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| Monday, April 23, 2007 |
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Okay. Bathroom done in May or June, painter comes in to patch cracks & pain in July - no, August - house goes on the market August. Got to get onto that patch of dead lawn so it's green in spring. Normal rainfall forecast for the next two months, so we should put off the painter for as long as possible to minimise the effects of possible further ground movement. Probably shouldn't try to fill the cracks in the yard that I can put my hand down, a season of decent rain and they'll close on their own, surely. Bathroom has to be done before painting, we need to get the plumber in the day before the bathroom guys come and then again the day after to hook up the new sink.
Hard rubbish collection booked so we can start clearing the shed - done. How did we get so much stuff in four years? Half of it's not even ours. Squeeze an answer out of little brother by June so we know what to do with his stuff. That box of belongings that belongs to the Amazon - should have given it to her when she was down the other week. Damn. Go through the drawers & work out what to give to the Salvos, what to sell, what to keep. The mostly full bottle of Chanel No. 5 that was a gift from the Amazon - actually, I think she might like me to give it to her rather than sell or otherwise dispose of it. Is it still good after this long? Still smells like perfume. Not that I wear No. 5 very often, hence I still have most of a bottle. Now I smell like No. 5 as I continue the sorting. Don't ask Mr Ata if he wants to keep that ancient cardigan. He already spent half an hour trying on pants that haven't fitted him for three years. What do I do with my didgeridoo?
Cats go to the vet for rabies vaccines in May or June, so they'll be ready to travel by December if need be. Roswell needs a microchip. Should she be tattooed? If I have her ear tattooed, she'll have to go under anaesthetic, but if we don't get the tattoo, how will they know to check her for a chip if she gets lost?
Mr Ata's contract finishes end November. House goes on the market August, average sell time in our area is five weeks, should be sold by mid-September. Unless, of course, the HSMP approval hasn't come back by August, in which case we'll hold off selling the house. How long should we hold off for? We want to travel by Feb, so even if the house sells quickly we'll want a long settlement or to rent back. What if the buyers won't do that? Do we leave earlier? Or do we - gulp - move in with Mr Ata's parents for a month? What if the HSMP takes a long long time to come back approved? Do we sell the house in the expectation of getting visas by February?
Ata goes to Korea in June. End June. Back in Australia by 10th July. Need to book tickets now, no room on the credit card and the payment takes days to go through. Don't forget to check it again tomorrow. Back in Australia by the 10th, Mr Ata wants to visit his best man in Sydney - should that be July or August? Can I tie it in with Kate? I want to go to Darwin for my Dad's 60th birthday, that's August. Maybe we can make it one big trip. Will Mr Ata have the servers installed at work in time to take leave in August? Will they let him take time off if they're not installed?
Now, I think, would be a good time to learn to use MS Project. |
posted by Ata @ 11:35 pm  |
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But what are you doing in your spare time?
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Well, I have recently arranged to volunteer my services as a newsreader for a radio station that services the print-handicapped community in Adelaide. That should help fill up those nasty empty corners of time.
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Good for you for volunteering - it doesn't like you're very busy.
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but if we don't get the tattoo, how will they know to check her for a chip if she gets lost?
I thought they checked automatically these days? We had the dogs microchipped when we put them on the pet passport scheme (so we can take them on holiday with us if we want to), and no one mentioned the idea of tattooing them. We did get a tag for each of their collars, though, which says to check them for a chip. Can you get something like that for cats?
Ugh, it sounds chaotic in Ataland. I don't envy you...
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But what are you doing in your spare time?