Update on The Big List

It's been just over a week since my gung-ho Anti-Procrastination January 2013 post.

Sigh.

Just today, going back and reading the list of things I said I had done since Christmas made me feel so much better, so that's at least one good thing that came from making that post.  Even if not much more has been done on my goals since then.  Oh, I have really good reasons for things not getting done this past week--would you believe I got my period a week and a half early, cramps and all, and then got round 2 of that weird and painful tummy illness!  I have a hard time being productive if I can't work up some steam, and I have a hard time working up steam when my body feels terrible.  Just doing the everyday basics feels like a challenge when you aren't feeling good--let alone those big, time-consuming, nasty, tedious, or otherwise psychologically challenging tasks you just wish would somehow magically resolve themselves.  So looking back on this week, I'll consider the laundry and dishes and dinners I did get done as achievements to be proud of, even if they weren't on the list.

Actually, I did a lot more than just lay around this past week--I started feeling fine just in time for three back-to-back days of homeschool field trips.  And a nice long playdate too.  And that's while still trying to get schooling done.  So, all in all, it was a long week that went by too quickly.

The crazy is going to continue until Tuesday morning, with multiple things going on daily out and about--and we need to finish the big writing assignments by Weds too!  So, the Big List might have to be put on hold until then.  But maybe I can get one last big hurrah of energy and time then on Thursday to finish out the month feeling like I got some things done. ; )

But really, I have been steadily and slowly chipping away at the Big List, even with set-backs of not feeling good and being away from home too much for a couple of days.  It is too easy for me to be discouraged when I just look around the house and see everything that needs to be done--so to look at the list and see what I have done really does make me feel better!

I hope whatever goals you made for yourself have been within your grasp, and you are feeling good about your own accomplishments.  Please do tell me how you are doing!  I don't have much to celebrate, so I would love to celebrate with you.  Or, conversely, I'm here to sympathize with you if your week went as awry as mine did.  Either way, I'm here for you!


The Big List of Things That Must Be Done

School:
--State-required narrative essay--Sunny, Merry, and Happy
--Begin unit on California--start making unit folders
--Write out Vintage Homeschool Book of Months project--and post on The World is Our Classroom
--Write out "              "           "My Big Backyard" project--and post on The World is Our Classroom
--Email photos of homeschool activities to friend
--plan math party
--schedule Vintage Homeschool gatherings for the Spring

Home:
--Go through bags of old papers currently hidden in a bin in the shower room
--Deep clean shower room
--Clean off and reorganize shower room shelves
--Go through and reorganize bathroom cupboards
--Paint bathroom cupboard
--Deep clean bathroom
--Repair broken support in upholstered bench in living room
--Go through filing cabinet
--Find homes for new Christmas things
--Clean off other bookcase
--Deep clean high shelves around house
--Good dusting of whole house
--Take photos of artwork so can throw away

Other:
--Package to mail to in-laws
--Mail movie to friend we borrowed it from
--Mail thank-you notes to family
--Start listing and delivering freecycle items
--Skype with friend in England
--Have a phone date with Susan and Mina (See Susan--so fun to talk with you, and so fun to put this on the list so I had the satisfaction of crossing it off. ; )
--Make playdates with friends we have not seen in ages
--Bake something with the flour and sugar that's been sitting on the hutch for several weeks--then put away properly
--Go to UPS Store to make copies for homeschool
--Eat Hide in the freezer all the remaining Christmas chocolate


Computer research/shopping:
--Choose location for hanging of backpacks, choose hooks and hang
--?New hinges for closet door?
--Clock for kids' bedroom
--rug for under bench (for muddy boots)
--get new leggings for Sunny