Day 258
Well, my wish upon a star last night did not come true … and though I usually love rain … since my return back from Denver, I just can’t seem to get warm. The cold rain hasn’t helped.
The fact that my upstairs heat isn’t working hasn’t helped either. Great. One more thing to add to my ever-growing to-do list for this money-pit house! Sure – just add that on to all the other things that need my attention!
As I sit here I’m trying to figure out if I’m complacent, exhausted, running out of steam or just disgusted … but I’m just not sure what the problem is. All I know is … I can’t seem to light a fire under my butt to finish the last of the house projects.
I look around and nothing seems urgent anymore. The doors have not been painted or replaced. Eh … someday. The windows, if painted, have not been scraped of excess paint and if not painted – they need to be. Eh … again, someday. The hardware isn’t back on the windows in the living room. I need to do paint touch-ups. I have yet to paint my bathroom, the front door, the garage. The toilet paper holders are not up yet!
And, for all of the above, I think … “Someday. Someday. Someday.”
Well, “someday” is not on the calendar. I know this to be fact because I make calendars. Not a someday on there anywhere!
And so, I need to get my act together. Get that fire lit. Gain some enthusiasm and momentum. Get the lead out. MOVE! And, yet, I sit here thinking of all I have to do … and I make notes about what I need to get … gray paint for the bathroom, weather-stripping for the back door, fabric for curtains, two knobs for the bath cabinet … and on and on. And yet – do I go get those things? No.
When I’m out and about – which I try not to do much of – I think, “Oh, I have to get such and such, also …” (meaning I don’t want to take the time or I can’t remember what else I need to get) “… so I’ll do it tomorrow, or the next day.” Or the next day. Or next week. Or next month. And so it goes.
So, I’ve given myself a deadline. I would like the majority of my work done by November 2nd. That’ll give me two good weeks and two good weekends to get things finished up. That would be good. I am a deadline gal, so I need a goal date. None of this floundering about and thinking “someday” I’ll be done. We all know how that goes.
I have a step project that is not destined for that time frame. And the garage painting is not either or even the front door (unless it’s really nice out one day). But everything else on my list – watch out!
So, I’m off to get that gray paint and the fabric, weather-stripping and knobs. There are other things on my list – so I’d better find it cuz I’m not making two trips!
And upon my return, I’ll throw caution, and apparently my workday, to the wind and start in. I think I’ll start on scraping those windows and tackling the small, non-dirty/non-messy tasks first. Tomorrow sounds like a good day to paint … I can tackle that whole scene when I have a full day to contribute to touch-ups, a few doors and the bathroom.
So, I guess someday has arrived. I’d better get crackin’ – I’ve got a lot of work to do!