From To-Do to Ta-Da 5/10/09

I've had a rough week and haven't gotten much done at all. With doctor's visits and just taking care of my son, I've had my hands full just getting the day to day laundry, cooking and housework done. I didn't get much of my extra work done this week.

Well, here is the damage:



Tuesday

Morning routine
Work on proposals
Monthly accounting
Garden work
Chicken and Noodles
Reunion calls made
Post Wed blogs before bed

Tue: Today was mostly about unpacking and laundry. Recouping from the trip. I put off all of these tasks that weren't done until Wednesday, but of course I didn't catch up all week.


Wednesday

Morning routine
Tahlequah calls
Dillon follow up with Dr.
Extra Blog work
WHS site work
reunion tasks
Shake and Bake Chicken
Post Thurs blogs before bed

Wed: Today we went to town for the doctor and stayed most of the day getting some shopping, etc done.

Thursday

Morning Routine
Clean Kitchen
Clean out fridge
Take out trash (trash day tomorrow)
Garden Work
Grilled Burritos
Post blogs

Thurs: Got a little more done today, but still didn't catch up the stuff I was behind on. We did a fend for yourself for dinner.

Friday

Morning Routine
Bill day
Catch up anything that didn't get done
Tahlequah and WAH calls
Pizza
Post Blogs

Fri: Today I spent almost the whole day job hunting. I've been doing that every Monday and either Wednesday or Friday all along, but usually just one or two jobs at a time, and it doesn't take long. Today there were a whole lot more new jobs posted and I found a new website to look on, so I spent almost the whole day on that and didn't get a whole lot else done.

Saturday

Morning Routine
Garden and Family day
Grill Night (burgers, chicken, variety)
Post Blogs

Sat: Today all I did was clean house to get ready for Sunday, having in-laws over for Mother's Day.

Hopefully I can get a little bit more done next week than I have this week. Dillon is doing a little bit better and I've kind of gotten into the groove of things now after a week of it, so maybe this next week will be a little better.

I hope you did better than me this week, but either way, let me know in the comments. Or if you make a post about your week, you can link up to Mr Linky as well.

From To-Do to Ta-Da #2 5/2/09

This is the second week of hosting my very first carnival, from To-Do, to Ta-Da.

The purpose of this carnival is for us to share our progress in the week that has just finished. We do our to-do lists at the beginning of the week, then we can post them on Tuesday (if you wish...I do) over at Crazy Adventures in Parenting To Do Tuesday. We work on our lists all week and get all that we can accomplished. Then, Saturday night, or Sunday, we can look back on our weeks together, here.

• What have I accomplished? TA-DA!!


• What should I do differently next week to make my to-do list work better for me?


• What struggles did I face this week that made progress especially difficult?

Any of these issues or any others that you can think of can all be addressed here. This carnival is for you, so you can make your Ta-Da post in any manner that you choose, whatever works best for you.



Oh man it has been a busy week. And it's actually not even over yet. I'm writing this Friday morning so that I can pack for us to go away for the weekend when school's out today.

Here is how my week has gone so far:

Monday
Morning routine
Grocery list and start chili in crockpot
Weekly shopping trip
pickup free Redbox movie
call for truck repair and rental
check ironing
Tackle office and pictures for blog
Chili for supper
blog posts before bed

Mon-I didn't make it to town Monday, but I went on Tuesday. I got a few of the Tuesday items on Monday so that it would still all work out.



Tuesday

Ask J to Return Redbox movie
Morning routine
Work on proposals and Resume
Garden work
Cream Can for supper
Reunion calls made
Post Wed blogs before bed

Tue-I went to town today and got a TON of stuff done in the garden. Even more than I'd planned on. Good thing too because it's been raining all week since. I just hope my poor new plants don't drown.


Wednesday

Morning routine
Laundry catch up day
Crock pot chickens for casseroles and broth (prep for another day, not this week)
Extra Blog work
WHS site work
reunion tasks
Chicken Fettuccini w/Alfredo Sauce (that I didn't make last week)
Post Thurs blogs before bed

Wednesday: Today I had to take Abby to the doctor for her 4yr checkup. She's a year ahead of where she's supposed to be developmentally, but I didn't need the doctor to tell me she's gifted (ok, I'm bragging just a little..but it's allowed lol). I still put off the reunion stuff for another day and it's still not done on Friday. Next week I'll make it priority.


Thursday

Morning Routine
Clean Kitchen
Clean out fridge
Take out trash (trash day tomorrow)
Garden Work
Chicken Salad sandwiches
Post blogs

Thurs: I blazed through my list in no time today, except for the garden work since it's raining. I made up for the rainy day though on Tuesday. I'm almost through with putting in all the plants that I wanted and I've even thought of a couple more things I'd like to do this year to add to the list.

Friday

Morning Routine
Bill day
Catch up anything that didn't get done
Pack to leave on trip after school is out
Pizza for dinner (ready to eat before we leave)
Post Blogs

Fri: Truthfully I've yet to get started since no one is even up yet this morning, but I see no problem with being able to finish it all, so I'm marking it off anyway! lol I pretty much finished the packing yesterday. I still need to call my dad though and see if he sees anything else we need that I can bring.

I hope you all have a great weekend! We are going to my dad's ranch this weekend to help with the roundup (as you may know if you regularly read this blog). I will have pictures next week I hope. There is a chance that it may rain though, so I'm not sure what will happen if it's heavy. We've worked cattle in the rain before, so I know that won't stop us unless it's a gullywasher. Camera may not come out then though.

See you all next week!

Are you proud of, or at least analytical about the things you've accomplished this week? Why not join me by adding your link below?

From To-Do to Ta-Da 3/7

From To-Do, to

Even though I've had one distraction after another and my days keep finding ways to fill up beyond what I'd planned, I still managed to get most of my list done this week.

Daily Items
Continue daily bible study/prayer
Read/Respond/Clean Out emails
Read/Clean Out Reader
Do item from Office Organization list

Weekly Items
Laundry Catch Up
Pay Bills/Paperwork
Plan/preparation of Blog Posts
Kitchen Prep
breakfast sandwiches
cookies
church pot-luck cancelled this, not going to the pot luck this time (something came up)


Spring Cleaning Items
Porch
Entryway
Dining Room
Declutter books from book shelves
Change clocks on Sunday (time change)
Check batteries in smoke alarm

Reunion Items
Mail out surveys/bios to new addresses
Research more banquet venues-delegated this item out but I'm adding new ones :)
Try to make calls on the short list
Update my spreadsheets and email them to the boys by next week
Get with H. and see if she can use a hand getting started on her list or with making a website

Other To-Do Items
Boxes from Storage
Prepare Garden Beds