Some would call them goals or New Year’s Resolutions. I’ve been setting them for years, and I even achieved a few, such as completing my bachelor’s degree (thirteen years after graduating from high school) and buying a big house. Now I simply refer to these as the Infinite Master To Do List (IMTDL).
You will recall that I posted an extensive list of goals in my first Word Press entry, as well as a “progress report” of sorts in my Annual Review post in my private journal. Yesterday, I checked a lot of items off the IMTDL:
- Paid bills, including the Costco annual membership fee and the U. S. Cellular additional fees from buying new phones last month.
- Called DirecTV’s customer retention and asked for the NFL’s Red Zone Channel. It should be up by game time on Sunday.
- Sent my siblings an e-mail about my son Mekhi’s school fundraiser. (If you wish to donate money, please let me know.)
- Also arranged to attend the school’s Fall Family Night with Brian
and Mom #1. - Contacted the landscaper to schedule getting rid of the detritus around our house and garage.
- Contacted the contractor, who contacted the roofer, and scheduled repairs of the bathroom roof and the garage roof.
- Contacted my D&D group about the games in October.
- Put our Badger tickets on StubHub because we won’t be able to attend Saturday’s game.
- Bought a math workbook for Mekhi to do as homework, per his teacher’s suggestion (and after I cleared it with Brian, of course).
- Checked my lottery numbers; didn’t win, but I sent in tickets for the second chance drawing.
- Ordered a book from Scholastic’s book club for Mekhi, just like I used to order when I was his age.
- Printed my blog entries to date for the year (I like to keep print copies just in case).
- Searched for a new job and applied for four jobs on campus.
- Worked on the shopping list, which includes lists for groceries, Target, Costco, and Farm & Fleet.
- Scheduled the DVR to record both the Badger and Packer games this weekend.
- Picked up books I had on hold at the library.
- Attended the Fall Family Night at Mekhi’s school to learn more about what he’s learning (and it’s awesome!). Mom #1 didn’t make it.
- Put another load of clothes in the washing machine.
- Scanned in medicine refills to our local Walgreens.
And I still have more crap to do today.
I can haz nap nao plz?
Pog ma thoin!
-Lori
Me: “Some days, I think I’m losing my mind.”
Brian: “Other days you’re sure?”
BTW: the answer to the previous entry’s riddle was “violin.” Go figure that the person with no musical skill whatsoever couldn’t find the right answer without asking someone. -L.
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