Somewhat belated resolutions post

[neadods]

Not as insanely productive as last month, but things are staggering forward at a respectable pace.

HOUSEHOLD
LIBRARY
- remove mismatched bookshelves
- pull up carpet and replace with hard flooring
set up new bookshelves
purge books/reshelve remainder
- hang art deco rose stained glass (NOW UNCOVERED IN BEDROOM) & curtains
- set up desk
- move desktop computer, modem, and printer out of living room entirely and into permanent desk in library

HALLWAY
- get new light fixture hung, center hallway
- repaint center & back hallway - READY
- reorganize back hall closet - CONFIGURATION FIGURED
- pull up carpet & replace/refinish with hard flooring

LIVING ROOM
- declutter - STARTING TO HAPPEN AS STUFF MOVES TO PROPER PLACE IN LIBRARY
- clear
- repaint
- pull up carpet & replace with hard flooring - CONTRACT SIGNED
- 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

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

OTHER
- replace failing water main
- move garage water cutoff to doorway, not end of crawlspace

GARDEN
- add faucet by bedroom window for garden hose
- plant thyme and rosemary
- install at least one water barrel

MISC
LEARN
1 - knit toe-up socks
2 - double-pointed needle knitting
3 - 2-color brioche stitch
4 - breadmaking
5 - cheese making
6 - kitchen knife skills
7 - wire wrapping (beads)
8 - mock cable stitch
9 - tile setting 101
10 - hoop dance
11 - double knitting?
12 - ?

GENERAL
- learn "clinic Spanish"
- stand at least 12 clinic shifts 8
- learn basic classic guitar
- put all favorite Big Finish adventures into iTunes


TRAVEL
- Gallifrey One
- Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival
- Stratford, Ont - TICKETS PURCHASED, RESERVATIONS MADE
- ChicagoTARDIS
- London!

FOOD
- try 52 new recipes (5)
- set up meal plan
- Obtain and input recipes into "cooknook"
- start and maintain freezer full of meals and ingredients

EXERCISE/HEALTH
- start regular exercise program
- lose weight (See Sunday 7)

KNITTING
GIFTS
Mothers Washcloths (co 52/3)
- 1) Broken Rib
- 2) Grandmothers Favorite
- 3) Yarn Harlot 1-Row pattern
- 4) Seed stitch
- 5) Double Moss
- 6) Mitered Square (co 56 | 56)
- 7) Waffle Stitch
- 8) Garter - ON NEEDLES
- 9) Twin Rib

Bunny
- knit square bunnies - SQUARES MADE
- sew lamb toy
- sew teddy toy

Smap
- mobius scarf

OWN PROJECTS
- Watson Scarf - CAST ON
- pair of socks (generic toe-up)
- Hermione everyday socks (toe up adaptation)
- Mitered Cross afghan - ON NEEDLES

ORGANIZE
Although there was no particular "organization" resolution, I do seem to be getting a lot of that done simply by purging stuff and reorganizing what I kept into the renovated rooms

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
February
- - Caught up entire Big Finish review backlog (written; to be typed & delivered before end of 2/28)
- - Taught knitting at Gally
March
- - financial tracking/net worth forms set up
April
- got supportive shoes for exercise/clinic shifts
May
- - Moved DVDs into storage in hall
- - took 11 boxes of books to Book Thing
- - pulled books for DWB charity auction later
June
- - helped run TW Charity Yard Sale
- - removed falling bookshelves. Figured out how to re-engineer them.
- - trip to Library of Congress, Folger, Nat'l Archives
- - got excellent deals on leather loveseat & 3 slate-topped tables
- - figured out how to scan to .pdf and Word using my printer
- - figured out how to create .pdf docs on iPad
July - note to self: start cross-stitching Christmas tags; knitting mini
Christmas stockings
- - With M's help, completely cleaned out bedroom. As this included digging up a costume last worn 2 years ago, this is a Big Deal
August -
September -
October -
November -
December -