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pro's last check-in - 11:20pm
I finished my bedtime routine. More back accounting tomorrow... First I have to read a work spec someone sent me late today.
Milo - okay, I did it! You're gonna follow up with some customers today, right? That's our deal! :)
Yay pro!!!!!!
Yes! I am doing some tonight - will check in again in an hour and advise progress! You might be getting up about then...
Very productivew
Very productive day
wash/teeth/hair [done]
meds/vitamins [done]
breakfast [done]
clean off stove [done]
clean breakfast dishes [done]
clean 1/2 master bath floor [done]
call post office to track package [done]
tax to do list [done]
exercise [done]
drug store-refill [done]
call health insurance [done]
go to aunts [done]
type aunts letter [done]
1hr bathroom finish floor [done]
Print out tax form and instructions
Major focus Hair
perm
treatment
color
Roll over
make master list for rest of october
cook pasta
booklet writing list
call dr. for new prescription[done] (dr. off today will rollover)
Pick up refills
Call neice to set of time to pick up lap top
Pick up lap top
HOUSERECLAIMER
congratulations, HR!
:)
slider's 5 pm CI
I entered what I've done today under yesterday's forum, because it was all stuff I had intended to do yesterday. Closure for that. For this evening, here's what's left.
To Do:
--put new batch of checks in check book
--write out check and put in envelope
----put stamp on envelope
-----put envelope in mail box
------raise flag(I need to spell out all the steps or I'll never get around to it)
--make communion visit appointment (E. & E.L)(I didn't set this up for today, so now I have to figure out when else will work)
--call (I. M.) about possible visit, too (if needed)
--living room hot spots w/kids
--DD feed chickens and cats
--DD play with and feed kitten
--DS clean kitchen
--DD clean bathroom
--DD take benadryl at 9 pm
--kids begin bedtime routine at 9 pm
--DS feed dogs
--kids in bed at 10 pm
--my bedtime routine
--set alarm for 6 am
--lights out at 10:30
Maybe do:
--clean up porch
--clear off table (again)
--start walking again, just one lap for starters (or ride exercise bike 10 minutes since it is so wet)(If 10 minutes isn't too bad, I'll go for another 10)
pro's CI - 5:20pm
I'm burned out with the accounting for today. I'm going to relax for a while now.
scarlett CI 3:29 pm
I am so not motivated. Really struggling, here.
Last night: bedtime 12:00 am (target 11 pm)
This morning: wakeup 8:00 am (target 7 am)
Already done:
eat breakfast
take pills
process emails 10 minutes
look up and forward info for R.
prep for meeting – review report
get flu shot
fill out survey
To do:
Frog 1
Frog 2
review weight tix
set up onsite meeting
schedule site visits
set up meeting re: V w/ P&A
call re: film
slate from – what happened?
process emails (15 min)
Wilson – windows? Call Kelly R.
update start/finish grid
research vintage/costume/mtgs
Tonight:
fix/eat dinner
feed cats/scoop pan
choreo opening
meeting
TV night
bedtime 10:30
I'm struggling here, too.
I'm still not sure whether my desire to sleep is true tiredness, or a longing to escape what I'm doing. Maybe both. I haven't been feeling that well.
stiil not well
Maybe time to start the antibiotics?
HOUSERECLAIMER
unnecessary antibiotics
It's harmful to take antibiotics when they are not needed. It causes new resistant strains of diseases to develop.
don't need that
I'm not running a fever. I don't need antibiotics. I'm just still not 100%.
I'm still coughing a lot and taking cough medicine.
Housereclaimer 2:52
wash/teeth/hair [done]
meds/vitamins [done]
breakfast [done]
clean off stove [done]
clean breakfast dishes [done]
clean 1/2 master bath floor [done]
call post office to track package [done]
tax to do list [done]
exercise [done]
drug store-refill [done]
call dr. for new prescription[done] (dr. off today will rollover)
1hr bathroom finish floor
call health insurance
Pick up refills on my way to aunts
go to aunts
type aunts letter
make master list for rest of october
cook pasta
booklet writing list
Major focus Hair
perm
treatment
color
HOUSERECLAIMER
pro's CI - 2:10pm
pro's CI - 11:40am
The one item on my to-do list, "back accounting", obviously has many steps. But instead of breaking it down here, I'm going to post my progress in the tax challenge thread.
pro's CI - 11:05am
pro's CI - 10am
At some point I want to start exercising again, but not today. I still have too much congestion in my chest.
Rexroth 14.35 BST
Todo today
Up prayer and reflection
check email
go to dentist
shopping
banking
home
deal with post - easy there wasn't any
Thus far I've got. I nearly fainted in one of the shops and they brought me a chair. I feel embarassed etc. Home and a glass (well actually two of brandy) food and bed where I have been till now.
I have things to do and don't know what to do. At the moment I feel rough.
Regards Rexroth
fainted?
What caused you to faint? Do you need to see a doctor?
Rexroth 21.03 BST
I nearly fainted but not quite. Felt weak and someone sat me down on a chair with head between knees. Does not match my image of myself trekking over the hills. Think it was a combination of bronchitis, recovery from food poisening and dentist visit.
Later this afternoon I got up and tidyied a bit and wrote my journal.
Now prayers and bed. Am seeing dentist again on Friday and if I'm not getting better by next Monday will see Dr.
Appreciate kind thoughts. Rexroth
Housereclaimer 9:15 checkin
Heard alarm at 8:00 but didn't wake up until 8:30
todo
morning routine
call health insurance
call post office to track package of october
go to aunts
type aunts letter
make master list for rest of october
cook pasta
booklet writing list
exercise
drug store-refill
call dr. for new prescription
Major focus Hair
perm
treatment
color
HOUSERECLAIMER
HR - typo in image name
HR - I fixed the typo in the image name you had. When you use pictures, please click "Preview" before "Post" so you cna check for typos. Thx.
irony
"so you cna check for typos" }:)
Just pickin' on ya. (Former proofreader here, rearing its ugly head. I get the letters backward all the time when I'm typing, myself!)
haha!
That is funny! But at least I don't end up with missing pictures (those x's). When I use pictures, I use the Preview.
pro's first check-in - 9:30am
I haven't been sleeping that well. I woke up at 4:30am and couldn't go back to sleep. Then I kept waking up every hour. I stayed in bed because I haven't been sleeping much lately and I think I need the sleep - especially since I was sick so recently. I ended up getting at 9am - pretty late. So now I need to really get moving!
no breakfast
I forgot to get something to eat for breakfast yesterday. :(
I need to go out and get something. Yuck.
scarlett CI 9:30 am
I'm going to try to start checking in earlier in the hopes that it will get me on the right track.
All right, here we go. The mantra for today is "non-attachment to results."
Last night: bedtime 12:00 am (target 11 pm)
This morning: wakeup 8:00 am (target 7 am)
Already done:
eat breakfast
take pills
process emails 10 minutes
look up and forward info for R.
To do:
prep for meeting – review report
Frog 1
Frog 2
review weight tix
fill out survey
set up onsite meeting
schedule site visits
set up meeting re: V w/ P&A
slate from – what happened?
process emails (15 min)
Wilson – windows? Call K.
update start/finish grid
research vintage/costume/mtgs
Tonight:
fix/eat dinner
feed cats/scoop pan
choreo opening
meeting
TV night
bedtime 10:30
checking in
Checking in helps me enormously. I'll bet it helps you, too. :)
Milo 8:30pm
I'm taking the rest of the evening off. I am going to do my evening routine now, then head to bed @ 9:30 to watch Survivor.
I have:
- got up & made bed
- dressed and fed kids and saw them off
- do morning routine
* shower, hair, makeup, dress, breaky
* washing on, swish'n'swipe
- tidy desk (10 mins)
- wrote in card, addressed & stamped it (birthday card for friend)
- called potential client to see if he received the info I sent
- entered some details into ACT!
- rang the kindergarten to talk about pre-entry for DD
- processed inbox (this took an hour and a half because I actioned quite a few, as you can see above, and did a little CUOP in between)
- submited September taxes (5 mins)
- ALL my filing (20 mins)
- create past client files and re-org current client files (10 mins - ha ha - I think I was kidding myself as to how many clients I have had!!!)
- rang insurance guy (10 mins)
- print out AM form (5 mins)
- add to Big List (10 mins)
- break for lunch @ 12:10 for 30 mins
- daytime routine (30 mins)
* sweep floors, tidy hotspots, reboot laundry, prepare bathroom
- rang mum back (20 mins)
- made list of places to put new flyer (10m)
- wasted nearly an hour on the net (oops!)
- talked to a potential client that called (she's calling the other organiser in my city next - hope she picks me...she's shopping around. At least we charge the same and I'm only 5 minutes from her - fingers crossed!)
- went to council to check on display (that was what made me most miserable, noone had taken any interest at all)
- distributed flyer (I got sidetracked in a clothes shop and tried on a dress that looked great on the hanger and stupid on me. Was trying to get on side with the owner so she'd put up my flyer, but I had already got her agreement so didn't need to go that extra mile of sucking up)
- relaxed and enjoyed some extremely rare peace and quiet (only for 20 minutes because I got home so late)
- got dinner ready for DS (DD will be at DMIL's tonight)
- tidied office, checked in and planned evening
- DS dinner, bath, book, bed
- dinner for DH and I (DH went and got takeaway)
- dishes and shined sink
Still to do this evening:
- evening routine (wash face, brush & floss, lay out clothes..I have a deep desire to wear something a bit 'out there' to work tomorrow for some reason.... }:))
- tidy up the bedroom a bit before getting into bed (it looks like a closet threw up on the bed ;))
Not doing anymore:
- go and pick up DS (DH said it's okay - he'll do it)
- spend 1 hr on big presentation (can't fit it in - will have to do some tomorrow night)
- check on T-shirt colours and decide (ran out of time)
- develop weekend schedule (too tired tonight - DS is waking up at a sparrow's fart these days, 4:40am for a howl for 10 minutes then up for good at 5:45 this morning. Urrggh....)
Ha! Ha! I'm goofy
I was just skimming through your post, Milo, and I had to stop and scroll back up because I thought for a moment that your bedtime routine included "brush and floss nose." :jawdrop: (That's a pretty good example of why skimming has its drawbacks! :P )
a good day!
Looks like you got most of your to-do list done (unless I'm missing something). Congratulations! :)
Per our pact, my main activity today will be back accounting. When you wake up and check in, I want to be able to say I made a dent in it!!
Milo 5pm
I feel a bit down about how I've spent the afternoon. I wasted time and feel a bit miserable about my 2 latest advertising ventures - they aren't working :(.
I have:
- got up & made bed
- dressed and fed kids and saw them off
- do morning routine
* shower, hair, makeup, dress, breaky
* washing on, swish'n'swipe
- tidy desk (10 mins)
- wrote in card, addressed & stamped it (birthday card for friend)
- called potential client to see if he received the info I sent
- entered some details into ACT!
- rang the kindergarten to talk about pre-entry for DD
- processed inbox (this took an hour and a half because I actioned quite a few, as you can see above, and did a little CUOP in between)
- submited September taxes (5 mins)
- ALL my filing (20 mins)
- create past client files and re-org current client files (10 mins - ha ha - I think I was kidding myself as to how many clients I have had!!!)
- rang insurance guy (10 mins)
- print out AM form (5 mins)
- add to Big List (10 mins)
- break for lunch @ 12:10 for 30 mins
- daytime routine (30 mins)
* sweep floors, tidy hotspots, reboot laundry, prepare bathroom
- rang mum back (20 mins)
- made list of places to put new flyer (10m)
- wasted nearly an hour on the net (oops!)
- talked to a potential client that called (she's calling the other organiser in my city next - hope she picks me...she's shopping around. At least we charge the same and I'm only 5 minutes from her - fingers crossed!)
- went to council to check on display (that was what made me most miserable, noone had taken any interest at all)
- distributed flyer (I got sidetracked in a clothes shop and tried on a dress that looked great on the hanger and stupid on me. Was trying to get on side with the owner so she'd put up my flyer, but I had already got her agreement so didn't need to go that extra mile of sucking up)
- relaxed and enjoyed some extremely rare peace and quiet (only for 20 minutes because I got home so late)
- got dinner ready for DS (DD will be at DMIL's tonight)
- tidied office, checked in and planned evening
Still to do this evening:
- DS dinner, bath, book, bed
- dinner for DH and I (I feel like takeaway!)
- develop weekend schedule
- spend some time on presentation if possible
Not doing anymore:
- go and pick up DS (DH said it's okay - he'll do it)
- spend 1 hr on big presentation (can't fit it in - will have to do some tomorrow night)
- check on T-shirt colours and decide (ran out of time)
Milo 2:45pm
Oh, dear - I lost that great momentum when I stopped for lunch!
I have already:
- got up & made bed
- dressed and fed kids and saw them off
- do morning routine
* shower, hair, makeup, dress, breaky
* washing on, swish'n'swipe
- tidy desk (10 mins)
- wrote in card, addressed & stamped it (birthday card for friend)
- called potential client to see if he received the info I sent
- entered some details into ACT!
- rang the kindergarten to talk about pre-entry for DD
- processed inbox (this took an hour and a half because I actioned quite a few, as you can see above, and did a little CUOP in between)
- submited September taxes (5 mins)
- ALL my filing (20 mins)
- create past client files and re-org current client files (10 mins - ha ha - I think I was kidding myself as to how many clients I have had!!!)
- rang insurance guy (10 mins)
- print out AM form (5 mins)
- add to Big List (10 mins)
- break for lunch @ 12:10 for 30 mins
- daytime routine (30 mins)
* sweep floors, tidy hotspots, reboot laundry, prepare bathroom
- rang mum back (20 mins)
- made list of places to put new flyer (10m)
- wasted nearly an hour on the net (oops!)
- talked to a potential client that called (she's calling the other organiser in my city next - hope she picks me...she's shopping around. At least we charge the same and I'm only 5 minutes from her - fingers crossed!)
Next, between now and 5pm:
- go to council to check on display (30 mins)
- distribute flyer (45mins)
- check on T-shirt colours and decide (call DH and ask if he's ready to order now - he controls marketing budget) (15 mins)
- come home by 4pm
- relax and enjoy some extremely rare peace and quiet
- get dinner ready for DS (DD will be at DMIL's tonight)
- tidy office, check in and plan evening
Not doing anymore:
- go and pick up DS (DH said it's okay - he'll do it)
- spend 1 hr on big presentation (can't fit it in - will have to do some tomorrow night)
Milo 12:00pm
My 'to file' folder is now lean once again thanks to my crash diet for it :).
I'm ahead of schedule, but my office is a mess again after all that filing business so I'm going to tidy up for 10 minutes then take early lunch and put the washing on the line.
I have already:
- got up & made bed
- dressed and fed kids and saw them off
- do morning routine
* shower, hair, makeup, dress, breaky
* washing on, swish'n'swipe
- tidy desk (10 mins)
- wrote in card, addressed & stamped it (birthday card for friend)
- called potential client to see if he received the info I sent
- entered some details into ACT!
- rang the kindergarten to talk about pre-entry for DD
- processed inbox (this took an hour and a half because I actioned quite a few, as you can see above, and did a little CUOP in between)
- submited September taxes (5 mins)
- ALL my filing (20 mins)
- create past client files and re-org current client files (10 mins - ha ha - I think I was kidding myself as to how many clients I have had!!!)
- rang insurance guy (10 mins)
- print out AM form (5 mins)
- add to Big List (10 mins)
I next want to:
- break for lunch @ 12:10 for 30 mins
- daytime routine (30 mins)
* sweep floors, tidy hotspots, reboot laundry, prepare bathroom
Then at some stage between 1 and 5pm:
- ring mum back (she has an 'IT problem' - she's probably accidentally deleted something and wants me to find it again!) (30 mins)
- spend 1 hr on big presentation (1hr)
- make list of places to put new flyer (10m)
- go to council to check on display (30 mins)
- distribute flyer (1hr)
- check on T-shirt colours and decide (call DH and ask if he's ready to order now - he controls marketing budget)
- come home by 4pm, relax and enjoy some extremely rare peace and quiet :)
- get dinner ready for DS (DD will be at DMIL's tonight)
- tidy office, check in and plan evening
Not doing anymore:
- go and pick up DS (DH said it's okay - he'll do it)
a good morning!
Sounds like you're working very efficiently this morning! :)
Thanks!
:jawdrop: It's rare!
Milo 10:30am
I feel so much better now my desk is clean and my inbox is empty! (mind you, my 'to file' folder is positively obese!!!!!!!)
I have already:
- got up & made bed
- dressed and fed kids and saw them off
- do morning routine
* shower, hair, makeup, dress, breaky
* washing on, swish'n'swipe
- tidy desk (10 mins)
- wrote in card, addressed & stamped it (birthday card for friend)
- called potential client to see if he received the info I sent
- entered some details into ACT!
- rang the kindergarten to talk about pre-entry for DD
- processed inbox (this took an hour and a half because I actioned quite a few, as you can see above, and did a little CUOP in between)
I next want to:
- submit September taxes (15 mins)
- ALL my filing (20 mins)
- create past client files and re-org current client files (1hr)
- print out AM form (5 mins)
- ring insurance guy (15 mins)
- add to Big List (10 mins)
- break for lunch @ 12:30 for 30 mins
Then at some stage between 1 and 5:
- ring mum back (she has an 'IT problem' - she's probably accidentally deleted something and wants me to find it again!) (30 mins)
- daytime routine (30 mins)
* sweep floors, tidy hotspots, reboot laundry
- make list of places to put new flyer (10m)
- spend 1 hr on big presentation (1hr)
- go to council to check on display (20 mins)
- distribute flyer (1hr)
- check on T-shirt colours and decide (call DH and ask if he's ready to order now - he controls marketing budget)
- relax and enjoy some extremely rare peace and quiet :)
- get dinner ready for DS (DD will be at DMIL's tonight)
Not doing anymore:
- go and pick up DS (DH said it's okay - he'll do it)
Milo 8am
Morning all! Working from home today so need people to be pushing me if I slack off, okay??!!!
I have already:
- got up & made bed
- dressed and fed kids and saw them off
I next want to:
- do morning routine
* shower, hair, makeup, dress, breaky
* washing on, swish'n'swipe
- remember to drink water every 1/2 hr
- tidy desk (5 mins)
- process inbox (15 mins)
- take a 5 minute break to CUOP
Then before lunch:
- submit September taxes (15 mins)
- ALL my filing (20 mins)
- ring mum back (she has an 'IT problem' - she's probably accidentally deleted something and wants me to find it again!) (30 mins)
- create past client files and re-org current client files (1hr)
- print out AM form (5 mins)
- ring insurance guy (15 mins)
- add to Big List (20 mins)
- break for lunch (30 mins)
Then at some stage between 1 and 5:
- daytime routine (30 mins)
* sweep floors, tidy hotspots, reboot laundry
- make list of places to put new flyer (10m)
- spend 1 hr on big presentation (1hr)
- go to council to check on display (20 mins)
- distribute flyer (1hr)
- check on Tshirt colours and decide (call DH and ask if he's ready to order now - he controls marketing budget)
- relax :)
- go and pick up DS for DH so he doesn't have to rush home