Just ignore me. I am publicizing my goals because supposedly that makes them easier to accomplish.
The Purging
- Clean out computer / book room. (We call it The Library around the house, but that is an affectation. I don’t think an 8×10 room can be a Library.)
- Continue to purge the basement.
- Fix wobbly sawhorses.
- Destroy old PC hard drives with a hammer (satisfying).
- Consolidate miscellaneous basement stuff into bins.
- Contact junk people to haul away the purge.
The Weaning
- Dress Firebox and TV cables.
- Store extra Roku and Firebox in basement
- Set up TV software to suckle at the live news teat.
- Wait for Tuesday when it will be seven full business days and I can talk with Tia and Mike about the phone.
- Set up HBO because it will not be a promotion as Gary thinks it is.
- Sever the cable TV and internet.
- Stop auto-pay.
- Deliver hardware back to Spectrum.
Creative Pursuits
- Paint my brother’s next dog. Wonder if Monet hated his haystacks the way I hate these dogs.
- Carve the lavender soap into a brain for the small skull in the bathroom.
- Grate the Ivory Spring soap, moisten it, and press it into the modified mold currently in the basement workbench vise. Wait till it dries.
- Write four hours a day on the Book. That should knock out 25% of what’s left for this draft.
- Finish Margaret Atwood’s masterclass.
- Start the Oil Painting Masterclass.
Something That Can Only Happen When Gary’s Around (That Won’t Happen)
- Shop for a car for Gary. He’s just talking about it. Not going to happen.
Something That Can Only Happen When Gary’s NOT Around
- Self-clean the oven. (TOXIC FUMES ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME.)
Home Repair
- Look inside fireplace to see if the crack that was there 20 years ago us still there and is possibly why the floor is damp by the fireplace.
- Contact fireplace repair people.
- Contact fireplace flashing people.
- Contact siding people for fireplace and window screen.
- Get estimate from roofers.
- Contact cement people for an estimate.
- Contact door people for an estimate.
If All Other Chores are Done
- Watch the rest of Severance (I stalled out on episode three.)
- Watch Emmys to justifying paying for live TV.
It is ambitious, but I think it’s doable.