Today is the first day of my new Get Shit Done Week (h/t Redneck Mother). Classes are over, grades turned in — so I’ve undertaken to face some of the things that have been cluttering up my To Do list for months or, um, years. In this instance, GSDW is actually only going to last 5 1/2 days because I’m going to a yoga workshop next weekend — and then Golden Boy and I are getting the hell outta Dodge for a much-needed vacation. You can see my motivation — I have two fabulous rewards waiting for me at the end of this week, so I want to get as much accomplished in the next few days so I can indulge with a sense of just desserts.
Shit I Got Done:
1. Cats to vet for shots, etc.
2. Exterminator inspection
Okay, technically both of these things happened at the end of last week, but they were on my To Do list so I am giving myself credit here.
The exterminator spent approximately 3.5 seconds inspecting the spot where I saw winged bugs that may or may not have been termites, said “yup, sounds like you got termites” and then quoted us a price of $1500 for a “termite monitoring system” that will let us know whether we have termites. To which I said, “Bwah ha ha ha ha ha ha …”
3. Repotted tomato plants
4. Top-dressed and dusted all house plants
5. Planted monkey grass
6. Worked on ailing trees
7. First stage in ambitious weed eradication project
And, what I am going to do next …
8. Read & comment on colleague’s article for meeting tomorrow
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May 17, 2009 at 11:59 pm
Belle
Rip up the monkey grass NOW. It’ll take over. Unless you got the clumping one; did you? No? Get it out now. It’s your only hope.
I speak from experience. It is swallowing my entire yard, front and back. And nothing kills it. Can’t even rip it out.
May 18, 2009 at 5:28 am
Ink
Cheering you on! Woohoo! Way to go, Bittersweet Girl!
Your vacation sounds marvellous…
May 18, 2009 at 8:31 pm
squadratomagico
God, I’m so demoralized. I don’t think I’ll EVER manage a GSDW. Good on you!
May 18, 2009 at 11:01 pm
Sisyphus
what’s “top-dressing”?
Good luck Getting Shit Done before vacation!
May 19, 2009 at 2:13 am
bsgirl
Belle — Huh. There is alot of monkey grass around my yard and it doesn’t seem to be spreading/taking over at all. In this case, I actually moved some existing monkey grass to a new area where I’ve got some erosion happening. After spending 2 years eradicating some bamboo from the yard, I’m pretty paranoid about invasive plants — but I don’t think this is one.
Sis — “Top dressing” is when you scrape off the top layer of dirt in a potted plant and replace it with new potting soil/compost/fertilizer. It’s a good thing to do yearly for indoor plants — or, any potted plant — so it continues to get sufficient nutrients.
She says like she knows anything about gardening …