many of which never come to fruition. However, I hope that a few of these to this year. I have personal goals which I don't post for anyone to review -- well, just the previous mention about weaning myself off of Diet Coke. I expect that to take awhile, as the hubby likes to have them in the house.
But I have some house projects that I'd like to tackle this year.
The first project is already started since I got a new washer and dryer for Christmas. That required the removal of the old appliances and that led to a paint job over Dec. 23rd and 24th. Ugh. But now that I've lived with the layout, I want to get an electrician and a plumber in to rework the connections in my laundry room. That will allow for a better layout and that will then allow me to put in shelving or cabinetry. Whichever is easiest to put in. I hope to find stock cabinets/shelving to use.
The second project is to get some pull out drawers built into a few of the kitchen cabinets, so my life is easier in there.
And the third project is to finally, finally get bookshelves floor to ceiling in our office. Ikea has some nice bookshelves that we discovered last night. And the total cost of the project using Ikea products would be a fraction of getting built-in bookcases made.
After those projects, the master bedroom/bathroom painting/improvement is next on the list.
I hope to tackle one project per month, and do these on a cash basis. I hate credit cards and the cycle they get people into. Besides, to have the improvements in the house paid for when they are completed is more than half of the satisfaction I'll get from the proejcts.
Realistically, these four projects will probably take the first six months of the year. But if I can do them and pay as I go, that will be wonderful.
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