So, How Did I Do on the Giant To-Do List?

Since it's a few weeks past my self imposed To-Do List Deadline it's high time for an update on how I did.

You can click here to check out my original list of Trixie's List of 25 Things To Do. And, you can read about how I was coming along two weeks into it by clicking here.

Almost everything is completed! One drawback to following a list so closely is that I kept coming up with more things to add to the list! Every time I started one project, it brought to mind 2 or 3 additional projects that were semi-related. I forced myself to not add any of these new items to the To-Do list, otherwise it would get unbearably long and I would just give up. However, I did stop and do a few extra projects. One was sorting, condensing and organizing a bunch of paper clutter. You can read about how we (try) to tame the paper monster here.

Out of twenty-five things to do, I ended up not completing four things.

19. Cut up more rags for George (Partially done)

I ran into a snag with #19. It's easy for me to chop up George's old worn out clothes and turn them into rags. Not so easy with my worn out clothes. Most of my clothing tends to be higher quality stuff (bought as cheaply as possible, of course) so that it lasts a long time. Some of my nicer shirts and blouses had passed the point of looking presentable in public, but I could not make myself cut them up. Why not save them to become "work in the garden" and "help George" clothing pile? Glad you asked. I already have one of those. There are only so many "work around the house" clothes a girl needs. My sister came up with the brilliant idea of saving the good parts of each article to use for sewing projects. I sew, and I couldn't even come up with the idea. Goodness.


20. Search thrift stores for a leather belt for George, work shirts for George, summer skirts for me

Sigh, I'm just not one of those people that enjoys shopping that much. I haven't been able to force my self to do this yet. I did however use up a Land's end gift card on 2 pairs of crop pants. I heart crop pants. If they ever go out of style (or have they already?) never, ever tell me.

21. Clean out kitchen junk drawer

Sigh, I'm just not one of those people that enjoys cleaning out junk drawers that much..... This is one of those projects that in reality does not take very long to do -- perhaps 15 minutes. I'm trying to jump over the mental hurdle I've built up about how awful it will be. Does this happen to you too?

24. Hem curtains for bay window

I'm starting to notice a bad pattern developing. The things I feel like doing get done first and they get done enthusiastically. All I can say about hemming the curtains is eh, not too interested in doing it right now. This pattern of only doing what I feel like doing is not a good thing -- after all, life is filled with tasks that we aren't really crazy about doing.

My main reason for creating Trixie's 25 Things To-Do List was to motivate myself to take care of several projects before summer was in full swing. In the warmer months I like to spend most of my spare time outdoors gardening and just enjoying the beautiful weather. It's hard to do this guilt free when there is a list of chores that need to be done inside. Even with 4 things left un-done I feel pretty good about going into summer and enjoying my time outside.