March 12, 2007
getting things done
I wish you could see my To Do list for today. I thought about scanning it so that you really COULD see it, but I can’t seem to find it just now, so forget that. Fortunately, I have done EVERYTHING on it, which has to be some kind of act of god or something.
Things I have accomplished today:
1. Straightened out the check book. The debit card receipts were taking over the desk and Wade was beginning to despair that we would ever manage to clean it up before the realtor starts showing the house. Also, there’s that whole bit about wanting to know how much money is in the account. You know how that is.
2. Lined up painters. For the inside AND the outside of the house! This is a monumental triumph because I swear I have called every single painter in Oklahoma City (note: maybe that’s a small exaggeration). Fully TWO THIRDS of them NEVER CALLED ME BACK, which made me crazy. Then I had to badger the one company to send the estimate, and THEN I had to decide who to go with (one estimate was high for the interior painting and low for the exterior, while the other was the opposite). In the end, I split the difference, and now I have one set of guys coming tomorrow (TOMORROW!) to paint the outside of my house and ANOTHER set of guys coming in two weeks to paint the kitchen.
AND THEN WE WILL SELL THE HOUSE. Amen.
3. Bought capri pants. In navy blue, which is unusual for me; I typically go with black over navy (too many years of Catholic school uniform). But navy is huge this summer and it seems more warm-weather friendly than black and virtually everything I would wear with black with GO with navy and the black ones didn’t really fit as well as the navy pair.
4. Wrote a bunch of stuff. Recently, I’ve been writing post after post about sleep at Blogging Baby; I don’t know what that’s about. Family bed, separate beds, no one in bed, kids not in bed, you name it, I’ve written about it. And frankly, it’s making me tired.
5. Went to Target, left my list in the car, but still remembered EVERYTHING that was on it (coffee filters, kids Benadryl, Muesli, Triscuits) AND remembered to take in the stuff to return AND remembered to return it. Go me.
6. Returned a dress that I must have been drunk to think would look good on me. I’m trying to make a BIG effort NOT to buy things that I won’t wear or use, which means being honest with myself about how flat my chest is and how wide my ass is. The wrap dress just highlighted BOTH of those things, so back it went.
7. Ate cake. I earned it, after all, with the painters and the pants and the check book. Although suddenly I’m seeing more clearly why my ass is the way it is . . .
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March 12th, 2007 at 2:42 pm, Rocks In My Dryer Says:
#5 really impressed me. And #7 made me LAUGH.
March 12th, 2007 at 4:57 pm, Erin Says:
You totally deserve cake after finishing your to-do list. I did a bunch of stuff today, but it still feels like I sat around on my butt and didn’t do anything. Dunno why that is. Good luck with the house painting and house listing…
March 12th, 2007 at 5:28 pm, Jen Says:
I worked today. And then I went running. Took the kids to see some very young kittens. Went over to campus with youngest child, who was riding his bike with the greatest of glee…
Wait. Why am I writing about all of this on yourblog?
March 12th, 2007 at 6:00 pm, daysgoby Says:
Too bad debit receipts don’t taste as good…
March 12th, 2007 at 6:26 pm, Velma Says:
Go you, indeed! I’m still at the banging my head on the counter because no one will call me back to give me an estimate on having our property surveyed.
March 12th, 2007 at 10:49 pm, Karianna Says:
I’ve done none of those things today.
Except I ate a cupcake, so I guess that counts for #7. And, well, I blogged, so I guess I have #4 covered, too.
Why is everyone in the blogosphere moving? Y’all are scaring me away from thinking I could ever attempt one!
March 13th, 2007 at 1:37 am, tAnYeTTa Says:
i’m with rocks in my dryer on this one too
March 13th, 2007 at 6:35 am, Mrs. Chicken Says:
I can’t imagine *choosing* to move, after having been forced into it!
What is it with painters/handymen? Do they not need to work?
March 13th, 2007 at 7:40 am, cce Says:
I know what you mean about the sleep issues…could the NYT just leave us all alone about our horrid sleeping habits. First there’s reluctant co-sleeping article, then there’s separate master bedrooms. Really, my goals are simple. Seven hours in a bed, four of which I’m actually sleeping.
March 13th, 2007 at 7:43 am, The June Cleaver Diaries Says:
Okay, so it’s 9:45 am on Tuesday, and I just read this post, thinking that you accomplished this all this morning. And I’m like, “Damn. I took a shower, and that’s all so far.”
Then I noticed this is from yesterday, not today. So I can still like you.
March 13th, 2007 at 8:49 am, Wendy Says:
Yeah, you finished your do-list.
I try to have sympathy for you regarding the painters, but since I live in the land of contractor hell (a.k.a. Katrina destruction land) it is very hard. We have been trying to get the same contractors that finsihed our back office (which is still not finished, but good enough to kick the husband out there)to please just come and do my playroom. Just finish it and you will never hear from us again.
But, yeah you finished your to do list.
March 13th, 2007 at 9:12 pm, Mama Duck Says:
Woohoo, you GO!!
March 14th, 2007 at 11:22 pm, Tricia Says:
Fabulous, simply!