ChÜberlist: 2009–June Update
I need to seriously update my ChÜberlist as I have added some items. I think this is the best I could come up with after taking a beating during the first half of the year.
Seriously, the year is HALF OVER?
red: done
purple: started
blue: deferred until 2010
green: added
strike: removed
- Take vitamins and calcium supplements daily.
- Invest in a Sonic Care toothbrush.
- Drink at least one glass of water when I wake up, at dinner and when I go to bed.
- Use a calendar to stay on a strict skin regiment. – I’m going to call this one done because the best I can afford right now is to wash my face every day with an actual face wash (as opposed to regular soap).
- Get my first tattoo before I turn 30.
- See endocrinologist by 04/01.
- Hire a babysitter twice a month.
- Schedule 5 hours into my week for uninterrupted “me time”.
- Keep hand lotion…handy.
- Schedule 30 minutes of real exercise into my morning before work. I think carrying a baby around all day is about all I can handle.
- Stop using the word douchebag as a descriptive object. Ex.: He is a total douchebag.
- Take a foreign language class.
- Eat more ginger.
- Learn more about natural antioxidants and incorporate 3 new foods into the family’s meal plan.
- Make and freeze cookie dough.
- Be brave and go to a dentist.
- Weigh 15 lbs less than my driver’s license weight.
- Get fitted for a bra and buy 7 new, properly fitted bras.
- Incorporate Tim Gunn’s Ten Essential Wardrobe Elements into my closet and actually wear them: basic black dress, trench coat, dress pants, classic shirt, jeans, skirt, any occasion top, day dress, jacket, sweatsuit alternative.
- Find a tailor and have three pieces of ill fitting clothes fitted.
- Get pregnant before the end of the year.
- Have gutters cleaned out on time.
- Decorate house for Christmas during Thanksgiving weekend (both trees) and take down decorations by New Year’s Day.
- Get an estimate for flooring replacement and stair railing replacement.
- Plant trees along property line.
- Spend 10 minutes a night doing a clean sweep. – I have been doing this, actually. The dishes get into the sink, sometimes, even into the dishwasher. Kitchen table is cleaned off…we actually eat at the kitchen table now. It’s creepy.
- Finish painting and decorating Josh’s bathroom.
- Repaint Josh’s bedroom and ceiling
- Make themed artwork for Josh’s bedroom.
- Repaint attic room.
- Remodel closet in attic room guest room for business storage.
- Buy two twin beds for attic room.
- Buy an actual dresser made of wood for my bedroom.
- Paint master bedroom and bath and ceilings.
- Install new ceiling fan in master bedroom.
- Have foyer and foyer ceiling painted.
- Dispose of rolled up carpet in garage.
- Have new garage door opener installed or find a 20 year old replacement remote.
- Install overhead storage racks in garage.
- Move electrical receptacles in laundry room to correct wall.
- Remove wire shelves from laundry room.
- Patch fake laundry chute opening in laundry room ceiling.
- Remove half wall in laundry room.
- Paint walls and ceiling in laundry room.
- Remove all plants from around deck.
- Start deck tear out.
- Add 100 recipes to my recipe binder.
- Convert all finances to QB.
- Reduce overall credit card debt by 10K.
- Compare and analyze 2007 vs. 2008 credit card spending by 01/31/09.
- Have a quarterly earnings review and pay quarterly estimated taxes ON TIME for new business.
- Save any real estate bonuses to pay 2008 tax bill due in October 2009.
- Keep up with regular car maintenance (oil changes, tire rotations, etc).
- Keep a bag for trash in the car.
- Vacuum my car once a week.
- Upgrade to a new 10mp digital camera.
- Buy full Photoshop suite and learn photo editing.
- Supplement income with real estate photography.
- Work up a business plan for <I>choo bee crafty</I>.
- Keep all receipts and track all expenses (business and household).
- File bills once a month.
- Move computer back into downstairs office. – That’s where I am right now! Yay!
- Buy a laptop for bedroom.
- Move sewing table down to den to guest room.
- Start gift and card log for home and office.
- Introduce client tracking/follow up system for HRN/ACA/ADA.
- Keep a 9AM to 4 PM work schedule during off season.
- Donate $400 in cash donations to charity.
- Make better use of discount stores and clearance sales (Tuesday Morning/TJ Maxx/Marshalls, etc.) to shop for occasions in advance.
- Incorporate a better coupon tracking system.
- Cook at least three nights a week.
- Shop no more than three times per week and do not deviate from shopping list.
- Start shopping at Aldi’s.
- Plan meals so food doesn’t spoil/expire/get wasted.
- Plan and save for St. Louis vacation in May.
- Back up all hard drives.
- Organize saved photos.
- Update Josh’s photo albums.
- Finish scanning in old family photos.
- Finish christening blanket by 02/01.
- Learn continental knitting.
- Knit three pairs of socks. – two pair down, one to go!
- Knit a sweater of some sort (sweater vest okay). – cast on today for a vest for Josh!
- Knit a pirate themed item.
- Knit 6 more scarves to complete my week of scarves
- Learn how to knit mittens and gloves.
- 50% of folk shawl done.
- 50% Nicky Epstein afghan done.
- 25% of underwear quilt done.
- 25% of miter square blanket done.
- Knit Josh at least 3 hats.
- Incorporate fair isle into three projects..
- Track yarn stash by yardage, weight and fiber for quick reference.
- Deplete total yarn stash by 50% before buying any new yarn. Stash to be totaled after Christmas. Commissioned items do not count as stash.
- Design and knit anime dk beanie that I’ve been talking about for a hundred years.
- Finish cross stitch Christmas ornaments.
- Finish felted stockings.
- Build proper yarn storage.
- Make a circular knitting needle organizer.
- Start project list to know how much/what kind of yarn I need to buy.
- Use any yarn scraps to build up supply of knitted ornaments for sale.
- Knit a rug.
- Knit Halloween dishcloths for the kitchen.
- Knit at least 2 baby blankets. – one down, at least one to go.
- Buy a new couch for the living room.
- Knit at least 2 baby hats.
- Have entire house reorganized for full house living by the end of August. – in progress. For those of you who know me, this is a big deal. Our office and den/library are both 75% functional and we now eat in the kitchen. The couches have been thrown out (furry and gross) and pretty soon the living room will be totally vacant and ready for a new couch if we can ever afford one. The foyer is actually empty and clean and so is the half bath. I can actually spend time downstairs now! Whee!
- Restart a non-online journal.
- Do not spend any Hatchlings shells from July 1 – August 1.
I’m so freaking tired I can’t even describe. It’s also super hot, thanks to summertime in Atlanta. Here’s a photo:
