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I hadn't planned on making a giant to-do list to ring in the New Year. Quite the contrary, I hadn't planned on making a list at all. I figured I should just wing it and spare myself the guilt of not getting things done. Or just resolve to "be a better person", whatever that means. But as the urge to tear through the house and shovel everything in my path into a garbage bag and then alphabetize anything that remained swept over me (as it always does this time of year) so did the urge to plan, to plot, to write down all the things that need done and put it in a sacred place where I know I can find it - instead of floating around in some notebook that will be lost by the end of the week.

So if reading lists excites you, or if you ever need to know what I'm doing when I'm not here, read on. I'll update as soon as I get something done and as soon as I figure out how to draw a line through text in html.

In the meantime, here's a picture of my now neat kitchen cabinets with their shiny new contact paper.





















Home Improvement
Foyer
hang crown molding
refinish banister

Stairway
finish peeling wallpaper
patch
texture
paint
fix outlet
add light fixture at top of stairs

Kitchen
fix ceiling
light fixture over sink
install fan
new counter top

Living Room
figure out what to do about walls
paint
molding around hearth
hallway
peel paper
patch, skim coat or texture
paint

Bathroom
complete overhaul
new toilet
tub surround
rebuild dividing wall b/t tub and toilet
tear out old paneling and install bead board or tile
add an outlet
towel bar beside sink
pedestal sink
mirror/cabinet
sconces

Exterior
stairs on back porch
screen in porch
scape and paint front porch floor
paint back porch and floor
stain deck
doorbell

Landscaping
plant ground cover under magnolia
grade west side
plant something on west side to stop erosion and hide trash cans
build retaining walls on east side or plant something to stop erosion
get rid of concrete pile
plan perennial bed out back

Garden
clean out front flower bed 1/8
move roses
move raised bed 3/17
triple garden space or find lot somewhere else
order seeds 3/2
start seeds 3/12
cold frames?

Organizing/Household
keep one datebook/notebook (this will make or break you)
resurrect the chore list
clear out/organize file cabinet 1/10
enter all inventory and invoices into system
do taxes early
eliminate unused kitchen items
reorganize kitchen cabinets
clear out/organize/rearrange bedroom
rearrange magazines by month 1/10 not working, change back to annual
bookcase on east wall
keep Jasper out
touch up paint in Little T's room 2/08

repaint floor
organize closet
paint Little S room 2/08
desk and bookcase new dresser 2/15

nightstand
move bulletin board recovered and moved 2/15
aquarium 2/15

Food/Drink
try 52 new recipes
brew one batch of beer per month (2 down, 10 to go)
organize recipes and put them all in one place
make 3 or 4 menus with grocery lists for faster shopping

Craft
finish quilt
finish WIPs start knitting instead 2/06
Etsy - either sell or get off the pot
organize fabric stash (give some away)
get sewing machine fixed
teach Little S cross-stitch and french knot

Money
come up with a modest budget and stick to it!!!
either sell ebay stuff or get rid of it and lose the guilt

Computer
organize photos and put them on disc 1/13
remove old photo software 1/13
organize blog (categories, maybe add third column for books, etc)
update links
update twice a week

Me
nurture friendships
be more patient with my children (and my husband)
remember birthdays
get my spa business going again
get off the perfectionism train