Yesterday I talked about the list from the beginning of the year and my progress and today is about my new list. This list is going to be a little different and is here to hold me accountable to trying to finish it as well as tell you what might be coming down the road on this little space of mine. Instead of a list of various things this is going to be by room of the house and I am going to try my darnedest to finish one room and move on to the other. I have the attention span of a 5 year old when it comes to projects. I have half completed projects all over the house so this will be tough. Plus I am going to do it all while managing my holiday projects list.
Bedroom:
It is tough when you are renting but not impossible and this really needs more. Just more of everything. I have got some things off the list but it is still a few weeks away from any sort of progress and probably months from a full reveal, but I am really excited about it.
Decide on a theme/color pallete and stick with it
Hang artwork
Paint side tables
Decide on lighting
Buy a dresser so we have a place to put our clothes
Craft Room:
paint funhouse mirror
hang recent purchase from thrift store
storage solutions or purge crap that is piling up
decide how to paint rocking chair
Kitchen:
Unfortunately I don’t have a good picture of the kitchen area. The majority of it is actually complete it is just finishing touches I need to do. This is the china cabinet that I will be finishing. This is the picture I sent Tom to see if he could live with it before I bought it.
hang vintage kitchen utensils
finally hang aprons either on hooks or coat rack
paint china cabinet
sew or buy a table cloth
paint and reupholster table chairs
Holiday Plans
These are my big projects that have a timetable. The rooms really don’t have to be done at a specific time but Halloween and Christmas they are coming regardless of what project sounds like the most fun to work on each weekend. I am challenging myself to get a lot done in the next few months.
Halloween:
find a way to make a display of my Halloween pieces
Pick a theme for front yard
Plan the front yard decorations
Execute front yard decorations
Decorate mantle
Christmas:
make enough jelly and jam for each person on the Christmas list of 30
make cookies for Christmas list
make cookies or jam for work gifts for 30 people
package homemade gifts in homemade cute packaging
make an even better mantle display this year
step up the outside holiday decorations this year
As if that wasn’t enough, I am also adding trying to complete a 16 week link party being hosted by a few other bloggers. The challenge of doing all 16 weeks was too much for me to pass up. Hopefully I can complete at least 12 of the challenges with new projects. I already set up a pinterest board for inspiration.
That is what you can look for in the coming months with some more magazine recipes thrown in. What are you working on for the rest of the year?
I’m so impressed by your list, and especially by what you’ve already accomplished this year! You’ve inspired me to make my own:)
Thanks Ginnie. I have found these list keep me on task. The idea of people reading it helps me make more of an effort to cross things off. Good luck with your list.
A girl after my own heart… i LOVE lists. Even more, I love the satisfaction of crossing things off my lists. And your craft room is so cute!
I love lists too! The craft room will be even better when I get the last few pieces in there. Thanks for checking it out
Wow! That seems like a big list, but you sound confident. I really like the bedside table on the left. And I’m intrigued with the hutch…
I love that table too. I hope that some day I can find a matching one. For now it will go into the living room.
Fabulous list!! We are working on finishing a few projects around our house, and we’re hoping to decorate our bedroom, too. I’m excited to see what you do!!
Thanks. I am excited about this list. The bedroom is coming together faster than I thought. Hopefully have the majority done in the next month.