to do list for the next three weeks

general:

• make sure tuition will be paid in january (tell mom, email her details)
  
• write blogstuff for world aids day, put on disc
  
• get new cosmetics bag
  
• transfer addresses to new address book
  
• ask mom to get shoes left at home to repair place
  
• get little something for gisela
  
• birthday present for fabian
  
• bring book dust brush from home
  
• clean up computer
  
• let go of hope to finish nanowrimo

flat:

• cellar: clean & tidy up, sort boxes & throw away everything not needed in past 12 months
  
• cellar: sort through old clothing and either give to charity or throw away
  
• main room: throw away plant
  
• main room - shelves: sort through "mail" & "food" box
  
• main room - shelves: tidy up, put old folders that are not needed into cleaned cellar, re-organize books, put things not urgently needed orderly in cellar (including old printer), throw away old mags, decrease clutter (and put plush condom away). goal: nothing, no books on the floor under the shelves or next to the bed
  
• main room - shelves: get cardboard sorters for magazines & paper stuff, ideally one coloured and with metal tags for identification (ikea)
  
• main room -shelves: find solution for cd's & tapes. boxes from ikea?
  
• main room - shelves: find solution for photos. boxes from ikea?
  
• main room - wardrobe: measure size & check with size of foldable clothes organizer at ikea
  
• main room - desk: tidy up drawers 1, 2, 3, 4, throw away free postcards that i will never use, declutter top of desk, clean up letter holder. goal: no stack of books and things on side of desk!
  
• main room - desk: re-organize magnetframe, change photos
  
• main room - set of drawers: clean up clutter spot figure out solution (ikea?)
  
• kitchen - cupboard: go through cupboard, check best before dates, throw out old things, re-stock basics, wash out cupboard, wash all dishes & glasses, tidy up top shelf
  
• kitchen - foodshelf: go through, check best before dates, throw out, clean & re-organize. put tools not needed either into cellar or throw away
  
• kitchen - bookshelf: wipe and re-organize
  
• kitchen - fridge: wash and throw out things in freezer
  
• kitchen - cupboard under sink: clean up & find solution for more tidiness
  
• kitchen - water heater: wipe off, reorganize stuff on there, possibly tone down significantly
  
• bathroom: general cleaning, washing of all tiles
  
• bathorom: clear and sanitize sinks
  
• bathroom: decrease stack of magazines by the loo by at least half. either throw away or sort in sorters in main room
  
• bathroom: have toilet repaired
  
• entire flat: wash windows, hoover floors, sponge wash floors (bring cleaner from home)
  
• balcony: sweep & wash floor
  
• balcony: buy green stuff in early december
  
• take curtains down & home to wash

australia:

• get tourist visa (take passport home, copy, fax to travel agent)
  
• get clothes: bikini, hat, tanktops, shorts, skirt, light dress, light pants, strapless bra, light bra (plain, little or no padding, thin straps, any colour)
  
• get new isic at travel agents
  
• prepare files to take along
  
• get rail & fly ticket for january
  
• organise for mail to be collected
  
• tentatively plan meetings with people
  
• call cathay pacific to find out about visa, departure tax for hong kong
  
• get information for hong kong from tourist info trip into town possible. money from atms there. material to be mailed. meet linnie!
  
• check travel health insurance. valid despite being used already this year ? yes.

uni:

• get small law book
  
• throw out outdated law books
  
• re-sort law books (schoenfelder ergaenzungsband, sartorius), get new dürig
  
• get new cards

christmas:

• christmas presents for:
  
  • mom - christian dior "dolce vita"
    
  • dad - golf (video?)
    
  • fabian - cosmetics?
    
  • cordula - fitness stuff (bottle? towel?)
    
  • cordula's mom - tea & something
    
  • evan - cd, p, c,s&t
    
  • ann - pretty pen (?) & folder (?), calender for kitchen (freiburg)
    
  • grant - thermal pot for coffee in the car (purchase in oz?)
    
  • gareth - something to wear (?) (size m?)
    
  • emily - framed photo, frame from ikea
    
  • duncan - h&m poster (call ad company)
    
  • kirsty - sth. from h&m, such as a small bag or top (size small)
    
  • nanna & grandpa - small smokeman/cuckoo clock?
    
  • grandma & grandpa - small smokeman/cuckoo clock?
    
  • aunt & uncle + 2 kids (both young) "stollen" & small thing from christmas market
    
  • aunt (& remarried uncle) & 2 kids (one young, one teenage)
    
  • tina - sth. from australia - the usual suspects & thing for car. he.
    
  • jasmin
    
  • boss & family - "stollen" & small thing from christmas market (illuminated house?)
    
  • max - toy
  
  
• sort christmas cards i still have and throw all away that i will never use
  
• make list of people who should get cards
  
• make sure to have all addresses, if necessary: eMail enquiry
  
• score stamps at the shop

houseguests:

• prepare guide to flat, city, black forest, alsace, add set of housekeys and remember to take to australia
  
• get extra shower gel, shampoo, soap
  
• print little signs for heaters, water heater
  
• remember to get inflatable mattress, wash sleeping bag and bring extra duvet from home
  
• wash & iron extra sheets (must smell nice&fresh!)

ikea:

• frame for emily's present
  
• frames for misc. photos (bstone-team,nz,evan)
  
• three additional plates (one large, one deep, one small)
  
• cd & tape boxes - 153 tapes, 141 cds (need storage for 160 each)
  
• measurements of clothes organizer - width 30/height 110/depth 34 -will fit.
  
• mag & paper folders
  
• solution for clutter spot - bowl?
  
• christmas wrapping paper & small cards
  
• salt & pepper thingies
  
• tiny tree?

woah. one busy three weeks, i'd say. won't start all that cleaning up until tomorrow though. that way, i can totally surround myself with chaos & sorting & cleaning until monday. oy.