I've pushed some stuff off too long. I'm going to list it here for some sort of accountability.

• schedule my next physical (it's not overdue yet, but they schedule pretty far out)
  
• schedule a dental cleaning. I am torn; I like my dentist but hate his office. I guess it's time for me to switch to Dr. Rosie.
  
• schedule a flu shot. (thanks for the " ( Read more... )

Now that Smiles is old enough that she should be doing chores (thanks for the reminder, remcat) I realized that a lot of things I want her to do EVERYONE in my household should be doing. (I mean my upstairs household, eowyns and 76trombones. Your chores are your own problem.) So I have made a list.

• clean up spills and cat messes immediately (asking for help if ( Read more... )

Doing pretty well. It's definitely motivating me to actually go and do some decluttering every day. I'm keeping a google calendar, so I can see which things I have gotten rid of (and make plans for things that are more complicated ( Read more... )

Ok, in order to get on top of things I need to get more stuff out of the house.

My goal for the foreseeable future is to get one grocery-bag-size of stuff out of the house every day.

(Today it was a zebra and a hippo. Not every day will be that easy.)
Friday - Just compost (but that still counts!)
Saturday - Big box of handmedowns

Wherein I do a bunch of thinking out loud that may or may not be of interest to others ( Read more... )

I've gotten excellent sleep two nights in a row, and decent sleep much of the week before that. And swimming this week.

And today ringrose took Smiles to a water park. I had the whole day to myselfHowdy Doody I can get a lot done from 9am-5pm. Hedge trimming, book reading, errand running, cooking, cleaning, laundry, ArtBeat ( Read more... )

Since this morning I have woken up before Smiles, I will write one of the posts that's been in my head! (Alas my sleep was not good last night, but neither was hers ( Read more... )

There are a bunch of things I'm not doing because I'm afraid of doing them, or of trying to do them and failing? I decided I would list them here and see if that makes some of them more manageable.

1. write up this list and share it with y'all
   
2. write down all of our expenses (aka make a budget again; we had one we followed closely until technology ( Read more... )

Not resolutions as much as todos.

1. maintain a system for keeping up with Smiles' clothes
   
2. garden
   
3. make 100 real meals (well, minus the few I have already made) before Smiles' birthday
   
4. practice taking care of myself
   
5. get a will written and other legal paperwork figured out

I have a goal to make 100 real meals and write about them here before Smiles turns two.

They can't be things I've made bzillions of times, but they can be things I've made before but not for a while.

Wish me luck!