Things to do Before Departing, Take Two

As I plod through daily life, I realized that I need a real to-do list that is an actual representation of what I actually have to do, not a random list that I threw together in five minutes.  So here's the revised, longer, much more accurate list.


1. Send off CoE (Certificate of Eligibility) Documents - DONE 5/7/11
2. Get CoE/Apply for Visa - DONE 6/24/11
3. Finish final 2 papers for grad school - DONE 5/9/11
4. Finish grading students' papers & essays; post final grades - DONE 5/17/11
5. Go to K-zoo Medieval Conference - DONE 5/15/11
6. Go through books before moving & take cast-offs to Hastings -DONE 5/22/11
7. Sort through clothes & get rid of the ratty ones - DONE 6/27/11
8. Sort through everything while packing -DONE 5/22/11
9. Move back home - DONE 5/24/11
10. Survive Paris vacation w/Dad (Sister and Step-Mom will be there, too) - DONE 6/12/11
11. Buy plane ticket - DONE 5/17/11
12. Go through movies, etc. already in storage - abandoned 6/23/11
13. Rip tons of movies to external HD - abandoned 6/18/11
14. Buy new laptop -- DONE 6/19/11 (and it's going to be perfect)
15. Buy six new dresses for work -- DONE 5/29/11
16. Pack everything that's going to Japan in "take now" suitcases or "ship later" boxes - DONE 6/27/11
17. Close out old college savings fund - DONE 6/20/11
18. Fix financials with current US bank (get new credit & debit cards, add Mom to the account) -- DONE 6/27/11
19. Renew driver's license - whoops
20. Go to optometrist, get new glasses & contacts -- DONE 6/20/11
21. Go to dentist, get cavities (eek) filled -- DONE 6/13/11
22. Get hair cut, etc. -- DONE 6/1/11
23. Spend as much time with the family as humanly possible