Chugging Along

[mousme]

Sergent is at doggie sleep-away camp this week for the first time ever. The kennel took him away from me right away and didn't let me go see him in his new spot, which was probably better for him but not all that great for me. They have my phone number if anything goes wrong, but I'm hoping he'll adjust and not be too upset for the few days he's there. I'll pick him up Friday morning after work, and then we'll be off to visit fearsclave up in Group of Seven country for the weekend. Hopefully the trip to one of his favourite spots will lead to Sergent's forgiving me for abandoning him for several days. It will be a nice little mental break for the both of us from what has been a very stressful summer.

I got the bathroom and the kitchen cleaned yesterday, although I didn't have time to mop the floors the way I would have liked. The bedroom is still a bit of a disaster, and I wasn't able to put up curtain rods, since the Ikea kit didn't actually come with screws. Since when do Ikea kits not come with everything you need to finish your project, is what I'd like to know? Bah.

So the list for when I get back is as follows, in no particular order:

• get the car stuff sorted out ASAP
• get the key(s) back for the house
• call the asphalt company to get the driveway paved
• call the reno guy to come fix a small problem with the floor install
• buy extra brackets and screws for the curtain rods
• finish spackling the holes in all the basement walls
• sand the basement walls
• prime the basement walls & ceiling
• paint the basement walls & ceiling
• vacuum all the floors
• mop all the floors
• install curtain rods in the spare room & bedroom
• hang curtains in the spare room & bedroom
• install curtain rods in the basement
• hang curtains in the basement
• finish tidying the bookcases in the spare room
• tidy the bedroom
• organise the boxes & stuff in the basement
• wash the cover of the sofa bed
• stage the basement
• stage the spare room
• stage the living room
• stage the bedroom
• stage the bathroom
• stage the kitchen
• cull my clothes so that I don't end up packing stuff I don't wear anymore
• mow the front lawn
• mow the back lawn
• get 1 more paving slab for the back yard
• weed the front flower beds
• weed the back flower beds
• chop up the branches that were taken off the lilac tree a few weeks back
• put out the chopped up branches for pick-up

I'm sure there's stuff I'm forgetting. I keep making lists and realising I've forgotten half the stuff on there. Looks like August is going to be a really busy month. I did ask for time off work, but even if it's approved it will be a tight schedule to try and get everything done.

I've run out of steam for this entry. May update again if inspiration strikes later. See you on the flip side, LJ!