Projects - Projects - Projects!!!
And I'm sure you're saying... "What else is New?". Well, I agree there's nothing really new about me doing projects or even writing about them. But the new thing is... I'm going to concentrate on finishing projects. I plan for projects all the time. I collect items that will help with projects. Those items get stacked up and stored in places I think make sense at the time. Other projects pop up that need immediate attention and the planned "Potential" projects get set to the side. Once that happens, the odds of me getting back to them are pretty high.
OK, so I usually go through these "finishing fits" around the end of the Year when I have my Annual Holiday "Stay-cation". It's the 2 weeks at the end of the year that I spend at home instead of putting myself through "Holiday Hell". Or during the summers I start feeling the guilt.
August 14th 2009
July 5, 2008
And on May 29th, 2007 I spill the beans on myself about my non-finishing character flaw.
So what makes this time any different than any other time??? Well, I have decided to put the house on the market next year. It's time. to get out from under this house and it's mortgage, mortgage Rate, commute and sheer size. It will never be what I want it to be - a ranch with a basement. And it's just a lot bigger than I need. I spend an enormous amount of time and money trying to maintain, clean, fix and update a house and yard. So much so, that I do not get to enjoy it as I would like.
Where I would love to get out and hike or maybe play a round of golf, I stay home and mow the yard, fix the plumbing, stain the deck, repair the fence, trim the bushes, chase the moles, paint the hallway, clean out the garage... the list is endless. Yes, I know that the dogs do a lot of the damage that I end up repairing or I do changes in the house that will make their lives a little easier. I got a house with a large yard for them, but they are elderly now and really don't utilize the yard as they once did. Now, a little smaller yard would be nice. And now that I've owned a house, there are things that I will look for in the next one that I didn't think about the first time around. Who knows, If I get the house ready, I may change my mind.
So I am starting to finish some major projects that have been waiting in the garage or on the list.
So I just need to put my head down and start knocking these projects out one at a time. I've been working on the office. It's coming along. It's tough because I need to keep the computers connected because I work from home occassionally. But Rose gave me a deadline of August to have the Deck done (weather permitting) the DVD's ripped and the office done. I'm hoping to have more done than that. But You know how life is. I'll try and be better about keeping track of what gets done too so you can follow the progress.
Gotta roll! I'm on my fourth cup of coffee and I'm about to burst!!!!!
OK, so I usually go through these "finishing fits" around the end of the Year when I have my Annual Holiday "Stay-cation". It's the 2 weeks at the end of the year that I spend at home instead of putting myself through "Holiday Hell". Or during the summers I start feeling the guilt.
August 14th 2009
July 5, 2008
And on May 29th, 2007 I spill the beans on myself about my non-finishing character flaw.
So what makes this time any different than any other time??? Well, I have decided to put the house on the market next year. It's time. to get out from under this house and it's mortgage, mortgage Rate, commute and sheer size. It will never be what I want it to be - a ranch with a basement. And it's just a lot bigger than I need. I spend an enormous amount of time and money trying to maintain, clean, fix and update a house and yard. So much so, that I do not get to enjoy it as I would like.
Where I would love to get out and hike or maybe play a round of golf, I stay home and mow the yard, fix the plumbing, stain the deck, repair the fence, trim the bushes, chase the moles, paint the hallway, clean out the garage... the list is endless. Yes, I know that the dogs do a lot of the damage that I end up repairing or I do changes in the house that will make their lives a little easier. I got a house with a large yard for them, but they are elderly now and really don't utilize the yard as they once did. Now, a little smaller yard would be nice. And now that I've owned a house, there are things that I will look for in the next one that I didn't think about the first time around. Who knows, If I get the house ready, I may change my mind.
So I am starting to finish some major projects that have been waiting in the garage or on the list.
- The downstairs bathroom -
- Install the pedestal sink
- New mirror
- Tile the Floor
- Tile around the top of the shower
- Flush the water heater
- Clean behind the water heater where I have never been able to reach
- Fix the wall behind the washer / dryer properly (put wainscotting up)
- Finish painting
- Light above the shower
- Replace the exhaust fan
- The Office -
- paint the shelving
- Shred all the excess paper
- repaint
- fix the window (replace)
- Do all the caulking
- Replace the flooring (or Clean)
- Repaint all the Trim
- new Light Fixture
- All the same legs on the desk
- Declutter all the stuff on the shelves
- the Front Bedroom -
- New Carpeting
- Fix Ductwork
- Soundproof / Insulate floors
- Paint
- Closet Organizer
- Bi-fold Doors
- Crown Moulding
- Replace Window
- Deck
- Finish Staining
- Install rope lights
- Enclose Below lower deck
- Fix the Firewood storage area
- Stablize the upper deck
- Curb Appeal
- Fix and Repaint Front steps
- Repaint the Mail Post
- Move Leganthums to the back yard
- Remove old overgrown boxwoods
- paint the Shudders
- Finish the Service porch (put gate on)
- Walkway to the back yard
- fix the Drainage
- Move Crepe Myrtle to front Corner of the house
So I just need to put my head down and start knocking these projects out one at a time. I've been working on the office. It's coming along. It's tough because I need to keep the computers connected because I work from home occassionally. But Rose gave me a deadline of August to have the Deck done (weather permitting) the DVD's ripped and the office done. I'm hoping to have more done than that. But You know how life is. I'll try and be better about keeping track of what gets done too so you can follow the progress.
Gotta roll! I'm on my fourth cup of coffee and I'm about to burst!!!!!