my honey do list

I've transitioned into a new role with my company and this means I won't be traveling the United States like I have the past two years.  My wife travels on occasion, and every now and then we find ourselves traveling simultaneously.  The last two weeks were just such a time; I began my travel in Portland, Oregon while Cathy was "forced" to work in Orlando, Florida.  Upon returning from Portland, I emptied my suitcase, washed some clothes, repacked and headed to a hotel in the northern suburbs of Chicago for a week long, company sponsored training symposium.

When we, Cathy and I travel, she always leaves me a honey do list.  I must admit that she always takes care of things when I'm on the road and she's not, managing to keep a spotless house and everything in working order.  She's really to be admired but I'm looking for a little sympathy from my faithful readers--I'm certain you'll give it to me after reading this.

As many of you know, Cathy and I are in the process of buying our vacation/weekend/retirement home.  Given her OCD personality, everything that could be repaired, packed, painted, folded, thrown away, removed, etc. has been thoroughly catalogued and documented.  I ain't kidding either.  My weekends, when we both travel, are mapped for me, and here's what mine looks like:

• Wash clothes, remove all handles/hinges from bathroom vanity and repaint the drawers and framing
• Mow the yard
• Pack everything in the garage
• Begin breaking down spare beds and position furniture for ease of move
• Other things as time permits

Here's what I wanted my list to look like:

• Wake up
• Drink coffee
• Burp
• Scratch myself
• Think about showering
• Change the channel on the t.v. (via remote control)
• Eat
• Drink my second cup of coffee
• Continue to think about taking a shower
• Take a nap
• Eat
• Pee (I've had two cups of coffee)
• Turn the channel (via remote control)
• Eat
• Prepare for bed

I feel like I have a much more inclusive list and you can see that it is much larger; therefore, my list would be more productive.  What are your thoughts?