Get It Done

Yesterday was a “get it done” day.
I had made up an extensive list of things I wanted to achieve in the day.  Nothing was on the list that would take hours, but everything needed to be done.  Some things definitely required two of us because of my limited range for driving.  Fortunately, those things that needed doing and involved getting there, both Merril and I wanted to achieve.
There was a mat we had ordered.  We were told the day before that it had arrived.  So we combined it with lunch together and then went and picked it up.  Merril has been setting up a splashback for the granny flat.  I combined it with ordering the electrician to find out about holes needed in the tiles for the electrician.  We found out the tiler did such things (which is us) so after finding out who cut tiles the way we wanted, we drove to Redcliffe after lunch and had it done.
The guy who did it was really friendly and shared his new wife had been just taken to hospital.  The three of us had a good chat.  Totally unrelated, but he had the same first name as his wife.
One thing he said was he hears so often these days about people doing stuff themselves as they cannot get who they need in a reasonable time frame.  We can relate to that.
At home I had some computer things I wanted to get done.  They included getting stuff on the web, paying a bill, and advising who is on a roster (I send it out monthly and a reminder each week).  I also wrote to a few people with either just greetings or arranging a get together.
The chief thing on the list was preparing a talk I give later in the week.  I already had an idea of what I wanted to say so I spent time getting it ready.  I said to Merril if I had to I could give it as a result of what was done, but it was sort of like a first draft.
Also on the list was tidying a shed I am responsible for.  It was really hot.  Merril went off banking and her return was my catalyst to finish up and go to lunch.  It was time well spent.
Crossing items off as I went made me want to get the list finished.  I had watering on the list and reckon the plants would have been happy.  I also had planting a new plant in a pot on the list.
I did those and everything was done.  Our world stuff, but stuff that needed doing.
Who knows what this day will bring.  There are things to do, and the iron is hot.  Otherwise it is just my designated day off.