Slowly but surely...
I finally feel like I'm getting organized/settled in my house. When M and I moved in together initially, his stuff was in two of my three bedrooms. After he moved out, I never really expanded to fill in the space. I still haven't really, because at various times I toyed with the idea of a roommate, for one reason or another. Now, I'm choosing a color for his old bedroom. I'm going to start the interior painting in that room, mostly because it's the most empty. After I have color on the walls, I'm going to turn that room into my crafts room. Then, once everything has been moved into there and out of the back bedroom, I'm going to convert that into a true office/den space. After completing that project, that means I'll truly have "just a bedroom" in the master space. As far as redecorating goes, my goal is to do 4 rooms a year (one every 3 months or so). I think that's a project timeline I can live with.
So, for 2006, the schedule is as follows:
1) Front bedroom
2) Back bedroom
3) Master bedroom
4) Master bathroom
Then, in 2007, I'll complete the house:
1) Guest bathroom
2) Powder room
3) Kitchen
4) Living/dining room
At some point, I'm going to finish the garage, but since that's being done by professionals, it's not quite on my "to-do" list. I'm going to have to wait for spring at this point, since we honestly can't expect the temperatures to remain this high (can we?). I'm having an epoxy-resin finish put on my garage floor, and custom cabinetry installed on one wall. I'd also like to delay the expense of that until 2006 as well, especially since we're running out of 2005 (boy has this year gone by fast).
Big meeting tomorrow at work to discuss project deliverables. After 1 p.m. tomorrow, I should have a much better idea of where things are headed for the remainder of 2005 and 2006.
Ciao for now.
So, for 2006, the schedule is as follows:
1) Front bedroom
2) Back bedroom
3) Master bedroom
4) Master bathroom
Then, in 2007, I'll complete the house:
1) Guest bathroom
2) Powder room
3) Kitchen
4) Living/dining room
At some point, I'm going to finish the garage, but since that's being done by professionals, it's not quite on my "to-do" list. I'm going to have to wait for spring at this point, since we honestly can't expect the temperatures to remain this high (can we?). I'm having an epoxy-resin finish put on my garage floor, and custom cabinetry installed on one wall. I'd also like to delay the expense of that until 2006 as well, especially since we're running out of 2005 (boy has this year gone by fast).
Big meeting tomorrow at work to discuss project deliverables. After 1 p.m. tomorrow, I should have a much better idea of where things are headed for the remainder of 2005 and 2006.
Ciao for now.