We’re off to Hilton Head shortly for a family vacation, and I’ve been busy with the usual pre-vacation stuff like finding a house-sitter and making sure we all have beach duds. But can we discuss something real quick?
Here’s a list of things I’ve been ignoring/procrastinating about for the last several weeks, months, and, in one embarrassing case, years:
- spilled birdseed on porch
- unfinished painting in guest bedroom
- cob-webby and bespidered unfinished part of the basement
- dirty kitchen rugs
- dings in trim in living and dining room
- mildew in bathroom
- rusty bathroom caddy
- pile of mail in dining room
- pile of mail in kitchen
- pile of mail in guest bedroom
- overgrowth of honeysuckle and bamboo in side yard
Here’s a list of things I’ve felt possessed to take care of before I can leave town with a clear conscience:
- spilled birdseed on porch
- unfinished painting in guest bedroom
- cob-webby unfinished part of the basement
- dirty kitchen rugs
- dings in trim in living and dining room
- mildew in bathroom
- rusty bathroom caddy
- pile of mail in dining room
- pile of mail in kitchen
- pile of mail in guest bedroom
- overgrowth of honeysuckle and bamboo in side yard
I have been a filing, recycling, scrubbing, vacuuming, shopping, and painting machine. There are two lessons to be learned from this:
- I work best with a deadline
- I should go away on vacation more often!
Mail hint. Throw away, without opening, without any thought, any mail not sent first class. It used to be called third class, is now called Standard.
Dump it.
Hi Barbara,
Yes, the birdseed is up. The only thing on my list that I didn’t get to was recovering the last two dining room chairs. And thanks for the mail tip–I waste too much time looking at stuff I don’t need to.