mark it off

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

10/5/09 - 10/14/09

1. Got fingerprinted
5. Called once
18. Yes
28. 2 cards completely paid off, to be cancelled.
32. Yes twice
49. Yes
73. Worked 1 full day on this - slow progress.

Things out of my house - 5 books, 4 pairs of hose, 1 box from stash, 1 padded envelope from stash, 1 puzzle, 1 deck of cards, some dried flowers.

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Things I got rid of over the summer

I will not even begin to try to list things out.

7-8 large garbage bags worth of stuff (clothes, small stuff) was donated.
2-3 large garbage bags of stuff was thrown out.

The culling pace has slowed down now, but I expect to have another bag gone this weekend.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

4 month catch-up

I took the summer off. There was a home emergency that went on for a bit, then a family emergency that did too.

With some liberty for accuracy, here's what got done:

1 - papers are filed with the court and I need to get fingerprints done
11 - exams done
18 - yes, for each of the last 4 months
19 - yes
20 - another visit
26 - considering taking this one off - it's just not likely or my focus
27 - yes for Aug only, no for June, july and Sept
28 - 1 done
30 - This will NOT get done
33 - done
40 - did again
41 - did again
47 - more of this done
48 - done
49 - yes for Aug, Sept - no for June, July
50 - no for 4 months
51, 53 & 54 - will NOT get done
66 - 1 more done
74 - done
77 - done
96 - once more

Monday, June 15, 2009

Over halfway there

Just 1/3 way through the list. Now I see the dangers on the ongoing things. Sure habits may get changed, but the sense of accomplishment is not acheived. sigh. I will take a hard look at some of the other one-time tasks and see what I can knock out.

A month gone by: 101 list

1 - All documents are gathered, lawyer has been called. I have delayed things so long, that now the Dr. report has to be re-done.
18 - Made 3 in May and both so far in June.
27 - 2 visits so far in June
28 - not done yet, but 2 of the 3 are mere months away from disappearing. The final one is a miles card and I am using it for everything at the moment and shifting to making big payments each mothe rather than using cash for daily purchases. Takes a bit of a mindshift. It should be down to no carryover balance early in 2010.
32 - brought 3times last week and again today. I'll make it 2 or three this week also.
41 - I have 2 sets to donate (work to church, casual to thrift store)
66 - put one more in
80 - YES did this and am still putting away or tossing all the loose stuff that seems to not have a home, mostly papers.
86 - YES went down Memorial Day weekend and started his introduction to our capital. Lincoln Memorial, 3 Smithsoneans, the Mall and Ethiopian food were enjoyed. Saw wonderful friends also which was the real highlight.
96 - well it is not the Fall, but just this weekend I got to do a nice walk, so I am counting it.
100 - also this weekend. I had my camera along and got to take pictures of my favorite city.

A month gone by: Things leaving the house.

I have never been a daily journaler for any long period, so this experiment has become more and more inconsistent as time goes on. Since it is only for me and not followed, I guess it doesn't matter, but I do lose the attention to the tasks when I am not documenting it.

Not much more has left the house since the last post.

- 4 pairs of shoes
- 2-3 pairs of jeans
- 10 pairs of socks
- 3 boxes from the stash

There is quite a bit more post flea market that could be sold/given away, but the motivation/determination has been lacking.

On the downside, I feel that quite a bit more has come into the house. I must get things moving in the right direction on that front.

Monday, May 11, 2009

101 - 2 week catch-up

4 - wrote twice
5 - called once
18 - 1 trip in thus far this month
21 - only managed 3 days of the spring, once I started. I hope to try again and do the summer at the end of May
26 - is a lost cause - will no longer report on it.
27 - First visit of May
33 - I sold in a flea market instead, but I do have some things to list on ebay.
40 - culled toys for the flea market also
49 - had one dinner last week
50 - had a brunch this Sunday

The List

Family
1) re-adoption/name change for E*
2) passport for E*
3) send E's aunt letters at least 1/quarter (2/11 quarters)
4) write GG at least 1/quarter (6/11 quarters) (bonus ones 7)
5) call GG at least every other month (8/16)(failed Jan/Feb o8, Nov/Dec 08)
6) visit at least 2 private schools about admissions for E*
7) enroll E in either soccer or martial arts fall 08*
8) write up a will and power of attny*
9) get E sleeping with the light off
10) ~~get E's annual reports done on time (2/2)~~
11) take cats annually for exam/shots and have sugar test in 2008 (2/3)
12) re-join the WWF for zoo memberships*
13) Decorate back of front door and E's door for holidays: every 2-3 months (also house)(5/15)
14) get E a suit or sports jacket*
15) family portraits*
16) see the tree for Rockefeller Center come into the city*
17) teach or get a teacher for E to ride bike without training wheels*

Health
18) go to Y once a week at least 3 weeks/mo (46/99 times)(failed: Jan08, Apr08, May08, Jun08, Jul08, Aug08,April09)(bonus 2)
19) annual check-up for both of us (2/3)
20) dentist x2 per year for both of us (if covered by insurance) (2/5 visits)
21) do the seasonal fasts for at least two of the seasons each year (2/5)
22) do 4-6 weeks of the fat-burn at least once in the 1001 days (0/1)
23) ~~eat fish twice a week for a month (started mid-Jan08 - done 1/4)(started late Apr08 - 3 weeks down)~~
24) do sit-ups every night for a month

Finances
25) see if a pay as you go cell plan saves money*
26) do not buy morning coffee out more than 1/week - (27/143 weeks)(failed 30/143)- REMOVE/REPLACE
27) go to library at least 3 times/mo (31/99 visits)(failed Jul08,Aug08,Nov08, Dec08, Jan02)(bonus 2)
28) pay off all credit cards
29) get at least a month's earnings into savings
30) organize info from all the receipts saved in 2007 and make a budget)- REMOVE/REPLACE
31) look at money from amazon sales vs. postage costs to determine effectiveness*
32) take lunch to work at least 2X per week - (42/143 weeks)(failed 31/143)

De-clutter/Organize
33) ebay E's outgrown clothes (12 auctions so far)
34) give books that have not sold on Amazon to the local library
35) get all mail addresses from email app into address book*
36) get all mail addresses from address book into email app (where possible)*
37) ~~get some print photos digitized~~
38) get Grandmother book to brother*
39) get vintage formals out of house*
40) cull E's toys at least once every 6 months - (4/6)(bonus:1)
41) cull my clothes each summer & winter as I switch them out (3)
42) ~~make weekly menus and stick to them for a month (also financial)~~ - (started mid-Jan08 - done 4/4 - will try to continue as it helps tremendously)
43) ebay vintage dresses that do not fit*
44) move empty plant containers to storage room each fall/winter (1/3)
45) send cousins the learning to read DVDs*
46) send Picture Dictionaries to Library Coordinator*
47) sell or donate LPs*
48) empty one plastic storage bin - not to be re-filled*

Social
49) have dinner with friends at least 1/mo (19/33)(Failed 4/33 Mar08, Feb09, June-July09)(bonus 1)
50) have Sunday lunch with friends at least 1/mo (9/33) (bonus: 3)(Failed 10/33 Mar08,May08,Aug08,Oct08, Jan09,Feb09, Jun-Spt09)
51) attend at least 4 adoptive group events a year (3/11)(failed 08)-REMOVE/REPLACE
52) attend 15 year college reunion*
53) attend at least one 10 o'clock hour event at church each month (5/27)(falied 5/33:Jan08,Apr08,Feb09-Apr09)(bonus: 1)-REMOVE/REPLACE
54) join a small group, volunteer team, or other activity at church -REMOVE/REPLACE

Hobbies
55) make a skirt*
56) make a purse*
57) read at least 10 books from TBR shelf each year (3/29)(failed 08)
58) read at least 2 non-fiction books each year (2/5)
59) bake 1 new cake recipe each year (1/3)
60) cook 2 new Ethiopian recipes* (1/2)
61) make a cheesecake for first time*
62) make rice pudding for first time*
63) knit something*

House
64) hang up mirror in living room*
65) hang up shelves in kitchen*
66) transfer lightbulbs over to CFLs as they go out -3
67) fix drips (two) in bathroom*
68) re-set or replace bathroom sink fixture*
69) re-cover dressform*
70) install lights in hall closets*
71) get smoke/cd detector up outside E's room*
72) hang clothes drying fixture back in bathroom*
73) finish stripping and repaint bathroom wall fixture*
74) ~~clean out front closet~~
75) plant bulbs in bedroom window box for each spring (2/3)
76) get vintage phone working*
77) get TIVO wireless working*
78) secure small living room rug to floor*
79) secure edges of large living room rug to floor*
80) rearrange bedroom*

Travel
81) take a vacation with E not to see family or other specific locations on this list*
82) go to Niagara Falls*
83) go to Liberty Science Center*
84) go to a new to me MLB stadium*
85) take E to Baltimore*
86) take E to Washington DC*

Misc
87) get both pairs of too big grey pants taken in*
88) get sleeves of blue and tan suits shortened*
89) fix pockets in brown leather coat*
90) go to Shakespeare in the Park*
91) ~~clear out 1 drawer in Living Room for E's toys~~
92) let out hems on E's size 6 pants (also Financial)*
93) divide holiday music into secular and religious on iTunes*
94) rank at least 50% of music on iPod*
95) replace remaining music on LP with digital*
96) ~~walk through a section of Central Park each fall (2/2)(failed 08)~~
97) use crystal at least once every two months (8/16)
98) use nice flatware at least once every two months (5/16)
99) get through half of coaching book*
100) take at least 4 photo walks in city* (1/4)
101) make new 101 list*

* = NOT on going