My Wish I Could Do "To Do" List

My "To Do" list is longer than my arm. It can be very discouraging when roaming through my house, garage or yard looking for a place to start. The whole needy thing is a work in progress!! Where to begin is the real question here. Which project should get top priority? I don't know. I just don't know. Some of my projects will require muscle of which mine are unfortunately, lacking in the strength department. So, those activities have to be done at a time when my husband is home. That is, home and available. My husband is often at home, but not often available as he is normally completing his own projects. Therefore, timing is everything when enlisting his assistance with a home project.

To refer to my list as "home projects", is to give the false impression that I am actually being creative in my home. No, I just didn't want to write about my home organization, repair, throw away and clean up activity for what it really is, "housework". Not only is it really housework, I am a shamed to say it is housework I should have done long ago. No, my "To Do List" is not so much of a project as it is maintenance. Only problem being that I have to complete the clean up before I can maintain.

So, here is the list for any of you that may be interested. The items are in no particular order, although some will need to be completed before I can begin another. I hope my list will inspire and promote any "home projects" that you have on your own personal list.

1. Clean out the 3rd garage of all the old boxes. Unpack stuff we want to use again. Throw away stuff we won't ever use again.
2. Plan and organize a garage sale.
3. Organize the "office" room. Get rid of so much paper.
   
4. Take old books to Half Price Books or sell in planned G.S.
5. Paint walls in living room and dining rooms.
6. Replace window treatments in LR, DR, frt BR
7. Rearrange den so TV is on another wall away from fireplace
8. Get roman shades for patio doors.
9. Fix weather stripping on patio doors.
10. Paint bookshelf in den.
11. Sell dining room table/chairs to purchase a new one.
12. Replace chandelier in dining room.
13. Remodel kitchen, new appliances, paint, and redo cabinet finish and cabinet/drawer pulls.
14. Reorganize the things in all kitchen cabinets.
15. Take out the range top and wall oven. Replace with one stove/oven all together.
    
16. Build a pantry closet where refrigerator is and relocate fridge to another place.
17. Remove or move wall between breakfast room and laundry room.
    
18. Change out old small pipes of washing machine and kitchen sink.
    
19. Weed the back yard plants. Clean out the beds and take out some plants. Plant some of the pots of plants. Remove or cut back large leaf plant behind the house.
    
20. Fix or buy another weed eater.
21. Redo the beds around the house. Take out the poky plants with stickers.
    
22. Trim back the hedges. Take out the weeds in the side plant bed.
23. Enlarge patio area to extend into the back yard for more seating.
    
24. Buy a new backyard grill.
25. Clean den floors and replace the rug.
26. Get rid of the sectional and purchase new den furniture. May need to sell sectional before buying the new furniture.
    
27. Relocate master bedroom to middle bedroom.
28. Cut a door from middle bedroom to bathroom.
29. Train bedroom furniture and office furniture from front room to present master bedroom.
30. plant flowers around the house outside.
    
31. Clean out every closet in the house and relocate some of the items either to other closets or to garage sale items or give away items.
    

See, that's a lot and it could keep going. I wish I could do all the items on my "To Do" list. Some of those things are easy, others are hard and costly. Of course, the number 1 thing on the list should be get up off my bottom and start!

What's on your "Wish You Could Do-To Do List"?