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Fred Meyer list II: The Forgotten Bits

- stepladder, for I am a midget
- sturdy bag for recycling

I keep having to remind myself to dress nicely, because tonight is the night Jeff got us tickets for Dina Martina. Also, dinner at Crave. In unfortunate timing, this is the one evening Sarah will be back in town. Wah!! I hope I get a glimpse of her, however brief.

Thursday, no matter what, I need to drag my sorry ass up to Home Depot. I think I'm a bit intimidated by it, but I need to get over myself and just do it. I need new outlet plates. I have a sack of them ready to go. Once that's done, I can move the sewing machine table out of the office, and into the bedroom. Also, I need to unpack the three huge boxes left in the bedroom. All the knick-knack-y, smaller boxes can wait until more furniture is in place.

Today: MUST CALL KELLY. And maybe pick up the primer at lunch. Tonight, no matter how late Dina Martina runs, I need to clear out the office of all the boxes. Friday night, I simply have to paint in there, and having it prepped and ready to go will make my life much, much easier. I keep flitting between projects. I should also finish contact paper-ing the kitchen. But I need that stepladder, first. Argh!! Oh, I also need to charge up the electric screwdriver (a tremendously useful gift Amy's dad got me lo these many years ago) so I can screw in the heater vents.

I also need to buy a vacuum cleaner.

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh

I can't believe it's only 2:30. On Wednesday. This week is going to kill me.

I just want to go home and do one of 65 million things I need to do. But I can't. I already had Monday off (for travel) and if I don't work 30 hours this week, I won't get my freaking holiday pay (which just kicked in from my contract agency over Thanksgiving, whee!). And I am greedy. So I will sit here and obsess.

Things that are going to get done this long weekend, goddammit:
- replace all switch plates and heater vents
- put up curtains or blinds or something in living room
- clear office of stuff
- prime office trim
- paint office trim
- move office stuff back in and position desk/shelves
- move sewing table/machine into bedroom
- unpack remainder of bedroom
- finish contact papering kitchen and unpack rest of kitchen boxes
- contact paper master bathroom
- unpack bathroom stuff, including the box with towels
- finish touch-up painting in remaining few spots
- remove all remaining tape from walls
- toss all paint debris (currently living in giant bathtub)
- shop for furniture (particularly couch and shelves for living room and dining table/chairs)

Things that I want to do in the immediate future:
- prime/paint kitchen cabinets
- punch out and replace with glass two of the cabinet doors
- buy/drill-in hardware on kitchen cabinets
- new closet doors for bedrooms, hall closet, laundry closet
- tile/paint both bathrooms, including cabinets

Things that I want to do but will be forced to wait a bit on:
- crown molding throughout entire flat
- new fireplace mantle
- pergo on kitchen/dining room floors
- silestone on kitchen/bathroom countertops
- new tile around fireplace

I am going to Fred Meyer on Thursday night. I am going to Home Depot on Friday night. I am going to paint the office on Saturday afternoon after Judy and I get back from shopping. I will spend the rest of the weekend doing everything else. And by Tuesday of next week, I will be a lot less frazzled. I will.