The Professor and I have so many different ideas and plans for the house. Sometimes, I have trouble focusing on just one plan at a time in my head. Therefore, I'm writing them down here and will return to them periodically to help keep me focused. They aren't in any particular order. So, here are my lofty 2010 goals (of which, I'm sure not even half will be accomplished)...
The Professor's Goals:
The Professor's Goals:
- finish installing kitchen counter tops, sink surround, & backsplashes
- run additional electrical wiring through the center walls of the upstairs and install extra electrical sockets in the upstairs bedrooms (which currently have 1 measly socket per room)
- run internet wiring through the attic/into the walls
- lay down plywood over the rafters throughout the whole attic to cover up the insulation and create gobs more storage space
- run more lights throughout the attic
- install a pull down ladder over the attic opening
- finish final plumbing lines to upstairs bathrooms
- install an overhead light in the second half of the living room
- seal up the foundation before next winter
- install a railing around the upstairs porch roof
- finish bathroom addition
- fence in backyard
My Goals (with the understanding that 1) I'm crazy and always set too many unrealistic goals for myself & 2) I'll be lucky to do half of these and any success is largely dependent upon funds & baby... he can learn to wield a hammer at an early age, right?):
- install light and door molding in nursery
- hang pictures/art throughout the house
- finish organizing all of the miscellanea in the upstairs
- clear out the dining room and adjacent closet
- organize all tools into a centralized tool box and location (i.e. downstairs walk in closet)
- clear out and organize the dining room and adjacent closet so that the dining room might be used as an actual dining room
- convert under the stairs closet into a pantry (with lighting?)
- build in shelving in random kitchen nook
- finish replacing and caulking all of the windows
- weed out and dispose of unwanted furniture; refinish and rearrange wanted furniture
- sew duvet covers for down comforter and guest room comforters
- sew couch pillow covers to cover up heinous faded floral pattern
- window trimmings/drapes for all of the windows in the house
- remove kitchen destruction debris and other things cluttering the backyard
- clear out and organize the cellar
- clear out, gut, and organize the Sandwich Shoppe
- build radiator boxes before next winter
- put up crown molding throughout the house
- update inside doors, install door knobs, fix door jambs/frames
- put in a coffered ceiling in the living room (recessed lighting?)
- paint and decorate the upstairs bedrooms
- build a built in bookcase in the office area
- organize shelving in the upstairs hallway using baskets/crates
- Plant a small herb garden and put a hard to kill plant in every room
- put cabinets/counters/sink into the laundry room
- replace laundry room door/weatherproof front and side door
- Make the Sandwich Shoppe habitable (real floors/walls/ceilings/insulation, etc.) and open it up to the rest of the house
- completely renovate both bathrooms
- Raise the kitchen and dining room ceilings
- I'm probably forgetting many things, but this is the running list of what's been swirling around in my head lately. Maybe now it can stay on the blog and leave my head alone. No? Didn't think so.
