interior in the kitchen
  58. Mop the kitchen floor (25th)
  59. Make a grocery list (22nd)
  60. Grocery shopping (22nd)
  61. Knock down cobwebs in the toilet, bathroom, hallway, bedroom (25th)
  62. Change sheets 
  63. Clean the tub (3 mins, 29th)
  64. Clean outside and behind the toilet (10 mins, 29th)
  65. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the toilet (5 mins, 29th)
  66. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the bathroom (4 mins, 29th)
  67. Clean baseboards in the toilet and bathroom (3 mins, 29th)
  68. Straighten bathroom shelves and drawers (6 mins, 29th)
  69. Clean siding in shower and around tub (8 mins, 30th)
  70. Clean windows and window sills in bathroom and toilet (11 mins, 30th)
  71. Mop bathroom and toilet room (31st)
  72. Clean light fixtures in the hallway (28th)
  73. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the hallway (28th)
  74. Vacuum hallway (31st)
  75. Vacuum bedroom (31st)
  76. Knock down cobwebs in laundry room, garage (5 mins, 30th)
  77. Wipe down top of washer/dryers (30th)
  78. Wipe down laundry counter (30th)
  79. Clean inner washer lid (30th)
  80. Clean washer lint filter (30th)
  81. Sweep laundry room floor (30th)
  82. Clean ceiling fan blades in the bedroom (5 mins, 31st)
  83. Clean windows and window sill in bedroom (5 mins, 31st)
  84. Dust bedroom (4 mins, 31st)
  85. Straighten and dust bookcase in bedroom (4 mins, 31st)
  86. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the bedroom (5 mins, 31st)
  87. Tidy one section of bedroom closet
  88. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the laundry room (4 mins, 30th)
  89. Change rubbish bin bag in the laundry room (30th)
  90. Mop laundry room floor (4 mins, 30th)
  91. Buy more potting mix, gravel, mulch, cinder blocks
  92. Clean windows in addition
  93. Email Mom (31st)
  94. Clean the storage room
  95. Code business bank accounts 
  96. Get quotes for bathroom finish-out in addition
  97. Get Animal Health Board herd number
  98. Send goodies to Mom
  99. Proofreading
  100. Update calendars and to-do list (31st)
And also, I must watch film with DH.  Here's what we watched together:

Sunday, August 10, 2014

100 Things I Must-Should-Ought-Want to Do (11-20 August 2014)



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

  1. Dishes [x17]
  2. Laundry [x10]
  3. Wipe down the kitchen counters [x7]
  4. Clean the sinks [x6]
  5. Sweep the kitchen floor [x7]
  6. Clean the toilet [x6]
  7. Plan and prepare dinner [x3, DH x5, takeaway x2]
  8. Pick up and drop off #4 [x15, DH x3]
  9. Take rubbish and recycling to the transfer center 
  10. Drop off donations
  11. Library (13th)
  12. Pay bills due in the next 10 days (11th)
  13. Warrant for green car (11th)
  14. MRI (15th)
  15. 27-pick-up in the storage room (11th)
  16. 27-pick-up in the addition (11th)
  17. 27-pick-up in the office (24)
  18. 27-pick-up in the back porch garden (10)
  19. 27-pick-up in the dining room (19th)
  20. 27-pick-up in the lounge (7)
  21. 27-pick-up in the front porch garden
  22. 27-pick-up in the kitchen (8)
  23. 27-pick-up in the bedroom (9)
  24. 27-pick-up in the laundry room
  25. Weed and mulch established beds in the back porch garden (30 mins, 11th)
  26. Remove grass from kill zones in the back porch garden (40 mins, 13th, 6th)
  27. Spray weed killer in the back porch garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock
  28. Weed and mulch established beds in the front porch garden (90 mins), 16th)
  29. Buy seeds and seedlings for the front porch garden (11th)
  30. Plant seeds and seedlings in the front porch garden (60 mins, 17th)
  31. Remove grass from kill zones in the front porch garden (1 hour, 18th)
  32. Install edging and dog wire along front porch garden (1 hour, 18th)
  33. Build the blueberry bed (2 hours, 18th)
  34. Knock down cobwebs in freezer room, office, back porch (11th)
  35. Sweep and tidy the back porch (11th)
  36. Clean windows, window sills, and doors in the freezer room (11th)
  37. Clean switch plates and walls in the freezer room (11th)
  38. Straighten and dust office bookcases (11th)
  39. Clean switch plates, door frames and walls in the office (11th)
  40. Clean windows, window sills, and French doors in the office (12th)
  41. Dust the office (12th)
  42. Clean light fixtures in the office (12th)
  43. Clean baseboards in the office (12th)
  44. Vacuum office
  45. 15 minutes of filing (12th)
  46. Knock down cobwebs in dining room and lounge (12th)
  47. Dust curtains in the dining room (12th)
  48. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the dining room (12th)
  49. Clean windows and window sill in the dining room (13th)
  50. Clean light fixture in the dining room 
  51. Clean windows and window sill in the lounge
  52. Straighten and dust lounge bookcases (13th)
  53. Straighten and dust dining room bookcases (13th)
  54. Clean ceiling fan blades in the lounge
  55. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the lounge
  56. Vacuum dining room and lounge
  57. Polish furniture in the lounge
  58. Knock down cobwebs in entry, kitchen, front porch (13th)
  59. Sweep off front porch furniture (13th)
  60. Wipe down tables, banisters, and light fixtures on the front porch (12th)
  61. Clean windows, window sill, and door in entry (12th)
  62. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the entry (12th)
  63. Sweep the front porch (13th)
  64. Vacuum entry
  65. Clean fridge, microwave, upright freezer, other appliances (12th)
  66. Clean kitchen cabinet fronts (12th)
  67. Empty fridge and thoroughly clean in the inside (12th)
  68. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the kitchen (12th)
  69. Clean windows and window sill in the kitchen (13th)
  70. Make a grocery list (12th)
  71. Grocery shopping (13th)
  72. Straighten and wipe down one shelf or cabinet interior in the kitchen
  73. Mop the kitchen floor (13th)
  74. Knock down cobwebs in the toilet, bathroom, hallway, bedroom (14th)
  75. Change sheets (14th)
  76. Clean the tub
  77. Empty rubbish bags in toilet and bathroom (14th)
  78. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the toilet
  79. Clean outside and behind the toilet
  80. Mop bathroom and toilet room
  81. Dust bedroom
  82. Vacuum hallway
  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. Buy more potting mix, gravel, mulch
  91. Order library books (20th)
  92. Clean windows in addition
  93. Email Mom
  94. Clean the storage room
  95. Code business bank accounts
  96. Get quotes for bathroom finish-out in addition
  97. Get Animal Health Board herd number
  98. Send goodies to Mom
  99. Proofreading (2 hours)
  100. Update calendars and to-do list (20th)

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

Thursday, July 31, 2014

100 Things I Must-Should-Ought-Want to Do (1-10 August 2014)



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

Migraine, 3-7 August
  1. Dishes [x19, #4 x1]
  2. Laundry [x6]
  3. Wipe down the kitchen counters [x7]
  4. Clean the sinks [x6]
  5. Sweep the kitchen floor [x6]
  6. Clean the toilet [x6]
  7. Plan and prepare dinner [x3, DH x4, takeaway x2, scrounge x1]
  8. Pick up and drop off #4 [x15, #2 x1]
  9. Library (7th)
  10. Wrap birthday presents (5th)
  11. Mail book to #1 (5th)
  12. Mail book to #3 (5th)
  13. Birthday party for a 6-year-old (5th)
  14. Take rubbish and recycling to the transfer center (10th)
  15. Drop off donations
  16. Email accountant about taxes (1st)
  17. Pay bills due in the next 10 days (2nd)
  18. Organize leak inspections/claims/estimates/repairs (7th)
  19. Get Animal Health Board herd number
  20. Take a 6-year-old to rugby game (9th)
  21. Follow-up on MRI appointment (4th)
  22. Schedule brake work for silver car (5th)
  23. Schedule warrant for green car (5th)
  24. Buy more potting mix, gravel, mulch, brackets and PVC poles
  25. 27-pick-up in the storage room (1st)
  26. 27-pick-up in the addition (1st)
  27. 27-pick-up in the office (4)
  28. 27-pick-up in the back porch garden (1)
  29. 27-pick-up in the dining room (8)
  30. 27-pick-up in the lounge (6)
  31. 27-pick-up in the front porch garden (14)
  32. 27-pick-up in the kitchen
  33. 27-pick-up in the bedroom
  34. 27-pick-up in the laundry room
  35. Weed and mulch established beds in the back porch garden
  36. Knock down cobwebs in freezer room, office, back porch (7th)
  37. Clean windows, window sills, and doors in the freezer room
  38. Clean switch plates and walls in the freezer room
  39. Clean light fixture in the freezer room (6th)
  40. Buy seeds and seedlings for the back porch garden (6th)
  41. Clean back porch furniture (6th)
  42. Sweep and tidy the back porch
  43. Plant seeds and seedlings in the back porch garden (6th)
  44. Dust the office
  45. Straighten and dust office bookcases
  46. Clean switch plates, door frames and walls in the office
  47. Clean windows, window sills, and French doors in the office
  48. Clean monitor in the office (6th)
  49. Dust curtains in the office (6th)
  50. Clean baseboards in the office
  51. Vacuum office
  52. Remove grass from kill zones in the back porch garden 
  53. Knock down cobwebs in dining room and lounge (6th)
  54. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the dining room
  55. Clean windows and window sill in the dining room
  56. Polish dining room table (6th)
  57. Straighten and dust dining room bookcases
  58. Dust dining room and lounge
  59. Spray weed killer in the back porch garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock
  60. Clean ceiling fan blades in the lounge
  61. Clean light fixtures and lamps in the lounge (6th)
  62. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the lounge
  63. Vacuum dining room and lounge
  64. Weed and mulch established beds in the front porch garden
  65. 15 minutes of filing
  66. Knock down cobwebs in entry, kitchen, front porch
  67. Sweep the front porch
  68. Vacuum entry
  69. Buy seeds and seedlings for the front porch garden (6th)
  70. Clean fridge, microwave, upright freezer, other appliances
  71. Clean kitchen cabinet fronts (6th)
  72. Mop the kitchen floor
  73. Make a grocery list
  74. Grocery shopping
  75. Straighten and wipe down one shelf or cabinet interior in the kitchen
  76. Build blueberry bed 
  77. Knock down cobwebs in the toilet, bathroom, hallway, bedroom
  78. Clean the tub (6th)
  79. Mop bathroom and toilet room
  80. Start new retaining wall
  81. Dust bedroom
  82. Change sheets
  83. Vacuum bedroom
  84. Vacuum hallway
  85. Knock down cobwebs in laundry room, garage (6th)
  86. Wipe down top of washer/dryer (6th)
  87. Wipe down laundry counter (6th)
  88. Clean inner washer lid (6th)
  89. Clean washer lint filter (6th)
  90. Sweep laundry room floor
  91. Clean windows in addition
  92. Proofreading
  93. Get quotes for bathroom finish-out in addition
  94. Email Mom
  95. Buy and install new door stops for back door and door into garage
  96. Install edging and dog wire along front porch garden
  97. Buy soil and amendments for blueberry bed
  98. Send goodies to Mom
  99. Code business bank accounts
  100. Update calendars and to-do list (10th)
And also, I must watch film with DH.  Here's what we watched together:

Monday, July 21, 2014

100 Things I Must-Should-Ought-Want to Do (21-31 July 2014)

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


  1. Dishes [x19, #4x1]
  2. Laundry [x8]
  3. Wipe down the kitchen counters [x8]
  4. Clean the sinks [x7]
  5. Sweep the kitchen floor [x8]
  6. Clean the toilet [x6]
  7. Plan and prepare dinner [x4, DH x3, #4 x1, takeaway x3]
  8. Pick up and drop off #4 [x18, DH x2]
  9. Take rubbish and recycling to the transfer center (21st)
  10. Drop off donations (28th)
  11. Order books for #3 (28th)
  12. Vet (28th)
  13. Email Mom (31st)
  14. Birthday shopping for a 6-year-old (31st)
  15. Rake grass (60 mins, 27th)
  16. Library (22nd)
  17. Organize leak inspections/claims/estimates/repairs (15 mins, 21st)
  18. Source and order hay (31st)
  19. Get Animal Health Board herd number
  20. Registration on #3's car (22nd)
  21. Pick up vacuum cleaner (22nd)
  22. Whangarei, doctor's appointment (30th)
  23. Pay bills due in the next 10 days (21st)
  24. 27-pick-up in the addition (21st)
  25. 27-pick-up in the storage room (21st)
  26. 27-pick-up in the office (28th)
  27. 27-pick-up in the back porch garden (1)
  28. 27-pick-up in the dining room (23)
  29. 27-pick-up in the lounge (22nd)
  30. 27-pick-up in the front porch garden (28th)
  31. 27-pick-up in the kitchen (28th)
  32. 27-pick-up in the bedroom (23rd)
  33. 27-pick-up in the laundry room (28th)
  34. Buy more retaining wall blocks (28th)
  35. Clean windows in addition (35 mins, 22nd)
  36. Knock down cobwebs in entry, kitchen, front porch (24th)
  37. Sweep the front porch (24th)
  38. Vacuum entry (28th)
  39. Clean fridge, microwave, upright freezer, other appliances (24th)
  40. Clean kitchen cabinet fronts (24th)
  41. Mop the kitchen floor (24th)
  42. Make a grocery list (22nd)
  43. Grocery shopping (22nd)
  44. Knock down cobwebs in the toilet, bathroom, hallway, bedroom (24th)
  45. Change sheets
  46. Clean the tub (24th)
  47. Mop bathroom and toilet room
  48. Dust bedroom (24th)
  49. Vacuum hallway (28th)
  50. Vacuum bedroom (28th)
  51. Knock down cobwebs in laundry room, garage (24th)
  52. Wipe down top of washer/dryer (24th)
  53. Wipe down laundry counter (24th)
  54. Clean inner washer lid (24th)
  55. Clean washer lint filter (24th)
  56. Sweep laundry room floor (24th)
  57. Straighten and wipe down one shelf or cabinet interior in the kitchen
  58. Knock down cobwebs in freezer room, office, back porch (24th)
  59. Sweep and tidy the back porch (28th)
  60. Dust the office (24th)
  61. Vacuum office (28th)
  62. Dust dining room and lounge
  63. Vacuum dining room and lounge (28th)
  64. 15 minutes of filing
  65. Knock down cobwebs in dining room and lounge
  66. Finish off lower retaining wall garden (25th)
  67. Build blueberry bed 
  68. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the lounge
  69. Clean windows and window sill in the lounge
  70. Straighten and dust lounge bookcases
  71. Polish furniture in the lounge
  72. Sweep off front porch furniture (31st)
  73. Wipe down tables, banisters, and light fixtures on the front porch
  74. Clean windows, window sill, and door in entry
  75. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the entry
  76. Empty fridge and thoroughly clean in the inside
  77. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the kitchen
  78. Spray weed killer in the back porch garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock
  79. Weed established beds in the front porch garden (40 mins, 21st, 22nd)
  80. Buy seeds and seedlings for the front porch garden
  81. Plant seeds and seedlings in the front porch garden 
  82. Remove grass from kill zones in the front porch garden (50 mins, 23rd)
  83. Clean windows and window sill in the kitchen
  84. Empty rubbish bags in toilet and bathroom (31st)
  85. Clean outside and behind the toilet
  86. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the toilet
  87. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the bathroom
  88. Clean baseboards in the toilet and bathroom
  89. Straighten bathroom shelves and drawers
  90. Clean siding in shower and around tub
  91. Clean windows and window sills in bathroom and toilet
  92. Spray weed killer in the front porch garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock
  93. Weed and mulch established beds in the water tank garden
  94. Buy seeds and seedlings for the water tank garden
  95. Plant seeds and seedlings in the water tank garden (30 mins, 26th)
  96. Remove grass from kill zones in the water tank garden 
  97. Order library books (27th)
  98. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the toilet
  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:

Friday, July 11, 2014

100 Things I Must-Should-Ought-Want to Do (11-20 July 2014)


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

  1. Dishes [x22, #4 x2]
  2. Laundry [x8]
  3. Wipe down the kitchen counters [x9]
  4. Clean the sinks [x8]
  5. Sweep the kitchen floor [x8]
  6. Clean the toilet [x6]
  7. Plan and prepare dinner [x5, DH x3, takeaway x1]
  8. Pick up and drop off #4 [DH x1]
  9. Take rubbish and recycling to the transfer center 
  10. Drop off donations
  11. Library
  12. Take #3 and friend to Whangarei (roads flooded, 5 hours in the car, 12th)
  13. Take #3 to catch a bus (13th)
  14. Pay bills due in the next 10 days (13th)
  15. Organize leak inspections/claims/estimates/repairs (3 hours, 14th, 17th, 18th)
  16. Source and order hay
  17. Get Animal Health Board herd number
  18. Pick up vacuum cleaner
  19. Buy more retaining wall blocks, potting mix, gravel, mulch, paving stone, brackets and PVC poles
  20. Clean windows and window sills in the addition (75 mins)
  21. Clean washer lint filter (13th)
  22. 27-pick-up in the laundry room (13)
  23. Sweep and mop laundry room floor (15th)
  24. 27-pick-up in the storage room (15th)
  25. Straighten and wipe down one shelf or cabinet interior in the kitchen (15th)
  26. 27-pick-up in the addition (2)
  27. Make a grocery list (15th)
  28. Grocery shopping (18th, DH)
  29. Vacuum hallway
  30. Vacuum bedroom
  31. Knock down cobwebs in freezer room, office, back porch (15th)
  32. Sweep and tidy the back porch (15th)
  33. Vacuum entry
  34. Dust the office (15th)
  35. Vacuum office (17th)
  36. Dust dining room and lounge (16th)
  37. Vacuum dining room and lounge (50 mins, with office, cursory, 17th)
  38. 27-pick-up in the office (15th)
  39. 15 minutes of filing (15th)
  40. 27-pick-up in the back porch garden (3)
  41. Remove grass from kill zones in the back porch garden (35 mins, 15th)
  42. Spray weed killer in the back porch garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock 
  43. Knock down cobwebs in dining room and lounge (16th)
  44. 27-pick-up in the dining room (15)
  45. 27-pick-up in the lounge (15)
  46. Buy seeds and seedlings for the front porch garden
  47. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the lounge
  48. Clean windows and window sill in the lounge
  49. Straighten and dust lounge bookcases
  50. Plant seeds and seedlings in the front porch garden 
  51. Clean under couch cushions in the lounge
  52. Clean baseboards in the lounge
  53. Polish furniture in the lounge
  54. Remove grass from kill zones in the front porch garden 
  55. Knock down cobwebs in entry, kitchen, front porch
  56. Sweep the front porch
  57. 27-pick-up in the front porch garden (17)
  58. Sweep off front porch furniture
  59. Wipe down tables, banisters, and light fixtures on the front porch
  60. Clean light fixture in entry
  61. Spray weed killer in the front porch garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock
  62. Clean windows, window sill, and door in entry
  63. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the entry
  64. 27-pick-up in the kitchen (1)
  65. Clean fridge, microwave, upright freezer, other appliances
  66. Clean kitchen cabinet fronts
  67. Empty fridge and thoroughly clean in the inside
  68. Weed established beds in the water tank garden (30 mins, 17th)
  69. Detailed clean stove and oven
  70. Wash canisters and knick-knacks in the kitchen
  71. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the kitchen
  72. Buy seeds and seedlings for the water tank garden
  73. Clean windows and window sill in the kitchen
  74. Clean light fixtures in the kitchen
  75. Mop the kitchen floor
  76. Knock down cobwebs in the toilet, bathroom, hallway, bedroom
  77. 27-pick-up in the bedroom
  78. Empty rubbish bags in toilet and bathroom
  79. Plant seeds and seedlings in the water tank garden 
  80. Clean outside and behind the toilet
  81. Scrub fixtures in bathtub, bathroom sink, and shower
  82. Clean the tub
  83. Mop bathroom and toilet room
  84. Change sheets
  85. Dust bedroom
  86. Knock down cobwebs in laundry room, garage
  87. Wipe down top of washer/dryer
  88. Wipe down laundry counter
  89. Clean inner washer lid
  90. Finish off lower retaining wall garden
  91. Build blueberry bed 
  92. Buy soil and amendments for blueberry bed
  93. Touch up office wall paint
  94. Finish painting trim in office
  95. Paint trim in toilet
  96. Order library books
  97. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the toilet
  98. Remove grass from kill zones in the water tank garden 
  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:

Monday, June 30, 2014

100 Things I Must-Should-Ought-Want to Do (1-10 July 2014)

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


  1. Dishes [x12]
  2. Laundry [x7]
  3. Wipe down the kitchen counters [x9]
  4. Clean the sinks [x9]
  5. Sweep the kitchen floor [x7]
  6. Clean the toilet [x6]
  7. Plan and prepare dinner [x3, DH x3, takeaway x1, scrounge x3]
  8. Pick up and drop off #4 [x8, DH x2]
  9. Birthday shopping for #4 (1st)
  10. Wrap presents (2nd)
  11. #4's birthday (3rd)
  12. Nana time  (4th, 5th, 6th)
  13. Pick up #3 in Kerikeri (7th)
  14. My birthday (8th)
  15. Take rubbish and recycling to the transfer center (1st)
  16. Drop off donations
  17. Library (1st)
  18. Pay bills due in the next 10 days (1st)
  19. Source and order hay
  20. Get Animal Health Board herd number
  21. Pick up vacuum cleaner
  22. Buy more retaining wall blocks, potting mix, gravel, mulch, paving stone, brackets and PVC poles
  23. 15 minutes of filing (1st)
  24. Dust the office (1st)
  25. 27-pick-up in the bedroom (2nd)
  26. Change sheets (3rd)
  27. Clean the tub (3rd)
  28. Mop bathroom and toilet room (1st)
  29. Dust bedroom (3rd)
  30. Dust dining room and lounge (1st)
  31. Vacuum office (1st)
  32. Vacuum dining room and lounge (1st)
  33. Vacuum entry
  34. Vacuum hallway
  35. Vacuum bedroom
  36. Clean windows and window sills in the addition (45 mins)
  37. Straighten and wipe down one shelf or cabinet interior in the kitchen 
  38. Knock down cobwebs in freezer room, office, back porch (3rd)
  39. Clean back porch furniture (3rd)
  40. Clean windows, window sills, and doors in the freezer room (2nd)
  41. Clean switch plates and walls in the freezer room (2nd)
  42. Weed established beds in the back porch garden (20 mins, 3rd)
  43. Clean light fixture in the freezer room (2nd)
  44. Dust curtains in the office (2nd)
  45. Straighten and dust office bookcases (3rd)
  46. Buy seeds and seedlings for the back porch garden (3rd)
  47. Clean switch plates, door frames and walls in the office (3rd)
  48. Clean windows, window sills, and French doors in the office (3rd)
  49. Clean monitor in the office (3rd)
  50. Plant seeds and seedlings in the back porch garden (3rd)
  51. Clean baseboards in the office (3rd)
  52. Clean light fixtures in the office (3rd)
  53. Remove grass from kill zones in the back porch garden (50 mins)
  54. Weed established beds in the front porch garden (30 mins, 4th)
  55. Sweep and tidy the back porch (3rd)
  56. 27-pick-up in the office (3rd)
  57. 27-pick-up in the back porch garden (10)
  58. Knock down cobwebs in dining room and lounge (3rd)
  59. 27-pick-up in the dining room (7th)
  60. Dust curtains in the dining room (3rd)
  61. Clean light fixture in the dining room (3rd)
  62. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the dining room (3rd)
  63. Clean windows and window sill in the dining room (3rd)
  64. Spray weed killer in the back porch garden; kill thistle and gorse in the paddock
  65. Polish dining room table (3rd)
  66. Straighten and dust dining room bookcases (3rd)
  67. Clean baseboards in the dining room (3rd)
  68. 27-pick-up in the lounge (7th)
  69. Clean ceiling fan blades in the lounge (3rd)
  70. Dust curtains in the lounge (3rd)
  71. Clean light fixtures and lamps in the lounge (3rd)
  72. Knock down cobwebs in entry, kitchen, front porch (3rd)
  73. Sweep the front porch (3rd)
  74. 27-pick-up in the front porch garden (10)
  75. 27-pick-up in the kitchen (2)
  76. Clean fridge, microwave, upright freezer, other appliances (3rd)
  77. Clean kitchen cabinet fronts (3rd)
  78. Mop the kitchen floor
  79. Make a grocery list
  80. Grocery shopping
  81. Knock down cobwebs in the toilet, bathroom, hallway, bedroom (3rd)
  82. Knock down cobwebs in laundry room, garage (4th)
  83. Wipe down top of washer/dryer (4th)
  84. Wipe down laundry counter (4th)
  85. Clean inner washer lid (4th)
  86. Clean washer lint filter 
  87. 27-pick-up in the laundry room
  88. Sweep and mop laundry room floor
  89. 27-pick-up in the storage room
  90. 27-pick-up in the addition
  91. Install edging and dog wire along front porch garden
  92. Build blueberry bed (20 mins)
  93. Buy soil and amendments for blueberry bed
  94. Touch up office wall paint
  95. Finish painting trim in office
  96. Paint trim in toilet
  97. Buy seeds and seedlings for the front porch garden
  98. Clean switch plates, door frames, and walls in the lounge
  99. Code business bank accounts
  100. Update calendars and to-do list (10th)

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