Quick to-do …

… to empty my racing mind:

• Clear/tidy desk
• Add in notes from desk to downshifter blog
• Finish putting cds into new cases
• Move books for sale into box to keep them tidy
• Do finances!
• Do some anki
• Type up some more pimsleur notes

At the dimming of the day

Many tasks outstanding at the end of my weekend, despite having worked pretty hard for most of it. Hope I’ve had enough rest to stay positive this week! To dos:

• meditate
• blog – 1 hour – bookshop/motivation article (transferrable skills)
• drawing
• tidying
• ffxi crib
• notes
• downshifter pending updates
• pimsleur
• ffxi
• sort handbag

To do: Wednesday 23rd April

• Catch up with all the notes I’ve scribbled down “to write up on the blog later”
  • Stuff on desk and also post-it bookmark
  • NB: perfectionism, felt I had to type up the earlier ones before I could add more! doh!
• Add the special characters for romaji in the MnN1 anki deck
• Buy more shower gel, shampoo, conditioner, heat protector spray and pink box
• Pick up suits from cleaners
• Cargo trousers ….. maybe …….
• Call electrician to get shower fitted
• Amend Google calendar to reduce study time to one hour blocks and add in “non-productive” time (Now Habit)
• Call electrical suppliers to get converter for lounge lampshade (grrr)
• Load TY cds into media center done
• Finish moving cds from old flight cases into new soft cases
• Ebay some books (schedule sales to start at the weekend)
• Buy more A4 sized Jiffy envelopes for eBaying!
• Order some books with car savings
  • “guilt” book (check)
  • reading list for tefl course
  • check Amazon wish list for anything else

To do: 9th April

• Ebay stuff
  • TY book and cd sets
  • Stuff in box
  • HP Omnibook
  • DVDs
• Fix Toshiba laptop to sell or maybe keep
  • Buy air spray and soft CD case from Maplin done
• Clean work suit(s) ready for presentation in Farnborough taken in, need collecting
• Take old clothes to the charity bin by Sainsbury’s done
• Buy face scrub, toner etc in Boots done
• Get car MOT’d
  • Book in
  • Put it through the car-wash first
• Credit card balance transfer
  • Reinstate RBS direct debit done
  • Move money from penalty-savings to flex-savings
  • Make overpayment on HBOS card
• Figure out how to take the media centre to Japan? Jonathan recommends TNT, removing hard disks and packing separately in electrostatic/tamperproof bags; disk parking not required on modern tech.
• Washing up
• Clothes washing (for tomorrow!)  done
• Vitamin C done
• Passport renewal
• Query about photography course
• Get shower fitted
  • Double check power rating and requirement for RCB box done
  • Buy shower unit done
  • Call electrician to get him booked in
• Do cutting-in on lounge ceiling
• Cornwall house
  • Phone estate agents done
  • Phone solicitors done

Things to do – 2nd April 2008

Car MOT – schedule

Pay NPower final bill done

Tai chi & Qi gong done, need to find way to successfully incorporate into daily schedule

Correspondence

Meditation

Painting & tidying

Electrician – call & schedule

Money – do budget!! done

Do blog post

Add kanji to Anki done

Mandarin notes

VISA card – another 0% card switch due this month done, detailed on to do 9th April

Mortgage – check what costs will be in summer

Move cd’s into more portable soft case (buy soft case from Maplin)  case bought

Things to sort out – Tuesday 18th March

• Passport
• Shower installation
• Car MOT & insurance
• Money – pull something out of flexible benefits scheme? can’t be done until September
• Check how health insurance claims should be raised (no paperwork)
• Follow up on lack of pension paperwork
• Wish list ahead of next year:
  • Clothes: baggy combats, outdoor fleeces, base layer tops, office garb for teaching
  • iPod Nano 8Gb? 12Gb?
  • Laptop? Would it be cheaper to buy one in Japan?? items added to wishlist post
• Need money for:
  • Cost of TEFL course
  • Cost of living while on TEFL course
  • Buffer on arrival in Japan
  • Additional mortgage payments while seeking a tenant
  • finishing the renovation … cooker … fridge … detailed in a separate ‘money’ post
• Photojournalism course - accomodation/location?