Chloé’s Ramblings

Saturday, July 31, 2010

Weekend to do's

I'm on vacation on Wednesday, and I'll be leaving to my grandparents on the second day of my vacation, so I have a coulple thing to do before then. This weekend I want to...
  • plan menus, write down grocery shopping list, go grocery shopping
  • tidy up house (especially kitchen... eeeeek!)
  • clean house (my cleaning lady is in vacation for THREE WHOLE WEEKS... I won't survive!): dust everywhere, clean kitchen, vacuum everywhere
  • check my train schedule and maybe order the tickets
  • take pix for work on Sunday morning
  • get my e-mail inbox back to zero (starting at 15) and maintain 7 messages read + a couple others done
  • get my RSS reader back to zero unread (starting at 15) and maintain
  • 2x15 minutes digi cleaning
  • clean RSS reader: get rid of useless feeds, sort the not-so-great ones, bookmark useful posts
  • 2x15 minutes health PPW
  • 2x15 minutes on my "to do someday" pile
Mmm, I think that's it for now... Now off to start this day!

Thursday, July 29, 2010

2 hours, 8 minutes and 11 seconds

That's the time I spent on the phone with my mom. Thank goodness for free phone! And for wireless phones: I was able to unload the washing machine, load the dishwasher and walk around the whole house picking up stuff during that time. Ah!

That's a new record so I just wanted to share... You can get back to your normal life, now! ;)

Monday, July 26, 2010

Good news... and some bad too!

Bad news first: I had the blood test today that confirmed that I'm not pregnant. I already knew it so it wasn't too painful.

Good... well, rather GREAT news is that I'm below 90 kg for the first time in... more than a year! Actually, I passed that line a couple times but only when I was sick with stomach flu... not the most fun and healthiest way to pass that mark, uh? Nope, this time it's my "normal" weight, I didn't do anything special. What's even better is that I was below 90 kg for TWO days in a row, including this morning after a big restaurant dinner yesterday! I feel really excited and proud and energized again. I'm really motivated again to be serious about my diet and exercise and be healthier when we start the IVF procedures in a couple months. Can't wait to "just" be overweight. 3 more kg to lose and I won't be obese anymore! Woohooo!

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Weekend to do's

My dad and his girlfriend are coming on Sunday, I can't wait! I haven't seen them since april I think, it's been a long time! So, in order to enjoy their visit fully, I need to have everything else done by Sunday early afternoon, which is:
  • plan menus and write down grocery shopping list
  • go grocery shopping and bring to my friend Danielle the stuff I bought for her (she has her birthday tomorrow and she's working today so she can't go shopping)
  • daily routines (especially washing dishes after each meal!) done on Sat
  • file (empty my "to file" box)
  • 2x15 minutes on my "to do someday" pile
  • 2x15 minutes on health PPW
  • 2x15 minutes on other PPW
  • finish to tag all digiscrap files I'm done!! Woohooo! Now I just have to unzip about a gazillion files and declutter all the "not so great but might be useful" files (yes, I'm a digital packrat!), and I'll be up to date... Whoopeedoo... LOL!
  • 1 or 2 loads of laundry + put away the remaining basket
  • iron every time I'm watching TV done on Sat
  • fill up food journal on Sunday
  • change cat litter
  • change beddings
  • pampering time
  • maintain e-mail and RSS reader and check sites at least once a day
  • unload dishwasher and fill up salt
  • pick up house before my dad arrives

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Crappy day

Looks like our third (and last) IUI didn't work. I'm feeling really sad and hopeless today. We'll start the IVF procedures this fall, but right now I'm so tired of all this stuff that I don't even look for it. Ugh!

Monday, July 19, 2010

Weekly plan

Here we go again... Here's what I want to accomplish this week:
Daily tasks:
  • Morning routine: M T W T F
  • Midday routine (including dishes!!): M T W T F
  • 15 minutes on digi-organizing: M T W T F
  • maintain RSS reader, e-mail inbox, and catch up on TDC and SSD: M T W T F
  • evening routine (including dishes!!): M T W T F
  • go to bed by 11PM max!: M T W T F
Daily specifics:
Monday: call doc for appt + wash and hang up one load of laundry  + pick up kitchen
Tuesday: doc appt @ 5:30 PM
Wednesday: call insurances for PPW + 15 minutes filing I didn't do anything because I was exhausted, but at least I got to bed earlier than usual! 
Thursday: 15 minutes on my "to do someday" pile + pick up house if needed
Friday: menu planning + grocery shopping list

Friday, July 16, 2010

Friday pm and weekend to do's

Okay, last post was too generic to be productive. Here's a more detailed plan for this afternoon and this weekend:
Friday:
  • evening routine
  • hang up clean laundry, wash and hang up another load
  • organize two digiscrap files: tag, purge, create previews.
  • clean desk
  • 1x15 minutes sessions on PPW
  • 1x15 minutes session on health PPW
  • 1x15 minutes session on "to do someday" pile
  • scrap 1 LO
  • start creating 1 hybrid or paper card
  • 2x15 minutes sessions on RSS reader (read and declutter)
  • 1x15 minutes session on e-mail inbox
  • iron while watching TV it was way too hot and I was way too tired to do it.
Saturday and Sunday:
  • morning routine
  • midday routine
  • evening routine
  • put away dry laundry from Friday and wash, hang up and put away at least 2 new loads of laundry
  • organize 6 digiscrap files: tag, purge, create previews. I was working on it but ACDSee crashed!! I tried to catch up on what I had done since my last back up.
  • 2x15 minutes session on health PPW
  • 1x15 minutes session on PPW
  • 4x15 minutes session on "to do someday" pile
  • 3x15 minutes sessions on RSS reader (read and declutter)
  • 4x15 minutes session on e-mail inbox
  • clean bedroom's surfaces
  • scrap 2 LOs
  • finish hybrid/paper card
  • iron while watching TV
  • plan next months' birthdays, events, fun stuff, goals...
  • pampering time
  • take tags out of new clothes

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

5 days

Yep, I'm having 5 whole free days... with only taking 2 days off work: today is Bastille Day, so it's off anyway, I took off Thursday and Friday, and then there's the weekend... Ain't that great? That's what I call "efficiency"! LOL

Talking about efficiency, I really need to get back on track with about a gazillion things, so here's my plan of attack:
  • wed am: go to the office to put the camera back and send e-mail to journalist
  • clean e-mail inbox and maintain
  • clean RSS reader and maintain
  • catch up on TDC and SSD
  • catch up on PPW, including health PPW
  • plan next week's menus and write down grocery shopping list and go shopping
  • shop, either online or in Strasbourg (I don't like shopping but it's sales time and I desperately need some new clothes, at least 2 skirts, 1 pants I even got 2, a couple tops and new summer shoes)
  • scrap and relax
  • catch up housekeeping: bedroom,office, laundry, ironing
That's it for now, pretty good already, uh? LOL Off to take a shower and go to the office!

Monday, July 5, 2010

Monday to do's

Time to check up how I've been doing...

  • Morning routine
  • Midday routine - especially dishes
  • RSS, e-mails and websites maintenance
  • Pic of the day
  • pick up kitchen and clean dishes
  • change cat litter
  • fold and put away laundry
  • call Mom
  • TTC shot
  • Evening routine - especially dishes
  • Go to bed by 11:00 PM

Sunday, July 4, 2010

Weekly plan again

Here's what I want/need to do this week:
Daily tasks:
  • Morning routine
  • Midday routine - especially dishes
  • RSS, e-mails and websites maintenance
  • Pic of the day
  • TTC shot
  • Evening routine - especially dishes
  • Go to bed by 11:00 PM
Daily specials:
Monday: pick up kitchen + change cat litter + fold and put away laundry + call Mom
Tuesday: check up at hospital at 8:00 AM + 15 minutes party planning
Wednesday: 15 minutes filing + wash and hang up one load of laundry + green blog post
Thursday: 15 minutes party planning
Friday: plan next week's menus + write down grocery shopping list

Hopefully the weather won't be as hot as it was this last week, I was melting... UGH!!! We have a BBQ party next weekend, so I wanna prepare it slowly and peacefully.