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Sunday 17th September

17 September, 2006 - 4:11am - Normy

Daily Check-ins

not a criticism

pro (not verified) - 17 Sep 2006 - 3:32pm

It wasn't directed just at you. A specific reference to "Mother Mary" might alienate people, too. Religion is one of those topics that can get people very fired up. A mention of prayer is general enough that it's unlikely to rub anyone the wrong way, but references to specific religious symbols might. I just want to avoid conflict.

first Book End

LittleSister - 17 Sep 2006 - 12:45pm

Hope I'm doing this right, you folks have such long lists!!!
I only want to get some work in today on my writing project.
I was working on it frantically before vacation (21/8) but haven't touched it since I'm back (5/9). Caught up in beginning of the year stuff. Really procrastinating.
It was supposed to be "first thing in the morning", but it is now 8:40 pm here (GMT+3) and I just want to put a total of two hours in:
*inventoring and seeing where I am
*collect my material for the next section
*write a page or so...
how does it sound?
LS

progress

LittleSister - 17 Sep 2006 - 2:17pm

just getting the hung of it, wow! I can't believe the time
and wow! just logged on to see you warm welcomes, thank you
:-)

so far:
*inventoring and seeing where I am DONE
*collect material IN PROGRESS
*no writing yet
a total of 1/2 hour. need to keep better track of time though....
thanks all, I will check back before I stop.

WTG LittleSister!

Normy - 17 Sep 2006 - 2:39pm

You've got the hang of it already!

If you want your post to appear at the top just reply to the very first post from this morning (the one at the very top that says 'Sunday'). We tend to keep the most recent Bookend at the top, with comments on other people's bookends as replies to the relevant post. It just helps us to see the most recent, so we can cheer each other on.

thanks :-)

LittleSister - 17 Sep 2006 - 3:04pm

thanks for the tip Normy.
cool animations 8-)

cool animations

pro (not verified) - 17 Sep 2006 - 3:25pm

Welcome LittleSister! There is a collection of graphics - many animated - for you to use in your messages here. Look to your left - see the link in the Site Content box under "Forums"?

Normy has her own vast collection, but many of us use the one on this site, which I'm always adding to.

Welcome LittleSister!

Normy - 17 Sep 2006 - 1:36pm

You're doing this just fine. The length of the lists doesn't matter - the main thing for most of us is making it realistic (as you've noticed, we can be very ambitious sometimes - not always a good thing with lists!).

You can check in after each item, every Top Of The Hour (TOTH - something o'clock), every Bottom Of The Hour (BOTH - half past something o'clock), at the end of the list (if you're focused!), or just whenever you feel like it. It'll be great to hear how you got on.

Sounds good, actually.

JestRight - 17 Sep 2006 - 1:03pm

Sounds very good, actually.

Good attitude.

Student in Athens, greece? Beautiful town.

Hi!

scarlett - 17 Sep 2006 - 1:03pm

Sounds great, Little Sister! And welcome! Start wherever you need to, big or small.

We'll look for your closing bookend in a couple of hours.

pro's CI - 12:10pm

Anonymous - 17 Sep 2006 - 11:13am

I'm heading down to SoHo now. Be back later!

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Ta Da~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Wake up: 6:30am (no target - it's Sunday!).
Take migraine meds.
Sleep for another 1.5 hours.
Wake up and get vertical: 8am
Morning Routine

Dress (showered night before). (I bought some shorts this summer, and for some reason they are all one size too big - and were when I bought them. It's very annoying. Naturally, they don't think in the dryer. Only clothes that fit properly shrink in the dryer.)
Empty dish drain and wash any dishes from previous day.
Make bed (convert futon back into couch).
Take out pills for the day.
Make and eat breakfast.
Swallow morning pills.
Wash breakfast dishes.
Put in contacts.

Day Plan

Clean air conditioner filter.
CUOP. (Often don't read everything during the week when I'm trying to get work done.)
Water plants.
Clean base of toilet (cleaned rest of it the other day).
Clean bathroom sink.
Clean tub.
Vaccuum and empty dirt bag.
Fill out online survey to get 10% discount in clothing store.
Cleaned mirrors (all three).
Dusted media cabinet and a few other miscellaneous things.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~To Do~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Day Plan

Walk down to SoHo to buy fall clothes and visit some galleries.
Ride bike (if there's time after SoHo).
Get orchid potting medium from trunk of car (if I ride my bike, which is parked where my car is).
Pick up mail.
Grocery store (couple items I forgot).
Deposit rebate check.
Pick up prescription.
7pm meeting.
Refill prescription with mail order pharmacy.
Replace ink cartridge in printer.
File receipts, handle mail.
Install release version of Pocket PC money management program, in hopes it will not be so painfully slow as the last beta.

*~*~*~*~*~*~Blown Off~*~*~*~*~*~*

1pm meeting.

All eyes are on Pro -

JestRight - 17 Sep 2006 - 11:24am

what a day pro has going!!

aw - I just did a little house cleaning

pro (not verified) - 17 Sep 2006 - 11:26am

I don't procrastinate on house cleaning, and Sunday is my day to do it, so don't be too impressed! :)

I checked the shortest route to SoHo on the map of New York on my PDA. Leaving now...

looks like a good day so far.

scarlett - 17 Sep 2006 - 1:52pm

Have fun shopping! 8)

JestRight - 8:57am - Chagrined CI

JestRight - 17 Sep 2006 - 11:02am

Thought I wouldnt need checkins or bookending today. WRONG. Got up at 8am, 2 hours late. Its now almost 9am. Where did the time go? OK, we'll try to get SOMETHING going.

More to follow.

PS to Milo: I know its unusual for a Yank to be "chagrined," but I thought using the word would make me look more multicultural and inclusive.

pro's CI - 11:40am

Anonymous - 17 Sep 2006 - 10:45am

I'm thinking I don't want to go to the 1pm meeting. I want to go to SoHo early and then have time to go on a bike ride.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Ta Da~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Wake up: 6:30am (no target - it's Sunday!).
Take migraine meds.
Sleep for another 1.5 hours.
Wake up and get vertical: 8am
Morning Routine

Dress (showered night before). (I bought some shorts this summer, and for some reason they are all one size too big - and were when I bought them. It's very annoying. Naturally, they don't think in the dryer. Only clothes that fit properly shrink in the dryer.)
Empty dish drain and wash any dishes from previous day.
Make bed (convert futon back into couch).
Take out pills for the day.
Make and eat breakfast.
Swallow morning pills.
Wash breakfast dishes.

Day Plan

Clean air conditioner filter.
CUOP. (Often don't read everything during the week when I'm trying to get work done.)
Water plants.
Clean base of toilet (cleaned rest of it the other day).
Clean bathroom sink.
Clean tub.
Vaccuum.
Fill out online survey to get 10% discount in clothing store.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~To Do~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Day Plan

Walk down to SoHo to buy fall clothes and visit some galleries.
Ride bike (if there's time after SoHo).
Pick up mail.
Grocery store (couple items I forgot).
Deposit rebate check.
Pick up prescription.
7pm meeting.
Refill prescription with mail order pharmacy.
Replace ink cartridge in printer.
File receipts, handle mail.
Install release version of Pocket PC money management program, in hopes it will not be so painfully slow as the last beta.

*~*~*~*~*~*~Blown Off~*~*~*~*~*~*

1pm meeting.

pro's CI - 11am

Anonymous - 17 Sep 2006 - 10:08am

I forgot that the cleaner I was using to clean the bathroom sink and tub had bleach in it, and I ruined my shorts by leaning against the damp sink while cleaning the tub. :(

The shorts were too big anyway. When I go down to SoHo, I'll try to buy some new ones - ones that fit, this time. It's late in the season to buy shorts, but maybe I'll find some on sale.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Ta Da~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Wake up: 6:30am (no target - it's Sunday!).
Take migraine meds.
Sleep for another 1.5 hours.
Wake up and get vertical: 8am
Morning Routine

Dress (showered night before). (I bought some shorts this summer, and for some reason they are all one size too big - and were when I bought them. It's very annoying. Naturally, they don't think in the dryer. Only clothes that fit properly shrink in the dryer.)
Empty dish drain and wash any dishes from previous day.
Make bed (convert futon back into couch).
Take out pills for the day.
Make and eat breakfast.
Swallow morning pills.
Wash breakfast dishes.

Day Plan

Clean air conditioner filter.
CUOP. (Often don't read everything during the week when I'm trying to get work done.)
Water plants.
Clean base of toilet (cleaned rest of it the other day).
Clean bathroom sink.
Clean tub.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~To Do~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Day Plan

Vaccuum.
Fill out online survey to get 10% discount in clothing store.
Two meetings, 1pm and 7pm (really, no kidding - haven't gone in three days).
Walk down to SoHo to buy fall clothes and visit some galleries.
Ride bike (if there's time after SoHo).
Refill prescription with mail order pharmacy.
Replace ink cartridge in printer.
File receipts, handle mail.
Pick up prescription.
Install release version of Pocket PC money management program, in hopes it will not be so painfully slow as the last beta.
Deposit rebate check.

Shorts

Normy - 17 Sep 2006 - 10:12am

Sorry to hear about the shorts getting bleached - now we've both got our 'mishap for the day' behind us!

How come SoHo has a capital 'H' in the middle? We've got a Soho as well (in London), but it's only capital letter is the 'S'.

SoHo

pro (not verified) - 17 Sep 2006 - 10:29am

SoHo in New York is an abbreviation for "South of Houston (Street)". Is it an abbreviation in London?

I don't think so

Normy - 17 Sep 2006 - 10:30am

I think it's just the name of the district, like 'Islington' and 'Westminster'.

pro's CI - 10:30am

pro (not verified) - 17 Sep 2006 - 9:33am

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Ta Da~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Wake up: 6:30am (no target - it's Sunday!).
Take migraine meds.
Sleep for another 1.5 hours.
Wake up and get vertical: 8am
Morning Routine

Dress (showered night before). (I bought some shorts this summer, and for some reason they are all one size too big - and were when I bought them. It's very annoying. Naturally, they don't think in the dryer. Only clothes that fit properly shrink in the dryer.)
Empty dish drain and wash any dishes from previous day.
Make bed (convert futon back into couch).
Take out pills for the day.
Make and eat breakfast.

Day Plan

Clean air conditioner filter.
CUOP. (Often don't read everything during the week when I'm trying to get work done.)

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~To Do~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Morning Routine

Swallow morning pills.
Wash breakfast dishes.

Day Plan

Water plants.
Vaccum.
Clean bathroom sink.
Clean tub.
Fill out online survey to get 10% discount in clothing store.
Two meetings, 1pm and 7pm (really, no kidding - haven't gone in three days).
Walk down to SoHo to buy fall clothes and visit some galleries.
Ride bike (if there's time after SoHo).
Refill prescription with mail order pharmacy.

Norm 2.30 pm BE

Normy - 17 Sep 2006 - 8:31am

Skip this bit if you like - I just need to get it out of my system...

{rant}
What a waste of time. I was upstairs CUOP/BE and DSO was downstairs shredding. Then I smelt burned apples... ran downstairs and he was sitting in a cloud of smoke ignoring the apples burning on the stove. So I took the pan outside and put it on something high up so DDog wouldn't burn herself, and he wasn't happy with where I put it and picked it up and stood there with it until I found something to stand it on, getting covered in garden muck as I did. Next up - he dumped the shredded paper in the bin - we recycle shredded paper and he knows it (take it to the animal shelter for bedding). He said 'there was too much' so I said, 'so put it in the compost' so he said 'nah!' So I went and got the shredded paper out of the bin and put it in the compost, and he was saying 'leave it! I'll do that!' (But he'd just said he wouldn't! Grrr). Anyway, he's now just apologised and said he hadn't smelt it (or seen the SMOKE???!!!). The house stinks now, and all the effort picking, peeling, and coring the apples was wasted (I wouldn't have minded so much if I'd enjoyed it, but it was deeply boring at the time).
{/rant}

So the only thing I've actually achieved since my last check in is to get work and workout clothes ready for next week. Very...slow....progress.... :(

((((Normy))))

pro (not verified) - 17 Sep 2006 - 9:29am

Sounds massively frustrating. Just the burned apples would have driven me crazy.

Maybe now would be a good time to run around the block or do some other kind of vigorous exercise to work out frustration and avoid knocking DSO's teeth out. 8)

LOL

Normy - 17 Sep 2006 - 10:09am

Tnaks pro. I escaped by taking a half hour nap. Some days this kind of stuff wouldn't bother me, or I'd laugh at it, but I'm feeling somewhat overwhelmed just lately and I'm letting things get to me.

Hmm, now I'm sure there's something I need to remind myself about - oh yeah!...

pro's CI - 9:30am

Anonymous - 17 Sep 2006 - 8:30am

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Ta Da~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Wake up: 6:30am (no target - it's Sunday!).
Take migraine meds.
Sleep for another 1.5 hours.
Wake up and get vertical: 8am
Morning Routine

Dress (showered night before). (I bought some shorts this summer, and for some reason they are all one size too big - and were when I bought them. It's very annoying. Naturally, they don't think in the dryer. Only clothes that fit properly shrink in the dryer.)
Empty dish drain and wash any dishes from previous day.
Make bed (convert futon back into couch).
Take out pills for the day.
Make and eat breakfast.

Day Plan

Clean air conditioner filter.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~To Do~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Morning Routine

Swallow morning pills.
Wash breakfast dishes.

Day Plan

Fill out online survey to get 10% discount in clothing store.
Two meetings, 1pm and 7pm (really, no kidding - haven't gone in three days).
Walk down to SoHo to buy fall clothes and visit some galleries.
Ride bike (if there's time after SoHo).
Refill prescription with mail order pharmacy.

Norm's 1.45 pm BE

Normy - 17 Sep 2006 - 7:52am

Phew!

~~~TaDa~~~
*Morning Routine
*Part way through Daytime Routine (broken down into individual tasks today to keep me going!)

Daily Daytime Routine:
*DDog walk 1 hour along canal Done
*Ddog laundry Done
*Check transport ready Done
*Get work/yoga bags packed
*Ddog's dinner - She's not eaten her breakfast yet
*Dog pooh patrol in garden Done
*Take recycling out Done
*Have I had at least 1/2 hour exercise? Counting the Ddog walk as exercise today Done
*Meal prep/meal/clear up Done
*Prep meal for tonight Done
*Prep meals for tomorrow Done
*Check water by bed/kettle/Buddha Done
*Prep clothes for tomorrow
*Check Calendar/Tickler/Task List - write Day Plan
*Flip laundry Done
*5 min Desk Rescue
*Check voicemail Done
*Make phone calls (L and S)
*Our laundry (hand washing today)

Weekly Sunday Routines:
*Towels/Whites wash Now on radiators - raining
*Review borrowed books reading list
*Household Projects

Other ToDos:

*DSO wants to learn how to make Silken Chocolate Pie - I'm quite happy to teach him!
*Do something with these apples and pears I've been given before they end up on the compost like the blackberries did In progress - done half the apples
*Start of Work Day Routine
*Continue Weekly Review
*End of Work Day Routine (will still be helpful, even if I don't do any work-work today, as it will set me up for work tomorrow)
*Whole house clean - 1 hour-ish
*Detailed clean kitchen
*Register Denis Wheatley books and put them on back row of bookshelf
*Before Bed Routine

hand washing

pro (not verified) - 17 Sep 2006 - 8:36am

When I saw this on your first to-do list, I thought, "Why does Normy put washing her hands on a to-do list?" Now I get it - you mean handwashed CLOTHES. :P

Yup!

Normy - 17 Sep 2006 - 8:51am

exercise

pro (not verified) - 17 Sep 2006 - 8:34am

Can I count walking to SoHo and back as exercise? It's a couple miles each way.

I walk a lot - all over the city. But I don't think of it as exercise - just lifestyle and/or foot transportation.

pro's CI - 8:30am

pro (not verified) - 17 Sep 2006 - 7:31am

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Ta Da~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Wake up: 6:30am (no target - it's Sunday!).
Take migraine meds.
Sleep for another 1.5 hours.
Wake up and get vertical: 8am
Morning Routine

Dress (showered night before). (I bought some shorts this morning, and for some reason they are all one size too big - and were when I bought them. It's very annoying.)
Empty dish drain and wash any dishes from previous day.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~To Do~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Morning Routine

Make bed (convert futon back into couch).
Take out pills for the day.
Swallow morning pills.
Make and eat breakfast.
Wash breakfast dishes.

pro's CI - 8:10am

pro (not verified) - 17 Sep 2006 - 7:12am

My day so far:

Woke up at 6:30am with a migraine.
Took migraine meds.
Went back to sleep for 1.5 hours.
Woke up at 8:05am, migraine-free.

Yay!

Normy - 17 Sep 2006 - 7:44am

WTG on getting rid of the migraine!

migraines

pro (not verified) - 17 Sep 2006 - 8:39am

Often when I get migraines I wake up with them. Part of the problem is that I tend to clench my teeth at night. (That's one of many migraine triggers.) I have a dental device I wear at night to reduce the pressure from the clenching - protecting my teeth and minimizing the headaches. (It's called NTI-tss, if anyone is interested.)

My rescue meds get rid of the migraines 90% of the time - I just have to take them soon enough. Sometimes I try to convince myself it's going away on its own, delay taking the meds, then suffer all day.

Cool.

Milo - 17 Sep 2006 - 7:28am

Good thing it went away! You can start your day normally now :)

I'm off to bed, myself - have a great day!!!!!!

Sleep tight Milo

Normy - 17 Sep 2006 - 7:43am

Useless information: The phrase comes from when mattresses were tied down with string - tightening them made the bed more comfortable.

that's interesting!

pro (not verified) - 17 Sep 2006 - 8:39am

I like trivia like that. Never heard this one.

good night, Milo!

pro (not verified) - 17 Sep 2006 - 7:32am

Sweet dreams. :)

Norm 12.00 noon BE

Normy - 17 Sep 2006 - 6:14am

Still on task, still on Daytime Routine. I'm flagging a bit, so I'm going to break it down today, and report after each thing:

Daily Daytime Routine:
*DDog walk 1 hour along canal
*Ddog laundry Done
*Check transport ready Done
*Get work/yoga bags packed
*Ddog's dinner
*Dog pooh patrol in garden Done
*Take recycling out Done
*Have I had at least 1/2 hour exercise? Counting the Ddog walk as exercise today ;)
*Meal prep/meal/clear up
*Prep meal for tonight
*Prep meals for tomorrow
*Check water by bed/kettle/Buddha Done
*Prep clothes for tomorrow
*Check Calendar/Tickler/Task List - write Day Plan
*Flip laundry
*5 min Desk Rescue
*Check voicemail Done
*Make phone calls (L and S)
*Our laundry (hand washing today)

Weekly Sunday Routines:
*Towels/Whites wash Drying on line
*Review borrowed books reading list
*Household Projects

Hi Normy

Milo - 17 Sep 2006 - 6:21am

Of COURSE the dog walk is exercise! If it were me, I'd be crossing it off tomorrow's, too, because it was a whole hour }:)

DDog walking

Normy - 17 Sep 2006 - 7:42am

It's not exactly cardiovascular because she's got arthritis now, and has slowed down - last year she could still come out on a run with me :(

She gets an hour twice a week, and the rest of the week she gets half an hour a day. Any more than that nowadays and the poor little thing gets knackered.

Normy's first BE 10.15 am

Normy - 17 Sep 2006 - 4:20am

I'm currently resisting Demand Resistance! I got up early and wanted to get MR done and start DR, but DSO was still in bed, and wanted to have a bath before DDog, so I couldn't get that done and had to wait for him to get ready. So whilst I was waiting I decided to CUOP, and DSO said he wanted to come on the walk with us. Now, ~he's~ ready and I'm not (still CUOP/posting), and he keeps coming in and frowning and looking at me - finally he said 'when are you going to be ready?', and I snapped back that ~he~ wasn't ready when I wanted to go, and I waited, so he could just wait for me now. Not a helpful response, but I do so hate injustice!

~~~TaDa~~~
*Morning Routine

~~~ToDo~~~
This is my regular Sunday stuff. If I get time I'll add in other things that got put off this week.

*Start Daytime Routine (some can't be done until later)
*DSO wants to learn how to make Silken Chocolate Pie - I'm quite happy to teach him! :)
*Do something with these apples and pears I've been given before they end up on the compost like the blackberries did :(
*Review borrowed books reading list
*Household project (there's a list - I'll just pick one)
*Start of Work Day Routine
*Continue Weekly Review
*End of Work Day Routine (will still be helpful, even if I don't do any work-work today, as it will set me up for work tomorrow)
*Hand washing
*Whole house clean - 1 hour-ish
*Detailed clean kitchen
*Register Denis Wheatley books and put them on back row of bookshelf
*Before Bed Routine

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