13 days and counting ...

13 Days. That's all that stands between me and getting into the van and driving off to France. Well, sort of ... need to take stuff to storage, get the cat to my brother in law, clean the house, sell any remaining furniture, clean the caravan, stock the caravan ... you know - not much really. And do I have the energy for it?! Heck no!! I'd rather be doing FUN stuff. You know - stuff I actually want to do. But this boring stuff ain't gonna do itself. <sigh>

Packing in 10 easy steps:

Step one: Make a list of everything that needs to be done.

Step two: Spend so long on the list, that it's probably too late to do anything today.

Step three: Next day - Forget about the list, and do other stuff that's not on the list.

Step four: Get cross that you forgot the list.

Step five: Re-arrange the list, removing anything not 100% vital.

Step six: Remember that things removed from the list are actually important, and put back on the list.

Step seven: List is now illegible from taking things out, then adding back in. Re-write list.

Step eight: Try to do something from the list.

Step nine: Realize that it's now time to go collect the kids from school, and can't actually do anything from the list after all.

Step ten: Chuck the list in the bin as you walk out the door.

Alternative:

Step one: Make a list of everything that needs to be done.

Step two: Pack list into the box.

Step three: Spend an hour looking for the list.

Step four: Dismiss lists as a waste of time and just try to get stuff done.

Either way - lists are futile. 

Today has also been a day of getting the tedious 'stuff' done - insurance, setting a date for utilities to be cut, .... you know the rest of that stuff. Hoping for a more productive day tomorrow.