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Done at Twilight

Done at Twilight

It look much longer than I thought it would to sand and paint the front stairs. I finished with the fading twilight, and it felt so good to stretch and survey my work. I’m sooooo sore! I should have done all of this in the spring.

Front Steps DONE
Front Steps DONE

Molly got tired out just watching. She snuck into the bedroom and she looked so cute we didn’t have the heart to kick her out.

Molly Snuggles

I’ll sleep well tonight, but I’ll still have grey-spattered hands for work tomorrow. Forgot to get paint remover.

Weekend plans

Weekend plans

In my new daily planner, I made a list yesterday of the things I need to do. They are roughly in order of priority:

  1. Get a present for my nephew
  2. Go to my nephew’s birthday party
  3. Learn how to use Gantt Project
  4. Create a master plan with timeline, resources, and subtasks for work
  5. Take down the Christmas tree – yes, really
  6. Get an oil change for my car
  7. Do laundry
  8. Call Mom and Gramma
  9. Pack away the clothes I’m not wearing
  10. Clean the house
  11. Install new light fixtures at the front door
  12. Pack up some kid clothes to send off for my other nephew
  13. Pack up some books for Mom and Gramma
  14. Pack up some books to bring to work
  15. Get a new filter for the furnace
  16. Measure the screen door to replace it
  17. Empty the calcium crystals out of the faucets and showerheads
  18. Get an estimate from plumber: three new toilets, water pressure issue
  19. Pick out the flooring for the kitchen
  20. Pick out the paint for the kitchen
  21. Buy the paint for the kitchen
  22. Paint the kitchen
  23. Buy the kitchen flooring
  24. See if I have any barter-strength left from freelancing
  25. Tighten the screws on the back door
  26. Get an estimate for non-fiberglass insulation
  27. Pack up all the non-family items in the basement
  28. Clean the basement Get the basement cleaned
  29. Reorganize the garage
  30. Reorganize the kitchen
  31. See how much it would cost for broadband to be cabled in a couple more convenient places
  32. Sell, give away, or toss all the stuff that needs to go away
  33. Find out how much the hot tub repair might be
  34. Flip the mattresses
  35. Tally up lightbulb needs, buy, install
  36. Watch The Prestige so I can finally get my next Netflix
  37. See how much it would cost to replace the upstairs carpeting
  38. Work on the novels
  39. Read stuff I should read
  40. Read stuff I want to read

So, for this weekend, I’ve done 1 and 6 already. I’ll do 2 shortly. 3, 4, 5 and 8 are non-negotiable and must be done.

Most of the rest of the stuff will probably not happen – again. Maybe the laundry and some cleaning, if I don’t get too tied up with the work stuff, or suddenly get inspired to write (that’s when it’s bound to happen).

There is a kind of a disconnect in my priority structure. I’m pretty selfish with my time, I guess.

See? I’m blogging when I have all this other stuff to do. I’m supposed to be at the party in 45 minutes, and I haven’t even taken a shower yet.

Better scurry.