Writing lists isn’t really my thing. So, whilst I have broken down the preparation of the auction catalogue into stages, for the accountant I simply wrote “everything.” I still have things on my list, but I’ve ticked off the finances in their entirety. My accountant was very happy. All the things she’d noted to query were already dealt with and I had a sheaf of invoices/receipts to prove the expenses.

I’ve itemised the china and done the condition report – I finished that by 12.30 today. I thought a celebratory beer was in order and was just putting some mopping-up crisps into a bowl (if I indulge, it’s usually raw vegetables or a few olives, so this was exceptional and indicated my sense of achievement) when I remembered the four or five lots of books that haven’t been written down yet. But I didn’t let it bother me. I’d closed the laptop and that was that. Another day will be fine.

For the party on Sunday, I’ve written ‘buy food, prepare food, cook food, get ready.” It’s almost as bad as “everything,” though housework and so on is too dull to write down, so I excuse myself. Tomorrow, I will do the photography and print the labels. After that, get ready is the priority and I’m getting all excited. A shopping list is the one list I like writing.