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neadods ([personal profile] neadods) wrote2011-01-31 08:30 am
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Resolutions

HOUSEHOLD
BATHROOM
- finish decorative paint job
- attach drawer pulls
- obtain and hang stained glass over window
- decorative work, ledge
- paint dehumidifier table
- recaulk where needed

HALLWAY
- repaint center & back hallway
- reorganize back hall closet
- pull up carpet & replace/refinish with hard flooring

LIVING ROOM
- declutter
- clear
- repaint
- pull up carpet & replace with hard flooring
- new covers for sofa & chair to match new paint job
- reorganize built-in shelves and furniture both sides fireplace
- make permanent home for desktop computer

LIBRARY
- go through and purge book collection
- remove mismatched bookshelves
- create matching bookshelves
- pull up carpet and replace with hard flooring
- set up new bookshelves and reorganize remaining books
- hang art deco rose stained glass



KNITTING
MOTHER'S WASHCLOTHS (co 52/3)
- 1) Broken Rib
- 2) Grandmother's Favorite
- 3) Stockinette w/seed border
- 4) Seed stitch
- 5) Double Moss
- 6) Mitered Square (co 56 | 56)
- 7) Double Bump
- 8)
- 9) Clover Tweed
- 10) Double Bump
- 11) Waffle Stitch
- 12) Christmas Lace

Scarf/Learn to knit project: postponed to 2012. [livejournal.com profile] suricattus has convinced me to do it as an ebook with embedded video, which I think is a great idea... only now I need to learn how to do that, and I'm not putting housework on hold to do so.

OWN PROJECTS
- Watson Scarf
- mystery Christmas present
- pair of socks (generic toe-up)
- Hermione everyday socks (toe up adaptation)

LEARN
Knitting:
- Turkish caston
- reverse heel flap & gusset
- stretchy bindoff
- toe-up sock
- basic 2-color brioche stitch
- double knitting
- double-pointed needles

Cooking:
- sauce 1 (tbd)
- sauce 2 (tbd)
- flavored extracts
- Bread-machine bread
- no knead bread
- flavored vinegar
- salsa

TRAVEL/EVENTS
- Gallifrey One
- Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival
- ChicagoTARDIS
- London!

GENERAL
- learn "clinic Spanish"
- stand at least 12 clinic shifts (3)
- investigate hoop dance
- write 52 reviews (1)
- try 52 recipes (3)
- learn basic classic guitar
- set up meal plan
- set up exercise plan

ALSO ACCOMPLISHED
January
- - found way for M & I to share driveway without blocking each other/being in way of tree
branches
- - Keep homemade cleaner cloths in bathroom
- - started [livejournal.com profile] meta_holmes
- - got spare bedsheets (needed for guests and for easier washdays for me)
February -
March -
April -
May -
June -
July - note to self: start cross-stitching Christmas tags; knitting mini christmas stockings
August -
September -
October -
November -
December -