Stuff
September 15, 2007 | Filed Under Simplify, Family
So I have some things that I should be working on. But we’re all trying to shake being a little sick lately. So I guess I shouldn’t feel too bad about sipping soup and watching “Night at the Museum” with the family instead. “…Do you want the job or not, snackshack?” 
But…here’s some stuff on my action list….
Portfolio
My notebook has a lot of loose papers with scribbled layouts for a design portfolio I’m trying to put together. It should be about 20-24 pages, something hardbound. Landscape styled, under 11×17 though…I’d like to make a book, and I’ll likely need to use InDesign or something to get it right. I’ve been looking over my undergrad projects too, and trying to select some pieces to showcase. More CDs to look through…..
Hanzi (Chinese Characters)
Memorize more characters. Laoshi said that I need to learn about 2000-3000 to read a newspaper well. Need to get some good flashcards…
CAD
Fire up ArchiCAD and go visit Tom. ArchiCAD’s organic modelling integration is something I need more insight into.
Simplify our space
We don’t like a lot of clutter. “Everything needs a place,” Kuei reminds me. Thing is, that means we have too many boxes of stuff. We still need to get things in better order at home. Kuei is way more organized than me and is good with interior styling and such. We recently bought some bookshelves from IKEA and put them together for the living room…but there’s still more stuff to sort….Brighton’s toys, etc.
We need to get a white board or something too. I use my computer, and Kuei uses calendars, but we need something out in the open, to keep track of all this fluid stuff too:
…..Get in a good FHE…buy better pens/notebook/binder for school, schedule a checkup for baby Keane…need food storage/emergency prep items….dentist appt for Brighton……readjust Scottstrade account….call my sister….setup better account for online bill pay (tired of envelopes/stamps)….go swimming more often….look into rims for Scion xB…send DVD with photos to family in Taiwan/US….et cetera
I’m sure we all have similar lists out there. Any good tips for staying on top of it all, anyone? I used to use a weekly/monthly planner thing that was large but I got tired of the format. I think a white board might be good…we also have trays for mail, and that has working okay.
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Sounds like a fun list, Sheldon… except for all the cleaning and stuff.
We definitely have that one on our list too. Plus we have all the yard work and home improvement thrown in there too. Ugh. The best thing - the thing we need to do - is probably get everything on a schedule. FHE Monday nights, clean this night, blog that night, etc. Good luck!
We miss you guys!
Life here in Taiwan is good. I had a list similar to yours back in the States, but I seem to get more stuff done over here. Maybe the world spins slower. Or maybe life is simpler….I don’t know…but I’ve actually found time to keep up my blog (see soft-rain.com).
Now I can officially congratulate your Yanks. They did what they needed to do to get into the post season, and now it’s gonna’ be good. Taiwan is CRAZY for Wang. Every Yankee game is a big event over here, and I will definitely be watching the post season.
Talk to you later!
Adam, we were just thinking of you guys! How has everything been going with the move? We will be sure to keep up with you on soft-rain.
I bet it is a lot of fun with all the commotion about Wang there. Go Yankees!!
We’re doing great, but we miss SLC. We will be checking up on madeofsun very often, so let us know what you’re up to!
How are Brighton and Keane? Is Keane getting to be as much of a handful as Rainny? She’s getting more and more energy every day, it seems.
I might have to put in some late nights to do it (time difference), but I’m gonna’ catch all of the playoffs that I can. The Yankees are innit to winnit, for sure.