Monday, January 1, 2018

Welcome, 2018!

With 2017 behind me I'm feeling invigorated and ready to take on another year. Last year definitely had it's ups and downs, and I'm sure this year will as well, but right now, today, I'm feeling pretty good. I've spent the day doing the regular (changing sheets, washing laundry, taking care of kids etc.) but I have so many things in mind to accomplish this year. Not really resolutions, but things that I'd like to see fixed, finished or changed in regards to the house.

So, I thought I'd list a few of those ideas here and maybe check in once a month to see how (or if) things are progressing. 

  • go through all toys in the basement. This is no small task, let me assure you. I want to get rid of what the kids don't play with or need or like, save some of the things I have for future grandchildren, and better organize what's left. 
  • paint Landon's bedroom; it needs the works. New color (I'm thinking soft gray) fresh trim (white) and even his ceiling needs paint. He also needs new curtains to complete the mini makeover. 
  • redecorate Harper's room. He's outgrown the adorable dinosaur bedroom and it's time to upgrade him to an older boy's look. My mom gave me a light blue comforter that fits Harper's bed so I think I'll use it as my jumping point. I'm hoping I can sell his comforter set and all the canvas' I made in order to get a few new pieces of art for his room.
  • once the toys in the basement are taken care of I'd like to repaint. There are a bunch of repairs that need to be made on the walls down there and repainting afterwards will make it a nice new space. 
  • it's time to repaint the bathroom on the main floor. Again. Time to replace the rug and towels in that bathroom as well.
  • fix the garden in the front yard. Tony has already started this process but it's going to be a lot of work to get it the way I envision...
  • repaint the dining room. Mostly just the white part beneath the chair rail as its pretty dirty and scuffed. The top part is a gray that I'm still happy with. Maybe some new art in that room would be nice too...
As you can see, we need to do a lot of painting. Living in a big house with a lot of people means things get dirty and run down and need to be fixed up every few years. I guess that's probably how it goes in most homes and I'm hoping this year we'll be able to get a lot, if not all, of this done. Wish me luck! 

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