As planned, the list has been emailed to my partner in crime. I've heard no objections, so I'm posting it here. Plus, I thought I'd better get on it and throw the list up here on the Internet, because we've actually been crossing some things off! No one is more surprised than I am. More on those exciting developments shortly.
I'm going to use this post as a way of tracking our progress. Each time we complete an item, I'll cross it off here, and link to any blog post that I've made about the project. I'll try to do at least a brief post for each item, just for the sake of completeness. I realize that many of the items below do not sound all that exciting or creative (and some of them probably don't make any sense; hang in there, there will be pictures eventually), but the point of this exercise is to improve our lives, not to win the Internets.
You'll notice below that one item is already crossed off and you've even seen the results: the morning/evening schedule charts that I introduced in my previous post. It's true, I started working on some of these items before I even officially finished making the list. So this is basically like writing down something you've done just so that you will get to cross it off, which any fan of lists knows is totally, totally legitimate behavior.
But just so I'm not giving myself too much of a head start, I'll start the clock ticking on my 1,001 days as of September 24, the date of my previous post. That gives me until Tuesday, June 21, 2016 to complete the list. Ready? Go!
My Man’s Ideas
1.
Prep and paint the trim surrounding the slider
2.
Prep and paint the inside of the front door
3.
Prep and paint the patch in the bathroom wall
4.
Prep and repaint the trim on the bathroom window
5.
Trim and seal the bottom of the back door
6.
Wash the windows (inside and out)
7.
Get the moss off the roof
9.
Repair and paint the holes in kiddo’s wall from
where the radio was
10. Get
rid of extra bikes in shed
11. Get
rid of furniture we don’t want from shed
12. Make
a dump run with stuff from shed
14. Weed
the parking strip
Bedroom
15. Purchase
& install wall sconces for bedside lights
16. Organize
my “bedside table”
17. Put
up framed prints (the ones sitting on top of the cedar chest)
18. Clean
up/refresh finish on cedar chest
19. Put
up curtain across clothing shelf
20. Find
a way to keep jewelry organized/accessible/tidy
21. Clean
out top of closet
22. Put
something solid over shelf unit in closet, or get new ones
24. Find
a place to put workout gear (mine and husband’s) that is not just on the floor
shoved behind the door
25. Sell
clothes
27. Get
an effective light in the closet
Bathroom
28. Hang
seahorse on wall
29. Clean
out all drawers
30. Clean
out cupboard
31. Find
a different way to store shampoo/soap/etc. that will make it less precarious
sitting on ledges and also easier to quickly clean tub/shower – stainless
shower caddy
32. Find
a place/way to store bathroom cleaning products in the bathroom
33. Replace
toilet seat
34. Soap/lotion/hand
sanitizer pumps
35. Use
trays/ etc. to corral items on bathroom counter and make them look nicer: the
idea is to create an actual place for everything that stays out on the counter,
so that these things aren’t randomly strewn all over – tray for tooth stuff on
left; lotion/hand sanitizer/cotton balls/qtips on right
36. Perfection
sampler
37. Jellyfish/anemone
or seascape for wall above towel rack
38. Hang
hooks behind door for towels (guest and kid)
39. 2
new hand towels
40. add
twill tape for hanging towels + hook under counter
41. get
stains off toilet
42. get
stains off sink caulk
43. get
stains off shower caulk
Hallway/closets
45. Remove
door from laundry nook and hang curtain instead
46. Find
a better storage system for stuff on bottom shelf of linen closet (art
supplies/craft kits get out of control fast, tape/tools are all jumbled up and
I can never find anything)
47. Find
better storage system for stuff on top shelf of coat closet (laundry stuff
needs to be more easily accessible, there is probably a bunch of very rarely
used stuff that could be less accessible)
Kid’s room
48. Organize
hair stuff & tchotchkes in purple baskets
49. Reorganize
dresser top
50. Improve
function of bedside table/book storage
51. Find
a better way to store stuffies
52. Hang
up hooks for backpack, coats, etc.
54. Add
a magnetic canvas on the wall for her art
Kitchen
56. Clean
out all drawers and cupboards (5/25)
57. Improve
function of drawer under microwave (mail supplies, outbox, stuff we need when
going out the door – not just another junk drawer)
58. Magnetic
paint on wall in entry
59. Chalkboard
paint on wall in entry
60. Replace
shoe rack with boot tray
61. Find
or make rug for entry to cover entire area
62. Find
or make mat for sink that can be cleaned and will stay in one place
63. Add
pump bottles for lotion/hand sanitizer, add sink-side sponge holders
64. Get
stuff off counters
65. Hooks
on wall in entry
66. Holder
for chalk, frame for menus, other pics on wall in entry
67. Paint
“Post” pouch and hang on entry wall
68. Find
a tray for mail
69. Decorate
cat food canister
Dining room
70. Find
a way to keep kiddo desk neat(er)
71. Put
white paint on canvas and hang lower so she can reach it
72. Make
magnets for canvases
73. Fix
embroidered clock and hang somewhere
74. Hang
up gleaners print
75. Get
better trays for cat dishes
76. Figure
out what to do about rug
77. Get
chairs, place settings, and table space to serve 10 people for dinner
78. Get
a nice tablecloth that is the right size for the table
80. Make
something for the center of the table
81. Clean
up/refresh finish on table & chairs
Living room
82. Get
a rug for “entryway”
83. Boot
tray
84. Put
up hooks, art, etc. near entry
86. Make
cover for midcentury chair
87. Make
felt bins for console table
89. Get
extra crap off bookshelves
90. Repot
plants on top of bookshelves
91. Find
out about getting a slipcover made for the couch
92. Replace
knobs on sideboard
93. Clean
up/refresh finish on sideboard
Office
95. Reorganize
desk drawers in a sustainable way
96. Clean
out corner between desk and shelf
97. Reorganize
bookshelves (0/5)
98. Clean
out office supply trunk
99. Frame
whale/iceberg print and hang
100.
Make frame gallery above desk
101.
Hang thread rack on wall and reorganize top of
barrister bookcase
