To-Do List....February Update

So how did we do on February's goals?
Let's take a look.....

FEBRUARY

* Inventory Stockpile  DONE  We had a couple of days of warmer weather near the end of the month so I took advantage and got out into the garage and tidied up the stockpile and stock took.  We are at "capacity" with a few categories of foods and that was noted and we'll not be buying certain items for some time to come.  Other categories we are winnowing down the supplies and some of these we won't be restocking while others we will.

* Pick Giveaway Winner  DONE

* Mail out Giveaway Box  DONE  As I haven't heard back from her on whether it arrived safely I've emailed her to follow up and everything is fine.

* Pay Bills  DONE  Everything billed in February has been paid(except for 1 medical bill I am still waiting on).

* Bike 60 Miles  DONE--61 miles

Even though I didn't realize at the time when I set this mileage goal that it was a short month and then I didn't bike for 4 whole days because I was sick(making Feb. only 25 days long for my purposes)I still hit the 60 mile target.
Go me.....lolz

* Paint and Complete 1 Item  FAIL  Nope, didn't do this.  My paints and brushes are still sitting on a shelf in the garage.  I did however go down into the basement and dig out something to paint......

And I hope to get the paints out and complete these by the end of the month.

* Sew & Complete Something  FAIL  Well, what can I say?  I was set to finish another nightgown(once I found all the cut-out pieces for it in the pile in the bedroom)but then the bathroom renovation actually HAPPENED......so I haven't been able to use my sewing machine as the bedroom is a construction zone staging area by day. ;-)

* File Federal Taxes  DONE  Got 'em done and mailed off to the criminals in Washington.

* Do FAFSA  DONE  I was so NOT going to even fill out this crap for College Boy's junior year coming up since we don't take aid from the government so there is no point.  Except that CB got a job this semester on campus and even though the funds to pay him do NOT come out of federal Work Study monies in order to keep this job next year we have to fill out this insanity.
sigh.

I love how the FAFSA eggheads inform us that due to our income we are expected to contribute over $52THOUSAND to CB's education each year. 
Ok....but his costs are "only" $22K a year for school. It's so nice to know that someone considers us "rich".

BTW-Daughter was told when she filled out FAFSA this year(considering a return to college), as an adult without parental financial support and living on her own for 3 years now, making approx. $32K gross and with little cash assets in the bank, that she is expected to contribute over $9K to her educational costs next year.  Now just where is she suppose to come up with $9K, especially since she'll have to quit her job to go to school? 
They.
Are.
Insane.

* Do State Taxes  DONE  We always owe a little bit of money to the great fiscal bastion of PA, so I am never in a hurry to do this set of taxes.....but it's done and off my plate now.

* Do CB's Taxes  DONE  Well they are done but not mailed because he has to come home next week on break and sign the forms.

* Take Food Bank Donation in  DONE

Got my bags of food/toiletries taken up mid month.

* Sign Contract on Renovation  DONE  Committed to the work at the beginning of the month and when 1 of the contractor's other jobs ahead of us was pushed back into March we got onto the contractor's schedule lickety-split.
The work is coming along....

There is now a ceiling in the bathroom again! rah.

*  Buy Reno Supplies  DONE  I signed up for a Lowe's card to put the purchase of supplies and labor onto and got a 5% discount on said supplies and labor.  The bill will be paid off fully in March once the job is completed.

* Read 1 Book  IN PROGRESS  I've been reading a biography of actor Henry Fonda.  Progress is going much slower than expected as this tome is reading like someone's half-assed  educational dissertation that they thought would be a good idea to turn into a book and make some money off of it.  I think the writer was a candidate for a joint Pyschology and Cinema Arts degree.  I am having to go view many Fonda flicks to keep up with and grasp the literary noodlings of this author.  The amateur psychoanalysis of the man and his roles by this writer makes me keep a barf bag nearby as well.  It's a long slow slog through this book yet I persevere.
One thing is for certain, Fonda was one f*cked up piece of humanity!  As are his kids.

* File State Taxes  DONE  Sent off and the check written and I can wash my hands of this chore for another year.  Looking forward to moving to a state without state income taxes......

* Plan Travel for 2016  ON HOLD  Due to life issues that are still up in the air at this point in 2016, our/my travel plans are on hold until certain things are settled so I am removing this from the To-Do list for now.   Still working on at least 1 trip for the year with my eldest when he is on his Summer break from teaching.  And I might be heading to Boston area with Hubs for his Springtime conference, but other than those trips no plans are shaping up yet.

* Have a Date w/Hubs  DONE  We went out for lunch together last weekend and then I sat and watched him pick out beer to take home(fun, fun).

Living the dream folks......

So we did pretty well on the February Goals with only 2 Fails.  I confess that my goals this past month weren't too strenuous but there were some important one(taxes/fafsa)to get off my plate.

I am still thinking on what to try to get done around here in March.

What are you working on in your life?
Tell us what plans are taking up your time and energy lately.

Sluggy

TO-DO List.....October Update

It's about time we take a look at the old To-Do List for October and see how I did, shall we?


OCTOBER

*  Go to PT Sessions  DONE  I finished up my Physical Therapy and now the bills start rolling in.....oh. goodie! lolz

*  Go on Vacation  DONE  This was an easy one to do, and one I looked forward to.

                  Another Selfie Fail....I blame Sonya Ann

*  Vacuum Upstairs Rooms  DONE  Got the rugs cleaned finally.  This new vacuum showed me just how awful of a job the last vacuum did...bleh.

*  Sew 2 Pairs of Pants  IN PROGRESS  Well I got them worked on but not completed in October.  I made progress howver so it's a provisional win.  ;-)

*  Organize Stockpile  DONE  The unusually warm Oct. meant I could spend a long while in the garage without freezing so I made sure the stockpile got cleaned out and organized well before heading into Winter.  Of course by Spring it will be a mess again since we are constantly pulling out and bringing new items in. ;-)

*  Finish harvesting Garden  DONE  I finished harvesting the last of the Collard Greens once we returned from vacation the end of October.  2 more gallon sized bags of collards into the freezer.

*  Bike 10 Miles  FAIL  With my foot still on the mend I was under orders not to bike until I was finished with PT and then we were away for 10 days or so, so I only got 3 miles done in October.

And just doing that much was a struggle for me and it happened in short increments at a time.  Doing a half a mile at a time was torture when 6 weeks ago I was doing 3 miles at a time.
Of course, being away from home cut into my completed distance in October too.
It's amazing how fast you loose your abilities at this age and how hard recovery is.
But back on the horse, as they say, in November.


*  Hold a Giveaway  DONE  Giveaway was completed, winner picked.

*  Mail out giveaway Prizes  DONE  Prizes went out promptly and have been well received.  8-)
I've got a new Giveaway already launched, go enter it.(Look for the side bar link.)

*  Work on eBay listings  FAIL  Just didn't get around to it yet.  It's the season to sell this stuff so I need to get off my ass and just DO IT!  The only problem is I sort of make a big mess with the eBay stuff in the space I need to serve Thanksgiving Dinner in, so this adds stress to my life at this time of year.  Plus I just don't want to make the effort it takes to get back up on eBay....sigh...

Just 2 outright Fails, 1 "I'm working on it" and lots of COMPLETES on my list this month.  It helps not to have too strenuous a list to begin with, doesn't it? lolz

Now it's onward to November's list.  I was good this month and got it posted rather quickly(well, for me).

Did you accomplish what you wanted to in October?
What's on your List of Things to Get Done in November?


Sluggy

June Goal List Results

Here's a run down on how I did on the June Goals--

JUNE

* Clean Living/Dining Room  DONE
Got 'em both cleaned.  Still have a tub of Daughter's stuff to load and relocate but nowhere to put it yet.  bleh.

* Clean upstairs Hallway  DONE
Got everything put away and the rug vacuumed and the floor swept.  Trying to keep the laundry basket empty(clean clothes put away)and in the laundry room instead of the hallway.  I moved some tubs of stuff into the spare bedroom closet so they are out of the hallway now.

* Tidy up Garage  DONE
Got it straightened up.  It's still a mess though because there is too much stuff out there!  Once we get the spare fridge emptied out that is going bye bye.  Still have some stuff to take to Salvation Army out there as well as too much booze. lol  Ok, there is no such thing as too much booze.....what was I thinking!?! ;-)

* Bike 50 miles  DONE

I blasted my 50 mile goal and did 76 miles in June.
Woohoo!


* Weed/Fix up front flower bed  DONE
Planted, weeded and edged for now....of course the weeding and edged is continuous.....bleh.  I go out when it's cool in the morning and weed a bit at a time.  I need College Boy to go edge on his day off(as long as I stand around and nag him all day about it to get it actually done).  We still need to lay the mulch down....that might happen on Sunday if it doesn't rain some more. ugh.

*  Plant rest of garden   DONE
We had to replant the collards and the green beans since the rabbits took those out before we got the fencing up.  The second batch of plants seems to be holding their own against the chipmunks who can still get through the fencing.
We just need it to STOP RAINING for more than a few hours!  Seriously nothing is growing much yet.  I worry that the tomatoes will get blossom end rot again this year. Send the sun please.

* Use Hand Weights 10 days  FAIL
Didn't even try this month.  Will attempt to work those into my routine in July but don't hold your breath. lolz

* Pay the Bills   DONE
Everything paid on time.  Even that monstrously huge credit card bill was Paid in Full because there is no way in hell I am paying interest on any cc debt!

* Gather donation/declutter  DONE
Of course de-cluttering is an ongoing project so it never seems to leave my list. lolz

* Take donation to SA  FAIL
The donation stuff is still sitting in the living room.  I'll get it moved into Hubs car tomorrow morning or tonight and he can drop it off sometime in the coming week after work.

* Cut out 2 Tops and Sew Them  FAIL
Didn't do a lick of sewing in June.  No mojo......

* Write a letter  FAIL
I am always sending out emails on this machine.....does that count? lol

* Apply for Passport  FAIL
At this point it looks like I won't be taking a trip this Summer and won't need a passport anytime soon, so this goal is going away for now.

Do you make monthly goals?
How did you do on them in June?


Sluggy