We’ve been in the new house for two months now and overall, I think we are pretty well settled. We know where things are, and where they belong. We’ve unpacked every box with the exception of a couple stragglers in the guest room closet. It’s starting to feel more like home.
But there are still a lot of things to knock out, and after two months, several of these are starting to feel burdensome even though they’re (mostly) minor and inexpensive tasks. So with 2.5 months to go, I decided to make a list of 17 things I’d like to get done before 2017 arrives. And while crossing off all 17 of these may be optimistic, you’ve got to start somewhere, right?
- Unpack remaining boxes in the guest room closet
- Choose, order and install permanent shades on the breakfast room windows
- Clear off the counter area of the built-ins in the living room, and improve the storage in the cabinets
- Paint Emma’s room
- Paint Charlotte’s room
- Hang art in:
- Emma’s room
- Charlotte’s room
- Master bedroom
- Guest room
- Sewing room
- Apply window frosting film to:
- Master bathroom
- Girls’ bathroom
- Guest bathroom
- Second (unused) back door
- Power wash the back patio
- Remove the fence — or at minimum, the gate — that runs the ~10 feet between the corner of the house and the garage
- Clear out the flower bed along the driveway (in preparation for planting something new in the spring)
- Do some bushwhacking in the yard to make things look more manageable and less overgrown
- List the extra furniture currently stored in the garage for sale online (and donate whatever doesn’t sell)
- Recover the cushion on the stool in the master bathroom
- Finish organizing my sewing room
- Install a wall-mounted drying rack in the laundry room
- Take a load of items to e-recycling and shredding day at the local credit union
- Install a new light fixture in the breakfast room
I’ll check in before Thanksgiving with an update on how it’s going!
Erin S. says
Let me know if you find a wall-mounted drying rack that you like! This has been on my to-do list since we moved into our house 2+ years ago