so today is monday. but i'm not at work. isn't that cool! ok, so not so much. it's easter weekend. so we've had two saturdays and two sundays. and i still have a to-do list as long as the tiber. on a plus note we have slept and slept and slept and made up for two weeks of not nearly enough rest. so should be fully recharged and ready for the next uphill streak. in the pipeline we have a weekend away at my folks (sapphire wedding anniversary party) which should be quite chilled apart from the whole meeting relatives you haven't seen since you were twelve thing, which always freaks me out. the amount of times i'm going to have to tell them that i'm me and not my sister... i can feel the need for a drink coming on. maybe i should wear a badge "world's greatest auntie" or something? otherwise should be fun. we intend to spend the rest of the time playing with charlie. and then two weekends of packing before a long weekend (both taken time off work) to move house. again. more on that later.
things i meant/wanted to do this weekend (what with there being four whole days of weekend in which to do them and also taking into account how i often have a zillion things on my list and i know, deep down i will only get half of them done.)
- general cleaning
- extra bits (in and behind fridge, living room rug)
- leg and underarm shaving
- dye eyelashes and eyebrows
- blog
- upload photos to gallery
- research and start 3 writeups
- repair clothes; sew buttons on, turn hems up
- gardening
- gaming
- try out new route to work walking through park
- buy new top and sandals for next weekend
- paint finger- and toe-nails
- write long email to [toalight]
- make comprehensive list of tasks for moving
- make comprehensive list of things to do this weekend ;)
so what did i manage to cross off the list? well, the cleaning (boo did loads of it) shaved underarms but not legs, did nails. started writeups, boo did gardening, did a bit of gaming and list of tasks for moving, with some timelines. bought and sewed on buttons so i can wear my favourite cardigan again. didn't hem my or boo's trousers.
profuse apologies to mr toalight again. he is such a good mail server guy and i promised a long email and he still doesn't have it. i'm a bad person.
where does all the time go? i have so many things i want to do on a daily or weekly basis. i'd like to go to the gym (only half of this is due to lack of time but it's also because it's so expensive to join and get all the gear i'd need). i'd like to learn new things. i want to work on my website and use this blog more. i want to learn more about information architecture and usability. i'd like to read my witchy books and make little potions and do spells. get to know my new pack of tarot cards. bake and cook more. make jam, chutney, cake etc. repair clothes. all sorts of stuff. i am beginning to understand why my sister's house was always a mess when she was single and career-oriented. when you have to choose what to spend your time on, i guess something's gotta give. for her, it was the housework. she preferred to laze around in bed, go out partying, i don't actually know, but she chose to spend her time doing things she loved rather than get the marigolds out. for me, not cleaning is not an option. my home environment is one of the most important things in my life. but it does mean i give up on tons of other stuff. ho hum.
hang on. isn't this blog called life with booyaa? there doesn't appear to be much booyaa!!! in it today. but it's my blog and i can whine as much as i like. mwa ha ha!
on a truly outstanding note, boo now has three pairs of stripy socks. and they really suit him :) he just should never have been wearing grey sports socks. duh. what was that about?
