Late to this one. lolā¦ just a little bit. But am going to give myself a pass as I am still waiting for the latest bombshell to be dropped about the house, and whether I can stay. No idea. Could happen any time. No whatsoever clue. Just going into Christmas. Greatā¦
(Since he brought the estate agent round on my Birthday, whatās the betting heās saving this latest one for Christmas Day? Would not put it past him).
But hey, I survived 2020ā¦ Wellā¦ I nearly have. Although, that said, I did just eat the chocolate reindeer behind the 24th window on my advent calendar. On the 19th. Like the heathen I so clearly am. So that probably means I have jinxed myself now. Oh well, tāwas nice knowing yāallā¦
Tackle the mending pile and mend (or alter) 3 things ā PROGRESS: not much more since last week, but itās still going ETA: As of 8:42 PM I have completed a second mend! Just one more to go.
Eat down the pantry: donāt buy any pantry staples that are primarily for me ā PROGRESS: so far, so good, though pizza has still not been made
Stretch goal of finishing my cardigan - PROGRESS: everything is done but the blocking!
I was called in to work yesterday and then was super sleepy so didnāt get any project work done.
Hereās where Iām starting now today - I donāt need to repaint; this was just painted a year ago. But Iām kind of in the mood for pinks and purples instead of blues since this is just mine where before it was fun partner-y decisions (which I loved, but still).
I have a tendency to jump around when Iām by myself so Iām experimenting with posting steps Iāve finished here. Hopefully this satisfies my ābreakā impulse without being distracted by the whole forum.
Swept the ceiling, walls, trim, floors. Made a profit of 73Ā¢!
Mopped the floor with my carpet cleaner for the scrubbie brush
Curled my hair
Preheating the oven to make sweet potato fries from a bag instead of cooking a whole meal
Sanded almost all the floorā¦ Thereās a 2 foot square space by the door that I need an extension cord for. I only have a 5in orbital sander so this is not down to the wood but I think Iāll reseal it anyway and next time rent a floor sander.
I donāt think Iām going to restain yet since Iāll have rugs down.
But a LOT of the stains and all the general goo stuck to the floor are gone, so well worth postponing painting to get this done today while ii had daylight.
I have figured out how much probably I need to put in a lump sum to max the rrsp, and I will confirm on Tuesday once the work paperwork shows me whether they put in anything from my bonus, or if that came through straight (just taxes removed)
We did a bunch more clean out of the storage unit today. We will have to take things to Goodwill tomorrow, since it was Sunday today, but theyāre out of the storage unit. One more trip, or maybe one and a half, will do the task.
New goal: I have to clean up the living room before Friday so that my mother doesnāt see that we live in a pigsty during the family Christmas zoom.
Health, food, body stuff, mental health, poor coping, just a dumpster fire really
leave home 6/7 days a week - YES, 7/7
strength-building workout once a week - NO. I reached this afternoon and realized Iād been too tired all week and was still too tired. Not just physically. More that I was too tired of digging deep to force myself to do things I didnāt feel like doing, because it was better if I did them. Some amount of that is just being a responsible grown up, but Iāve been gouging the wood of the bottom of my barrel for months. I just ran out of desire to dig.
limit 3 standard alcoholic drinks a week - MAYBE, 3 drinks this week so far but I might have another tonight because Iām kind of out of capacity to withhold self-comfort measures from myself
limit 3 treats a week - NOPE, though I ate slightly less junk than last week.
7 hours of sleep 4/7 nights a week - YES, 4/7 nights this week
Soā¦? Iām hoping DH and I get a little mental rest during the holiday break so we can cope adequately because it looks like weāre being locked down harder soon (the only part that changes our lives is if they close schools, which it looks like they will). I donāt know how much genuine self care (sleep, food, exercise, etc.) Iāll be able to manage but Iāll try and try to be proud that weāve survived this horrible year. Itās nice to reach stated, specific goals but anything I do to be healthier is a worthwhile, small step.
Week 3 Check-in
All I did from the list this week was fix the A/C runoff issue.
I did, however, leave off a glaring task that did see some progress. We started clearing out the garage! It needs to be cleared by the 28th for the renovation to start. We organized into: store, give away, dump, and hazardous materials. We cleaned everything we took inside to store. It was a big day. Tomorrow is the dump hall and taking 2 large PA systems to our friendās storage shed. Christmas day, weāll take a trip to drop off some of the stuff weāve been storing for Husbandās family.
I have off Dec 24 - Jan 2 so I will likely get through more of this list. Best intentions.
Week 3 check-in
1.No longer a thing.
2. Still really need to do this.
3. Done!
4. This is laughable at this pointā¦ Just will need to dedicate a day to it during my week off. An hour a week did not happen at all.
cancel credit card to avoid annual fee - Week 1: fee hasnāt posted so I havenāt done this. Hmmā¦maybe they just arenāt charging a fee this year? UPDATE: fee posted in week 2. Week 3: DONE!
cancel streaming service before the monthly rate increases - done in week 1
update income/spending tracker for November - done in week 1. Love that new NW number!
round out charitable giving for the year (Hey, itās Giving Tuesday today! I should do this first.) - Week 1: Gave a lot on Giving Tuesday: more than last year, but not yet at my goal for the year. Still need to decide how much to give to a few new-to-me places. Week 3: DONE!
list at least 5 things on Buy Nothing - Week 1: one listing (all gifted). Week 2: 3 more listings (two gifted). One left!
finish dumpster fire crochet project - Week 2: done!
write annual letter - this is a week 3 goal. Week 3 update: draft written; still need to proof and print
research and write paper for school - Week 2: done!
finish spice cabinet project - Week 2: made significant progress here. Iām almost ready to call it done. This is my big week 4 goal, which will free up a lot of counter space
Bonus items (want to get one of the following done):
purchase and install new garbage disposal
clean out pantry
organize craft/storage room (imagine TrisPriorās closet, but a whole room)
Clean up luggage-mess area in front of the closet thatās been sitting there forever. Luggage is out of the mess area.
Mail out the packages Iāve been sitting on. Ugh does sending out three dozen Christmas cards count? No? Dang. Still no progress. I may just give up on doing this this year, getting to the post office is just SO SHITTY these days.
Finish reading the 6 books I need to read to hit my goal of 52 for the year.7/6 books completed ā poetry and Seanan McGuire, who is eminently readable
Get gift knitting projects off my plate. So sloooow
Make profiteroles and eclairs a few times as choux practice. Well, Iām planning to make a yule log, orange and cranberry breakfast buns, and a gingerbread house this week, so maybe letāsā¦ not try to also get choux practice in.
ETA: As of 8:42 PM I have completed a second mend! Just one more to go.
Iām hoping DH and I get a little mental rest during the holiday break so we can cope adequately because it looks like weāre being locked down harder soon (the only part that changes our lives is if they close schools, which it looks like they will). I donāt know how much genuine self care (sleep, food, exercise, etc.) Iāll be able to manage but Iāll try and try to be proud that weāve survived this horrible year. Itās nice to reach stated, specific goals but anything I do to be healthier is a worthwhile, small step.
list at least 5 things on Buy Nothing - Week 1: one listing (all gifted). Week 2: 3 more listings (two gifted). One left!