Well, I didn’t manage to accomplish (nearly) everything on the 2012 list, and 2013 brings a whole new opportunity to under-achieve.
I have big plans this year to make some visible progress on all fronts.
Inside
- Finish stripping paint off windows
- Build window sills
- Finish installing trim
- Buy and install window hardware
- Stain windows and trim
- Demolish closet where furnace used to be
- Determine whether wall next to closet is structural
- Design and build cabinets between living room and dining room
- Patch ceiling and center light fixture
- Find and buy new light fixture
- Fireplace redesign and rebuild
- Design and build (have built) cabinets in living room
- Living room drywall
- Living room lights
- Reconnoiter bike room
- Get some art on the walls and make it feel like home
Outside
- Courtyard – finishing touches and furniture
- Curb appeal – spruce up little things
- Clean out garden shed
- Break up slab in front of shed
- Get rid of play set and engine thing in backyard
- Extract honey from beehive
- Plant more flowers for the bees
- Stain bee fence
- Misting system in the courtyard
- Grass or mulch in the side yard
Bonus
- Build window screens
- Start backyard master plan
- Map out bathroom reno in detail
- Fix giant hole in the porch wall
- Refinish cabinets