Accountability, revisited

Needless, to say, things fell apart within about a week of starting--as evidenced by not having enough time to even get a blog out. The good news is that projects seem to be wrapping up, so time to revisit the big ol' accountability plan. Same basic plan. The only difference, 60 days instead of 90. And an emphasis put on not trying to do it all. Too much overcommitment = totally falling flat on everything.

That gives me 24 hours to figure out my schedule for the next 60 days. No pressure, right? ;)

The Ideal House (circa 2011)

Yesterday I was sitting at the car shop for an oil change and tire rotation, so got a few minutes to go through my files. I found our original list of things we were looking for in a house--so let's see how it fits with the home we are looking at.

One story--check

3 bedroom--check

2 bath--check

Open kitchen--check

Dedicated laundry room--check

Utility sink--not currently, but we might be able to add it on

Side by side drive--check

Central heat and air--check

Laminate floors--depends on what we pick out

Ceiling fans--check

French door fridge, but slightly smaller--again, depends what we pick

Dishwasher--check

Garbage disposal--need to check

Sewer line, not septic--check

Electric, not gas--actually gas appliances, but that isn't a bad thing

Sidewalk that leads to a park with a jogging trail--probably...there are lots of sidewalks being built as houses are being built, and the neighborhood will have parks

Orange tree and key lime tree--I'm rethinking the orange tree, but we should be able to get a key lime tree

Countertop microwave--not at present, but we could check on that for the future

Pantry--check

Tool area--in the garage

Decent size linen closet--check

Own pool or easy access--check

If our own pool, screened and heated and spa--will need to check and see if we are getting a pool and then check on costs

Heat lamps and exhaust fans in baths--not at present, but we could ask

Wire house for audio--with new Bluetooth speakers, this isn't an issue

Decent home theater--something we can do

Linoleum in kitchen and bath--looks like it will be tile instead of linoleum

Garage 2 car with automatic opener--check

Master walk in closet--two of them, check!

Lawn service--check

Pest control--need to see, but we could certainly hire someone

Blinds--check

High speed Internet--check

Larger bathrooms--check

Front entrance porch--check

Better lighting options, dimmers and good use of natural light--will need to look about dimmers, but certainly does better with natural light

Easy access to job--well, depends on the job, but it looks good so far for either WDW or Orlando

Easy access to schools--check

Solar panels--no, but we will see what options are there

Heat recovery systems--no

Formal dining room not a must--not really, but a good space off the kitchen for full dining set

Fireplace (gas or electric)--no, but with gas we could put one in later

Decent grocery and shopping nearby--check

Dining options nearby--check

Family room--as part of the dining/kitchen extended area

So given this list was made a couple years ago, it looks like we are pretty consistent in what we want, and what we are picking out really nails it!

Day 2 of 90

Busy day yesterday, so while I hit the physical milestones, didn't get all the housework done as planned. Also didn't get to publish my accountability post either.

6 tricep dips--done
4 pushups--done
8 mountain climbers--done
15 situps--done
5 crunches--done
5 leg raises--done
10 second plank--done
2 minutes free punch--done
1 minute weight punch--done
2 mile walk/run--done
grocery shopping--done
water goal--done
track breakfast--done
track lunch--done
track dinner--done
sort 50 computer files--not done
scan 10 papers--not done
sort 15 papers--not done
15 minutes in Lily's room--not done
15 minutes in bedroom--not done

Still digging out from under deadlines today, so we'll see how the housework goes.

Day 2 down, 88 days to go!

Day 1 of 90

Here's the recap of day 1:
6 Tricep Dips--done
4 Pushups--done
8 Mountain Climbers--done
15 Situps--done
5 Crunches--done
5 Leg Raises--done
10 Second Plank--done
2 Minutes Free Punches--done
1 Minute Weighted Punch--done
Take supplements--done
Daily water goal--done
Swagbucks goal--done
Make bed--done
Shine sink--done
Track breakfast--done
Track lunch--done
Track dinner--done
Come in at or below WW points goal--done
Sort 50 files on the computer--done
Scan 10 papers--done
Sort 15 papers--done
15 minutes cleaning the dining room--done
15 minutes cleaning the kitchen--done

Made all my milestones for today. Only 89 days left!