2012 - Day 044 - Time Steals Away & The Domino Effect!
Time Steals Away & the Domino Effect!
I may be mentally sharper in the early morning, but my motor skills definitely do not follow suite! I'm not sure if it is the time factor that does this, but indeed, there is an imbalance here...and motor skills has never been my hallmark!
Ever have one of those days when everything you touch turns to stone? Yesterday I did laundry. I saved time by doing it at my landlord's rather than going to a launderia. Little did I know what was awaiting me this morning!
I had the laundry in a backpack. I was going to bicycle to the laundria and the time I saved by not going there got eaten up anyway! The day started with first waking up and typing on the computer. I don't remember what word I was on but I mistyped every letter in it, backing up, with it, deleting the wrong letters, etc. It took a minute to finally get it right! That seems to be where it started!
I had placed my backpack in front of my refrigerator the day before. After promptly tripping over my shoes trying to reach for the refrigerator handle I swung my arm to get my balance, hitting the opened box of instant potatoes on the counter. Of course, it had to topple upside down and get wedged between clothes container I had there and the cabinet. Before I could right it, the entire contents dumped out on the floor!
During cleaning the spill up, I stepped on a sand spur I evidently brought in on the cuff of my pants the night before. If anyone knows what sand spurs are...they HURT! when you step on them barefooted! I tell you what! That woke me up and put the hair on my back straight up! That, for sure...is one painful way to distribute seeds for this species of Florida horticulture!
Time slipping away, I quickly opened the refrigerator and went to reach for hot dogs. But....the backpack was there in front of the refrigerator and before I could reach in, the refrigerator door sprung back and I slammed my head onto the edge of it! That angered me and I shut the refrigerator door to get the backpack out of the way! When I grabbed the backpack, one of the clasps (a wooden peg) was caught in the refrigerator door and I tore it off accidentally. It remained stuck in the door! I threw the backpack towards the shower of this camper. Little did I know what that did until I got home from work!
I opened the refrigerator door and took out the hot dogs. When I did this, the wooden peg fell out of the door and on the floor, where I promptly stepped on it with the small of my foot (the one that didn't get the sand spur!) In my effort to take the weight off that foot, I hit the antique mirror I had leaned against the bench (I had to pull out a suitcase that had winter clothing and the mirror was in front of it) and though the glass didn't break, the ivory frame did when it hit the cabinet in the galley next to the table!
It was cold this morning and is why I went into the suit case. In my haste, I went to open that and to my dismay, it was upside down and all the small articles I had in there under the winter clothes slid out and went every which way on the floor! I had to repack the suitcase! I did not get to eat my breakfast! I had to put it in the refrigerator and leave.
When I got home from work, I took off my shoes like I normally do and stepped on a soaked carpet! It was insect poison! When I threw the backpack aside this morning, it caught the gallon jug of Ortho Home Defense insect spray. It knocked the sprayer (which is attached to the bottle by a small line) and when it went on the floor, somehow the entire contents of the jug siphoned out onto the floor!
Monday, Monday...Can't Trust That Day!
Time...time time! Whither shall it come and Wither shall it go! Time waits for NO man! Haste makes waste! It surely happened this morning...because I had to clean up the mess I could not clean up this morning because I had to get out the door to work!
FINIS
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Notes:
Suggestion made via comment to put task content into tables.
My WA Spaces Daily Planner & Gratitude and Achievement Journal
- Gratitude:
- Today's Top Opportunity:
- What needs to be done today?
- Work eighth day with James Witherington
- Add content to...and shorten article on front page for GoPro campaign
- Research individual URLs for Michael's campaign.
- Begin setting up Alternative Health Supplements (minimal effort here)
- Finish Report in AHSMD. It needs to be uploaded so there is no dangling problem here!
- What have I done today?
- Worked the eighth day with James Witherington
- Shortened the front page article and added a new post (total of three now)
- Did not get to Michael's campaign today.
- Had some issues with this installation but it is now installed (AHSupp)
- Nothing done on the Report for AHSMD today.
- What Is My ToDo List for Tomorrow? (to be completed near the end of the current day.)
- Work ninth day with James Witherington
- Add more keywords, LSI, and bookmark what has been done so far on GoPro.
- Research individual URLs for Michael's campaign.
- Change the theme for AHSupp to match AHSMD and put in usual plugins.
- Write one section out in AHSMD Report...even part of it will do!
- Plan B (To Be Done Should There Be Bad Weather or Other Interruption)
- Work further into the WABinars that can help me with my campaign.
- Go through books and store some of them behind AntiNicene Fathers.
- Work on clutter which is now mostly confined to the dining area in camper.
- Fix the microwave door so it is not so hard to open.
- Deep-clean shower area.
- I appreciate the following Individual[s] because... Ret He offered to have me on subsequent jobs. This means saving money up for my living expenses.
What are five things I accomplished today?
- Got paid for seven days of work with Ret and James Witherington. It is for $580. This alone pays for WA and next month's rent with the money I already have in my account.
- Gained in relationship with Ret today. He has offered to have me on other jobs.
- Discussed issues with Ret that needed to be aired.
- The last of five Bonuses for MEN recorded.
- Knocked out three items from the "New Problems" list at the bottom...Raised the money for WA yearly membership; Got backup content up on John's site so those unfortunates with IE8 will see something when they visit the site...and finally, John's name was added to the other website. These items under this list have been removed and only one item remains...the water pipe.
My Task Bank
Solved Problems/Problems in works:
- Not all of the clutter was done, so carried over.
- Not all of the History materials of this was done, but not all of it, so carried over.
- John wants the house pressure washed.
- Raise $359.88 for a year's membership at Wealthy Affiliate.
- Clutter in camper. Still working on the clutter. Much of it is now in the cabinets which are now in place and functional.
- Roof leak in front of camper. The roof is still leaking.
- Septic problem. Run a septic line to the main line from the house and tap into it. It will cost about $100 for materials to do this.
- Support for awning coming off. Take the pressure off it by putting the awning all the way up and reinstalling it to the camper by putting a bolt and nut through however way it can be done.
- Water heater not working. It needs to be repaired or get an electric water heater. There is a four-gallon heater for about $218. The water heater can be installed above where the bookshelf is now. There will need to be adaptors for the camper's piping to the conventional on the heater.
- Broken windshield. It will cost about $200 to have the windshield replaced. Someone can come out and do it.
- Camper will not start. Not only does the camper need to be started, it also needs to be moved slightly so the tires to not rot. The battery needs to be tested and then charged if still good. If not, it's time for a new battery.
- Auxiliary batteries dead or not charging. The batteries need to be tested. They did not take a charge when I tried last year. New ones need to be purchased if this is the case.
- Dirty and dusty conditions in camper. When the clutter problem is resolved I will be able to clean out this camper very well. Eventually the carpet needs to be torn out and replaced with the wooden flooring I have in the shed. Outside of some of the clutter cleaned up, nothing else besides the counter has been cleaned.
- Microwave door hard to open (broken door pull.) Attach a new door pull to it. The old one needs to be broken off all the way. Not yet repaired.
- Shed needs to be cleaned out. Any tools, articles, everthing not useful needs to be disposed of. Not yet been cleaned out.
- Lawn mower has no place to be stored. It needs to be stored back where it was and covered. It is now covered with the mop pail.
- Lawn mower will not run. Needs new spark plug and other work. The carburator probably needs cleaning. Also the blade needs replacing with the new blade I had bought but never installed. This has not yet been done.
- Charging unit in this camper not functioning? Find out if it is the batteries. The charging unit may be just fine. This has not yet been done.
- Panel for charging unit needs to be put on. This has not yet been done.
- AC unit for this camper needs to be reassembled. Try to get the AC unit working. It will be used on the hottest days, or at night. Found the components having been sitting in water on the roof. It appears they are destroyed.
- AC unit cap needs to be fixed so it can be bolted down. Figure out how to fix this so it can be bolted down. Else it will fly off if on the Interstate or other highway. This has not yet been done.
- The water tanks and entire system in this camper needs to be drained and sanitized. The problem with smelly water seems to have been in the long hose which is no longer in the system. Though this sanitization still needs to be done, having changed the water line has fixed this problem.
- John wants a new sidewalk put in. Not done.
- John wants a rubbish enclosure built. Not done.
- John wants the roof pressure washed. Not done.
- John wants new shutters put up on the side of the house. Not done.
- John wants that area landscaped. Not done.
- John wants the rose garden weeded. Not done.
- The remaining loose cassette tapes need to be stored in the shelving or in the compartment above the dining table. Not done.
- All history materials can go into the compartment above the dining room table. This will be its new home. This will include cassettes, documents and photographs. Not done.
- The books need to be gone through. The less useful books in all collections need to go behind the Anti-Nicene Fathers volumes. The rest need to go under the table. Not done.
- The water pipe project is going to have to sit for now.
