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The Shining Path

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No, not that one.

I have a list of jobs to do which is growing longer by the day, rather than shorter. For every one I get rid of, another two seem to spring up…

The Hydra possessed many heads, the exact number of which varies according to the source. Later versions of the Hydra story add a regeneration feature to the monster: for every head chopped off, the Hydra would regrow two heads.

In keeping with the mythical hydra theme, my jobs list also has poisonous breath and blood so virulent that even its scent is deadly.

It’s no wonder I’m trying to keep my distance.

One of the jobs is editing photos. And I’ve had to subdivide that one. Still outstanding are the Elgin Train Trip, the Robben Island Tour and our Mossel Bay Road Trip. And a few smaller events in between.

Right now, I’m occasionally dipping in and out of Lightroom and trying to get a bit of rhythm going on Instagram. And that’s probably the best place to watch out for images at the moment, given the number of other potentially more pressing tasks that still await my attention.

Like the one above, looking down the shiny line between Eerste Rivier and Bellville on the way back from Saturday’s adventure. More like that coming soon on all major platforms (no train pun intended).

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Day 356 – Just so much to do

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New house, so much work. Just so much to do.

Initially, my list of jobs shrank by about 4 jobs today, mainly because I managed to get about 4 jobs done. However, like a debtor who is doing their level best, but still not quite meeting the interest payments, I managed to sink deeper into task debt, simply because I added more than 4 jobs onto my list of jobs.

Massive own goal.

Today was about waterproofing, painting, framing a fishing hook (I’ll explain another time) and meeting with a dogsitter. And all of those things went really well, but I’ve still ended up with more to do than I had this morning.

I’m leaving blogging until the last minute each evening, because if I don’t get those 4 jobs done, then I slip further and further behind. I haven’t watched an episode of Only Connect for over two weeks now (sorry, Victoria) and as for Thomas Heaton, well, he is but a distant memory at the moment.

I’m going away this weekend to the Weskus (the Second Bes Kus), and while that will mean no subtractions to the jobs list, it should effectively prevent any additions as well. But I still might choose to just take the hammer blow of having a day (or even just an afternoon) without jobs tomorrow, just to catch up on all the things I’ve been missing.

If you pop by at 3pm and there’s already a blog post up, you’ll know that I’m probably even further behind, and I just don’t care.