The road less travelled...

I have just submitted the latest draft of my thesis (\o/) and have an entire week until the meeting with my supervisors! This means I can do all the things I've need to do and have been putting off. My list is as follows:

• Post Christmas cards (if you would like one from me and haven't left me your address, you can do so here)
• Tidy study
• Weed garden
• Complete work on synopsis of Chalet School fill-in
• Work on outline for other Chalet School idea
• Write Doctor Who Secret Santa fic
• Return library books
• Clean the house
• Update my thesis bibliography

Let's see if I can get everything done by next Wednesday...

I thought I would like people know the status of a variety of my DW-related fics. I'm horrified to realise that I have several on the go or finished that I can't post yet. I also have a few I need to start working on for various reasons. This is as much for me as anyone else, but I thought people would like a glimpse of where I'm up to:

Time After Time - I posted the prologue for this story here. This story is developing into a monster to rival some of my longest fics this far, is requiring me to watch quite a lot of Old!Who (often for the first time) and is thus going to be a while before any more of it is seen by the public. I know that leaves Donna in a bad situation, but I'm definitely not posting this one in a more unfinished state than it already is, so you will all have to display a little patience.

Finding A Way Home: Monster in the Dark - this is a story that describes the events begun in FAHW: A Little Bit of Vengeance and also one of the requests for my Timestamp meme. It is currently a (very fun) WIP, but I would love to have it finished this weekend and begin posting on Monday. Hopefully. We shall see... Just finishes this! Hurrah! First part will be up in the morning...

Finding A Way Home: The Heart of Things - this is a follow-up to FAWH: Kitchen Conversation, however it references details given in FAWH: Monster in the Dark, so it can't be posted until that is. Posted! Yay!

Finding A Way Home: Making Sense - this is a sequel to FAWH: The Heart of Things and can't be posted until that is. Which won't appear until FAWH: Monster in the Dark.

Stacie stories - you can find the prompts I received here. I plan to begin on those when I have finished the above stories, as I can't change my focus in case I lose momentum on everything else.

Weekly Drabble Challenge - I will definitely get to that this weekend as well, but sadly it doesn't fit neatly into any of the above stories... Done! I'll post that tonight.

Oh, and did I mention I'm sick again?

*heads off with Mabel the plotbunny to keep working*

I thought I would like people know the status of a variety of my DW-related fics. I'm horrified to realise that I have several on the go or finished that I can't post yet. I also have a few I need to start working on for various reasons. This is as much for me as anyone else, but I thought people would like a glimpse of where I'm up to:

Time After Time - I posted the prologue for this story here. This story is developing into a monster to rival some of my longest fics this far, is requiring me to watch quite a lot of Old!Who (often for the first time) and is thus going to be a while before any more of it is seen by the public. I know that leaves Donna in a bad situation, but I'm definitely not posting this one in a more unfinished state than it already is, so you will all have to display a little patience.

Finding A Way Home: Monster in the Dark - this is a story that describes the events begun in FAHW: A Little Bit of Vengeance and also one of the requests for my Timestamp meme. It is currently a (very fun) WIP, but I would love to have it finished this weekend and begin posting on Monday. Hopefully. We shall see... Just finishes this! Hurrah! First part will be up in the morning...

Finding A Way Home: The Heart of Things - this is a follow-up to FAWH: Kitchen Conversation, however it references details given in FAWH: Monster in the Dark, so it can't be posted until that is. Posted! Yay!

Finding A Way Home: Making Sense - this is a sequel to FAWH: The Heart of Things and can't be posted until that is. Which won't appear until FAWH: Monster in the Dark.

Stacie stories - you can find the prompts I received here. I plan to begin on those when I have finished the above stories, as I can't change my focus in case I lose momentum on everything else.

Weekly Drabble Challenge - I will definitely get to that this weekend as well, but sadly it doesn't fit neatly into any of the above stories... Done! I'll post that tonight.

Oh, and did I mention I'm sick again?

*heads off with Mabel the plotbunny to keep working*

It's list time again! Yay! So, for today and the whole of next week (because I'm abitious and because Dad's away, so I might actually get it done!):

• Cook tomato meatballs. (Why, yes, I am boring a creature of habit. How did you know?)
  
• Cook potato and pumpkin side-dish.
  
• Cook bolognaise (sp?) sauce.
  
• Research memorials, memory in fiction and film, and mourning all before Monday.
  
• Write thesis Introduction and Conclusion before Wednesday (or Friday at the absolute latest).
  
• Edit other five chapters and redo Abstract.
  
• Go to Rotary on Wendesday.
  
• Go to Commonwealth Games training on Saturday 10/12.
  
• Tidy room.
  
• Do washing.
  
• Hang out washing.
  
• Spend time each day on treadmill.
  
• Comment on Cousins plan.
  
• Call washing machine repair people.
  
• Put up Christmas decorations.
  
• Try to think of Christmas presents for Dad. (Help, someone, ideas?)

It's list time again! Yay! So, for today and the whole of next week (because I'm abitious and because Dad's away, so I might actually get it done!):

• Cook tomato meatballs. (Why, yes, I am boring a creature of habit. How did you know?)
  
• Cook potato and pumpkin side-dish.
  
• Cook bolognaise (sp?) sauce.
  
• Research memorials, memory in fiction and film, and mourning all before Monday.
  
• Write thesis Introduction and Conclusion before Wednesday (or Friday at the absolute latest).
  
• Edit other five chapters and redo Abstract.
  
• Go to Rotary on Wendesday.
  
• Go to Commonwealth Games training on Saturday 10/12.
  
• Tidy room.
  
• Do washing.
  
• Hang out washing.
  
• Spend time each day on treadmill.
  
• Comment on Cousins plan.
  
• Call washing machine repair people.
  
• Put up Christmas decorations.
  
• Try to think of Christmas presents for Dad. (Help, someone, ideas?)

Things to do before Dad returns on Sunday afternoon:

• Finish chapter five of thesis.
  
• Complete Sybil story.
  
• Have MRI (yay /sarcasm).
  
• Attend my Club's Whiskey night.
  
• Sew button back on Dad's jacket.
  
• Check Dad's work for new ASIC company.
  
• Change sheets on my bed and tidy my room.
  
• Prepare and sign off all Peace card requests that come in.
  
• Wash clothes and hang them out.
  
• Tidy house and perhaps vacuum.
  
• Take jeans to the tailor.

Well, we can hope that's do-able... :-/

ETA: Ooh, see me be efficient!

Things to do before Dad returns on Sunday afternoon:

• Finish chapter five of thesis.
  
• Complete Sybil story.
  
• Have MRI (yay /sarcasm).
  
• Attend my Club's Whiskey night.
  
• Sew button back on Dad's jacket.
  
• Check Dad's work for new ASIC company.
  
• Change sheets on my bed and tidy my room.
  
• Prepare and sign off all Peace card requests that come in.
  
• Wash clothes and hang them out.
  
• Tidy house and perhaps vacuum.
  
• Take jeans to the tailor.

Well, we can hope that's do-able... :-/

ETA: Ooh, see me be efficient!

So, the plan for tomorrow:

• Clean both bathrooms.
  
• Clean the kitchen.
  
• Tidy my room.
  
• Vacuum the house.
  
• Make meatball hedgehogs.
  
• Make potato and pumpkin.

And for Sunday:

• Write more of Sybil story. (NaNo will have to wait.)
  
• Begin checking New CS for Encyclopedia against complete list.
  
• Prepare thesis notes for meeting with Kate (supervisor) on Monday.
  
• Put on load of washing.
  
• Hang out washing.

So, will I get it all done? Only time will show...

*yelp* Scary hamster again!

ETA: Woo hoo! For see, I am able to complete to-do lists!

So, the plan for tomorrow:

• Clean both bathrooms.
  
• Clean the kitchen.
  
• Tidy my room.
  
• Vacuum the house.
  
• Make meatball hedgehogs.
  
• Make potato and pumpkin.

And for Sunday:

• Write more of Sybil story. (NaNo will have to wait.)
  
• Begin checking New CS for Encyclopedia against complete list.
  
• Prepare thesis notes for meeting with Kate (supervisor) on Monday.
  
• Put on load of washing.
  
• Hang out washing.

So, will I get it all done? Only time will show...

*yelp* Scary hamster again!

ETA: Woo hoo! For see, I am able to complete to-do lists!

Shame on me, my to-do list is not complete. Hence, I now outline my plan for this week:

• Complete thesis chapter by Wednesday.
  
• Plan story for NaNoWriMo, i.e. actually write it out, as the only plan so far is in my head.
  
• Clean house (particularly vacuum).
  
• Beginning planning out next thesis chapter.
  
• Finish work so that I can take Friday off (the NaNoWriMo planning my occur on this day).
  
• Write some stories for fanfic100.

This HAS to be doable!
Bugger, it wasn't!

(Ooh, scary hamster again!)