In pursuit of Health, Wealth and Happiness

Tete_en_l'Air

- general tidy and clean of room
- file old bank statements and other paperwork
- ruthless declutter of general stuff
- go through wardrobe, ruthlessly chucking anything that I don't wear/doesn't fit/doesn't flatter/I know I always feel uncomfortable in
- repair all clothes that need it
- make an inventory of work-suitable clothes and list and try to fill any gaps
- 'tidy up' laptop, hard drive and memory cards and sticks
- sort all digi photos (used to be so good with this, haven't actually filed any properly since Xmas 2010 :eek:)
- FINALLY sort through all hard-copy family photos and put them in albums
- [STRIKE]sort all new folders and set up on the big shelf[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]buy greetings cards for all events between now and Xmas, plus some emergency stash cards, plus stamps[/STRIKE]
- write down all addresses in my address book rather than having to trawl old emails/texts every time
- [STRIKE]buy stash wrapping paper[/STRIKE]
- Tesco points - spend the ones that are about to go out of date!
- [STRIKE]Kenco points - put saved codes onto website[/STRIKE]
- wash car, clean out interior, check oil, tyres, etc. and stock up on de-icer
- deep clean and declutter the rest of the house room by room (much smaller task than my room alone)
- [STRIKE]see physio about dodgy ankle[/STRIKE]
- see dentist about dodgy tooth (happening later this morning)
- see hairdresser about dodgy mop
- [STRIKE]meet up with friend J[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]meet up with friend C[/STRIKE]
- meet up with friend KM
- meet up with friend KB
- meet up with friend B
- meet up with friend M
- meet up with friend L
- write to friend H
- recycle old phone before it loses any more value
- send box of books off to Amazon
- withdraw royal baby name winnings
- [STRIKE]set up paypal on Pinecone[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]order NUS card[/STRIKE] - can't be done until Sept so crossing it off for now
- research and join teaching union
- revise French and Spanish grammar
- try to find GCSE practice papers online and see what I get :eek:
- watch some French and Spanish films
- make some clothes
- stock up on toiletries
- finish crochet blanket for baby due end Sept - did a few rows of this during Corrie
- make and freeze some batches of soup for emergency packed lunches
- payday - check all petrol money has been paid

In [STRIKE]red[/STRIKE] have been done, in pink have been started. I'm in the middle of a total bombsite but it's actually heartening to see I've made progress. I can't stop looking at my neatly lined up, colour co-ordinated study shelf

Your little studio sounds lovely Kitty, I'm going to have to put the sewing machine away I think and make it my laptop table Can't imagine I'll have much time for sewing anyway. Yeah, I'm worrying about my grammar :eek: but I had a flick through all my books earlier and am looking forward to having a better read/revise over the next few days.

Yes! Lurking Clutter is the worst Birdie! Mine's all out on parade at the mo I've binned/charitied a lot already and this is before I even start on my clothes. I keep having to say to myself, "Now come one, you didn't even know you had this so why do you want to keep it now?"

Mofo dating has gone off the boil - I think I exhausted all the best potentials in my little burst before. Honestly, the standard is just dire. I'm not really thinking about it anymore - I won't have the time to be fannying on with first dates soon so it'll have to go on hold. As Lady Gaga said,
“...remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn't love you anymore.”

Sorry I copy and pasted that from somewhere so it's come out a bit ... bold, but something I like to remind myself of from time to time - I've already made the mistake of losing my own way once and I won't do it again. Especially not for the wet flannels/meatheads on offer!!

And on that cheery note, I'm off to dig out my bed.

Birdie85

Glad to know the decluttering is going well! Have you got to the point of being so fed up of looking through boxes that you just tip the whole lot in the bin?! That's a great feeling!

I have to admit to having a little exasperated giggle for you about the GCSE certificate!

Shame that the dating has gone off the boil and that the standard of available men is seriously lacking! You never know what'll happen though so just keep your eyes and mind open when out and about!

Kittikins

I'm 'lucky', in that having exhausted the possibilities in Sussex, I've now moved county and so the world is my oyster again...........if I could be remotely bothered!

Tete_en_l'Air

Kitty I thought you were in a relationship (albeit a bit fraught at one point)? Well there's nothing on offer on the SCITT programme but I haven't met all the teachers yet

Erm, I'm not chucking whole boxes without looking (would never have found my GCSE cert if I was!) but I'm definitely not pondering for long! Just in from a run this morning and determined to get the top three items on the list crossed off today....

shrimpy_80

Congrats on finishing work and the impressive list tackling Tete! Is it wrong that I want to see a pic of the study shelf...?

Also one thing I thought might be helpful if you don't have it already is a little card stash for any birthdays etc that sneak up on you? If you have a Card Factory near you they do 7 cards for £1, I always keep a few in for emergencies.

Alice_Walls

It's never too late to plan a career. You can think what you want to do and where you want to go from here. It might take some time but now that you have realized that you have ignored your career and started thinking about you, you are sure to go a long way with it.

Best Luck !

Kittikins

Ah yes, I got very bored and irritated by the ex (aka MrA as if I call him exOH, it'll sound like my hated ex husband, such complications !!), so I decided that he just had to go.....I'm much happier now without having him dragging me down with his insensitive 'sense of humour' and general dullness, lol.

Now, why should I covet Sharpies? Answers asap - I have a 20% off a WHSmith voucher (they were handing them out last week) and at the mo, if you buy a pencil case, you can buy a mahoosive pack of Sharpies in every colour under the sun for £6.99. Are they worth it? What makes them so coooool for school?

I am a big lover of stationery, so need to know!!

Tete_en_l'Air

Hi girls - that is a brilliant tip Shrimpy and one I saw on the TES forums a while back. I've been stashing up on cards and wrapping paper but the 7 for £1 was too good not to take up so I bought some extras for my stash the other day - thanks! Now, how was the wedding and honeymoon???

Kitty - Sharpies aren't anything THAT special I don't think - just pretty-coloured markers! I'm not actually sure what I'll use them for TBH! Love your description of the ex, wow!! Glad you're happier now

Tete_en_l'Air

Now. Take stock time...

DONE
- [STRIKE]general tidy and clean of room[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]file old bank statements and other paperwork[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]ruthless declutter of general stuff[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]go through wardrobe, ruthlessly chucking anything that I don't wear/doesn't fit/doesn't flatter/I know I always feel uncomfortable in[/STRIKE] - I sent 60+ items of clothing to the charity shop
- [STRIKE]sort all new folders and set up on the big shelf[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]buy greetings cards for all events between now and Xmas, plus some emergency stash cards, plus stamps[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]buy stash wrapping paper[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]Tesco points - spend the ones that are about to go out of date![/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]Kenco points - put saved codes onto website[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]see physio about dodgy ankle[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]see hairdresser about dodgy mop[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]meet up with friend J[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]meet up with friend C[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]send box of books off to Amazon[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]set up paypal on Pinecone[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]order NUS card[/STRIKE] - can't be done until Sept so crossing it off for now
- [STRIKE]make an inventory of work-suitable clothes and list and try to fill any gaps[/STRIKE] - I don't have EVERYTHING I want but certainly have enough to be going on with

IN PROGRESS
- write down all addresses in my address book rather than having to trawl old emails/texts every time
- wash car, [STRIKE]clean out interior[/STRIKE], check oil, tyres, etc. and stock up on de-icer - strangely, can't find de-icer anywhere in August!
- see dentist about dodgy tooth - been twice already and going again on Weds
- stock up on toiletries - few more bits still to get
- finish crochet blanket for baby due end Sept - about halfway there with this - 28 rows to go!
- payday - check all petrol money has been paid - still owed £325ish so have sent off a strongly-worded email
- meet up with friend KB - arranged for Wed
- meet up with friend B - arranged for Wed
- meet up with friend M - arranged for Fri
- meet up with friend L - arranged for Fri

STILL TO DO
- repair all clothes that need it
- 'tidy up' laptop, hard drive and memory cards and sticks
- sort all digi photos (used to be so good with this, haven't actually filed any properly since Xmas 2010 :eek:)
- FINALLY sort through all hard-copy family photos and put them in albums
- deep clean and declutter the rest of the house room by room (much smaller task than my room alone)
- meet up with friend KM
- write to friend H
- recycle old phone before it loses any more value
- withdraw royal baby name winnings
- research and join teaching union
- revise French and Spanish grammar
- try to find GCSE practice papers online and see what I get :eek:
- watch some French and Spanish films
- make some clothes
- make and freeze some batches of soup for emergency packed lunches
- activate bank extras - breakdown cover, phone insurance etc.

Hmm, I was feeling quite good about this list until I took stock of what I've actually achieved

Birdie85

I think you've done well! It'll be so much easier to get the rest of your jobs done now you've got a decluttered, organised work/living space! :T

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