Procrastination

Ummm, yeah. So I've been neglecting my blog, apparently. I didn't realize I have no May postings. I am rectifying that with this entry. Apologies to my 1 "real" follower and also those that undoubtedly lurk but for whatever reason don't want me to know they read this...

Anyway--I have a serious case of the lazies. Very serious. I have about a million things running through my mental to-do list, none of which are getting done. So, in an effort to inspire myself, I'm going to make a list. :) I love lists. I will also come back and edit this blog with strikethrough notations as items are completed. Yay!

TO DO LIST (in order of priority)

School

1. I have one online class I need to wrap up by Monday. The only problem is, I have weeks of homework to do and a final to take. There goes my weekend. Oh, except that I am going to the movies Friday night and also on Saturday afternoon and then Mother's Day is on Sunday...right. See my problem. STOP GOOFING OFF AND FINISH THE CLASS!
2. Do said homework, weeks 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 (some assignments will be easier than others).
3. Write short paper on an experience within the juvenile justice system--piece o' cake. I will write about my experience as a community volunteer working with troubled teens over the last year and half.
4. Review for and take final by Monday @ 5 PM. Ok. Need to be done with everything by Sun night.
5. Revel in my ability to perform under pressure and still walk away with an "A" in the class despite my shameful procrastination all semester.
6. Breathe sigh of relief when stupid assignments are finished and final is taken so I can enjoy my summer!

Work

1. Create attendee sign-up sheet for External Org meeting next Thursday.
2. Create agenda for meeting and send to attendees.
3. Create handouts for meeting.
4. Talk with coworker about how meeting/training will be structured. These steps should all be completed by Monday afternoon as coworker will be gone Tues & Wednesday and meeting is at 10 AM Thursday.
5. Don't forget to set up flexible spending for healthcare for next year before open enrollment expires!

Home

1. Clean house. A tidy environment equals a tidy mind. The house is presentable (in common areas) but it is skanky according to my standards. Cleaning house is defined by the following subcategories:

• Vacuum. I vacuum the entire house at least 2x a week because of the dog. Been seriously slacking. Vacuuming is a must!
• Finish loading dishwasher and wash dirty dishes. Put away when clean.
• Wipe down bathroom and kitchen counters and other surfaces. Dust where necessary.
• Sweep and mop hard floors.
• Thoroughly clean bathroom shower, tub, and toilet.
• Put away miscellaneous items on desk. An organized desk is my preference. Crap is everywhere at the moment. This must change.
• Clean the boy's room. Ideally this would include throwing/giving away toys that are no longer played with to reduce clutter, but...we'll see.
• Bathe and brush dog and either trim her nails or take her to the groomer.
• Take out trash.

Now onto the crap that I despise doing and thus will avoid forever usually. But it must be done. Sigh.

• Laundry. Uggggghhhhhhhhhhh. I actually love washing and drying clothes. I hate putting them away. Need to wash and dry all dirty clothes (the easy part) and then fold/hang and put away. Put away clean clothes that have been sitting in a pile in the laundry basket!
• Switch seasonal clothes. Pack away fall/winter clothes and unpack spring/summer clothes for both you and child. Separately pack items that no longer fit for donation to charity. Then review inventory for new items that need to be purchased and make purchases as necessary.

The first section can be taken care of in a few hours. Hesitant to do on Sunday just on general principle though. The second section will take me a day at my most highly motivated, or a weekend in a normal state of functioning. Clearly it won't be this weekend due to the school section. But it WILL happen.

Self

1. Clean car. I debated whether to put this under home, but if I'm going to clean it, it's going to be perfect, which is an issue of vanity, so it goes here. It needs everything. Throw out trash in interior, vacuum, wipe down and Armor All surfaces, deodorize, wash/wax at the car wash and put tire shine stuff on tires. Yes, I do these things myself, I actually get a lot of pleasure out of detailing my car.
2. Car maintenance. Been neglecting my truck. Desperately needs an oil change , tire rotation/balance, and transmission flush. These are not expensive, and one is free, so no excuses. Almost certain it also needs an alignment, tune-up, and brakes. Everything but the tune-up & brakes can be done for $250 or less at NTB. Tune-up & brakes go to Mr. Lee's and have to wait a few more weeks. Might get oil-change at Jiffy Lube just this once so can get free fluid top-offs--am out of washer fluid!
3. Finalize travel arrangements for Memorial Day weekend.
4. Get hair and nails done! Feet were recently pedicured so will be fine for another couple of weeks but nails need work. At the very least finish stripping off hot pink polish that just looks skanky now and do home manicure. Hair is budgeted out for next paycheck, hopefully nothing changes this.
5. Start going back to gym. Paying Bally's almost $40 a month for nothing is stupid and a waste. They've gotten quite enough free money in 2009, thank you.
6. Make dental appointment(s) once flex spending card is reactivated.
7. Finish prototype for iPhone application in preparation for soliciting the proposal. Development needs to be delayed until after firmware update to 3.0 in June.
8. Finish website mock-up so that when the building stage begins in another month or so you are actually building and not still planning.

Sigh. Life will be good when all these things are done (!)