| What have I done so far in 2013? |
[Aug. 20th, 2013|03:14 pm]
rhade_rad
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I am currently trying to organise myself; set some routines, including posting; improve my fitness and stop wasting time by drifting along.
So this first post in ages is to list what I have managed to do this year so far as an encouragement to continue. Not necessarily in any order:
- cleared out all the self-recorded videos which I will never transfer to PC: there were about 8 bags of them
- had another go at my wardrobe and other bits & pieces, and books taken to Oxfam
- created an address book (yeah paper & pen) for all the online memberships so I can find which email/password I'm using
- sorted and sold the small amount of odd bits of gold jewellery I had - just before the price dropped. Astounded it was worth £40
- sorted and listed all my signed playscripts and taken them to Bloomsbury Auctions - conservative estimate £150-200 AND about 30cm of free shelf space.
- arranged to trade down on my Sky TV account (done today & they gave me a further special offer reduction!)
- bought a tablet - need help! - and switched to John Lewis broadband so 6 month reduction on that too.
- moved my futon sofa/bed out and moved 3 seater from neighbours in (anyone want sofa? teak frame.)
- used metal based paint to create magnetic notice board in the kitchen so I could throw out the cork one
- finished sewing tabs on straight curtains so ready to hang as roman blinds in kitchen
- sorted out bits so can fix blinds
- finally booked a 'going away' holiday in Cornwall at the beginning of October - quilting weekend here http://bedruthan.com/ Current tentative plan is to switch to nearby Travelodge(s) before and after to visit Eden Project & Tintagel.
- saw the Tiger Territory at London Zoo; planned to visit Whipsnade with  ruric second week of September
- book to see RII (Tennant) & Coriolanus (Hiddlestone) through Live showings at local cinema
- got my TfL 60+ card in April so free travel *Yay* & ID for cheap tickets
- did a little bit of family history work on my grandfather - summarising all the info we had - this needs a plan of action for further research to minimise travel & costs
- did a Guardian Masterclass on Mystery Writing which led to a) a lot more thought about getting stuck in & writing; b) an invite to one of the tutors, William Ryan's book launch (The Twelfth Department, 3rd in his series about Korolev, Moscow detective working in Stalinist Russia. I've read all of them. Thoroughly recommend) and c) a lovely evening Crime in the Court organised by Goldsboro Books where I got to chat to a lot of thriller writers and came away with a list to read.
- finally had a trip, thanks to neighbours, to IKEA so have new bed base to fit
- booked tickets for Vampire Ball
- made marmalade and strawberry jam
- began to list hardbacks to see if Goldsboro interested in any
- tried to make more of an effort to meet up with friends
- got motorbike serviced, MoT'd, taxed & insured - still haven't ridden it other than to bring it back though!
I have also done a bit of theatre going, Almeida ushering - including an afternoon looking after 4 beautiful guide dogs while their owners enjoyed an audio-described performance - and cinema trips.
Oh and I managed to fall off my loft stairs and knock myself sideways trying to carry stuff and stop Mac going into the loft. Sigh. Lesson learned: "Do not wrestle with cat while on stairs."
Looking at the list like this makes me feel I've achieved more than I thought. |
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