Dec 06 2006
A Big To-Do
Oh yeah, my to-do list seems to be multiplying exponentially. I’m so freaking busy lately that nothing ever seems to get done anymore. That’s got to stop. I mean, I love having the social life I’ve had lately, and I have no intention of stopping. But so much as fallen off the wagon, so to speak, that I feel really out of control of my life.
I got paid today and paid my bills (just about done that now). I finally entered the pile of credit card receipts into Quicken that I had from my trip, which was a month ago now. I noticed a discrepancy with my rental car charges, so I filled out that paperwork and got it ready to send off. As I was taking care of my books, I managed to find the surface of my desk. There’s still lots more organizing to do on and around the desk, but it’s a start, and it makes me feel better that I did the bit that I did.
Even though I feel better about getting my bills paid and desk clean, I did come home tonite to another frickin notice that my rent is overdue. Um, no it isn’t. I paid it in person on Saturday the 2nd. I handed it to the manager. Personally handed it to her. How in the heck can they think I haven’t paid it yet? I’m really pissed off about this, because they obviously don’t have their act together in the office. I’m gonna have to be late to work to take care of it, but I will take care of this in the morning. I mean, I made special arrangements to get it paid on time by borrowing money from F and taking out a cash advance on my credit card (I know, big no-no). But I went to humiliating and extreme measures because I never pay anything late. Never. So for me to go to such effort and have them pull this shit just, just - ok, breathe. Save it for the right people.
I got one holiday present out of the way. I decided to make a mix CD of silly and child-friendly holiday music for my little bro, Boo. There’s some Muppets Christmas songs on there, since he totally loves Elmo, and a funny surprise that will amuse Boo when it makes milk come out of Mommy’s nose.
I was over VegasRic’s house the other night, and I noticed that he has taken to writing to-do lists on his bathroom mirror. I looked at it and thought, hey, dry erase markers work on mirrors. So I did the same thing and put my list where it can’t get buried. Hopefully it works. I’m at the point where I have to really make an effort to get shit done around here because it’s really bugging me that I’ve had absolutely no motivation to get it done. Now I want to get it done and stop being so lazy in the little time I have to myself at home when I’m actually awake.
And the oversleeping thing. Well, this morning I was on time, but not without great effort and annoyance. But I wasn’t as annoyed as I am when I oversleep. Monday I was a half hour late for a Monday Meeting. Not good. Tomorrow I will be late to keep from getting evicted from Incompetent Estates. That one will be worth it.
Anyhoo, since it’s 1:30am and way past my bedtime, I really ought to get going to pay a couple more bills online and get my butt to bed. I’ll catch up on other stuff later.
i am a BIG fan of the dry erase marker on mirrors. if for no other reason than it makes me feel cool and interesting. i used to do it all the time in undergrad.