The No Excuses Project: Home improvement on top of everything
July 21, 2010 by Juliet Chase
Filed under No Excuses Project
Like most homeowners I’ve got a list of things that need doing that never seems to get shorter. It’s not hard to come up with an excuse as to why sitting down with a book is more urgent than painting the airless unfinished closet (left over from 1950). That’s on top of all the other little things that come up and need attention. Sooo… while it will never be as efficient as a 30 minute home improvement tv segment, here’s my basic plan going forward:
1) make a list of everything that needs time and attention for each room during spring cleaning (when you notice that the latch isn’t catching right or the trim needs repainting
2) Get one major project done a year (this year it’s that dreadful closet) by breaking it into smaller steps that can be done each week – research, trip to the hardware store (or two or three) priming, etc.
3) take care of the small stuff room by room and as the budget allows
It may not seem like much but gradually things get done and looking the way I want them with the excuses staying in the background
Next week: Getting in shape – different from losing weight and the last topic!
Holding myself accountable
- Garden – hanging in there but the snails maybe getting the upper hand
- Jewelry – on hiatus for the week
- Photography – ramped up again and working hard on getting exposure (the marketing kind)
- Writing – small steps on the current project
- Losing weight – have got to find the time for more exercise (not exactly news)
- Check-ups – see me after the dental crown in August
- Chores – it comes and goes but ok for the moment
- Family & Friends – a veritable social whirl last week, now for some downtime
- Romance – back to researching social activities I actually want to participate in
- Travel – decided that the lure of beaches and gemstones is taking higher priority than people:-)
- Treasure hunting – got out the maps for local gem hunting – not a lot to work with but that just means less competition
