- Wake up, make school lunch, get Son#2 ready for school
- Check in on Facebook and Twitterland
- Bath, get dressed, dry hair, apply war paint
- Pop a few Panados
- Organise my day in my head and draw up To Do List
- Phone the vet to make appointment for Sherry, the pooch with the front leg that looks fuxored =(
- Ask mom to help with Sherry as the only time I can get appointment is the same time I need to make the school run Pooch has been given pain killers and we are to watch her for 5 days.
- Ask mom to help me with gutting and spring cleaning Son#1’s room this week
- Gate guys arrive to fix gate and intercom system to house and office
- Feed and water the animals
- Fire up some music in iTunes to drown out the noise from the gate guys
- Import my new Disturbed “Ten Thousand Fists” album
- Check Inbox to see if there’s anything critical to attend to
- Attend to important emails
- Double check the clinic visiting hours to make sure it’s ok to see my boy tonight
- Chat to Miss Boats for a few minutes, try my best to take in all that she is telling me about splitting up with her fiancé over the weekend
- Sign her leave application form for Thursday and Friday so she can move to a new place
- Pop a few more Panados
- Phone the roofing company AGAIN AAARGH!!! They have ZERO record of ANY of my previous calls and guess what – “they’ll get back to me”. Fuck!
- Send X email in response to sms about him not being able to make the family therapy session at the clinic tomorrow
- Send ANOTHER email to X, tell him to talk to the Clinic, not me. It was not MY decision that he not be allowed to visit Son#1 until they give the all clear
- Check out all blog comments, be amazed yet again at the awesomeness of some people
- Pay salaries
- Respond to email just in from Son#1’s hockey manager, thank him for the incredible support!
- Reconcile payments for the last few days and file the paperwork
- Review latest tax documentation received from accountant
- Continue with Inbox review and replies
- Pop some MORE Panados!
- Pay a few bills – thank heavens for online banking!
- Print out Quirk emarketing text book for some bed time reading
- Follow up with Sir G on the status of 2 websites He’s got it all under control. Fantastic =)
- See if we’ve received any promising CV’s for Junior Web Designer position advertised CV’s screened and possibles printed – review when I get back from Cavendish
- Download log files for a report run
- QA review on all the site samples sent out to clients
- Debug a style sheet that’s irritating me
- Continue with some coding work I need to finish this week
- Backup one of my databases from the hosting server
- Login to my admin tool and clean up a few things
- Check in with two of my developers who are working on separate projects for me
- Make sure that new system and all new remotes are working 100% before the gate guys leave YAY!!! At last – let’s hope it all STAYS fixed now … Update: Nope!!! The effing thing is STILL bloody broken, can you believe it??!!!
- Have a look at the Xpenser website, see if I can help my Dad with a query – had a quick look, can’t spot the solution straight away, will have to come back to this one later
- See who’s replied to me on Twitter and respond – check back later, try to pick up a few stompies
- Review the MyMigraine.co.za website, link sent by Dad a few days ago Self diagnosis on the site says I don’t get migraines … I just suffer from 24/7 tension headaches ??
- Have a very quick look at news feeds Screw that – no time *mark all as read*
- Activate Mom’s Taxi Service for Son#2
- Get him settled with homework after he’s had a snack
- Son#1’s best friend to come here and go with me to Cavendish to help me buy a suit for Son#1’s GF’s matric dance – he’s volunteered to be my sizing mannequin Walked Claremont absolutely flat but not a single black waistcoat in sight =( The suit fits though YAAAY!!! *whew*
- Visit my boy at the clinic – remember to take him another jacket and some more change for the phone
- Feed and water the animals
- Make sure Son#2 has finished homework, eats supper and prepares for school tomorrow
- Pop another coupla Panados!!
- Make a start with Mom on spring cleaning Son#1’s room (remember to take some “before” snaps) No way this is happening today, or anything else that hasn’t been done yet (apart from eating and crashing). I’m ended!
- Get a load of laundry going
- Make a list of what I need to buy for his room, and for Son#2 – he’s not gonna be left out
- Remind myself to eat something
- Clean up the kitchen, see if I feel up to washing the dishes
- Crash
Hello and WELCOME Mr Combrink!!
Yeah, I’m very lucky to have such “with it” parentals 😀
Knowing that they can come here and see what’s up with my life and leave their thoughts behind for me to read is just awesome. I love it.
What do I do? Ya’mean, what do I NOT do hehe
Um, I’m the owner of a small web design/dev company. It’s been going for nearly 9 years now …
Just, I am honestly amazed that your Dad posts here. I think that it’s absolutely fantastic!!
“Dad” – NICE going!
I honestly can’t think of a better way of a partnet keeping tabs on their child’s life now-a-days. Kids are so busy these days, that they honestly don’t have time to make that call every evening to say hi to mom & dad.
Just, you’re lucky that your folks are both ‘with it’ enough to take the time to learn how to use a blog and also have the initative to msg you! I’m jealous!!
Having said that, i’m glad that i’m not the only one who’s so busy!!
What is it that you ‘do’ in any case?
CJC
it’s a bit of an inspiration…
@Justin – yes, it does take a while, but I have to make a list like this every day … there’s just no way I could remember to do all this stuff without one so it’s worth my time to jot it all down and hopefully not drop any balls!
And this is just the regular “Daily List”!!! I get to do all this, over and over again every day, give or take a few items *sigh*
I have another list on the go that involves all the un-daily stuff 🙂
@linda … I think that if I didn’t make the time to blog, I’d go mental!!
How do you ever find the time to blog? I’m amazed.
LOL… Goodness me!
Would’ve taken me best part of the day just to type that list!
Ironic hey? Too busy to find the time to find someone to help free up some of my time!!
Good plan, thanks Dad – will call on Mom again to help me out with the advert …
“if I had the time to find one I would”!!!???
Run an ad in the Tatler (local), let mother screen them and see what comes up.
This could make a huge difference to the quality of your life.
@SwissTwist – hehe, thanks!! 🙂
I’m exhausted just reading this!!
Next time I’m in your neck of the woods, I’ll be your Gladys for a day..!
Well, I’m always flexible on that – more than willing to negotiate!
What’s the pay like?
Trust me, if I had the time to find one I would 😀
I sooooo need the help. Seriously, if anyone’s up to it, let me know!
I agree with Saulk – a half day PA is exactly what you need and worth every cent
Hell yeah!!
Any takers???
*apparently* I’m a rocking boss WAHAHA!
You really need a PA 🙂