New Year's Resolutions (mine & other people's)

According to this article from Fitness.com ...

"Many people tend to make unrealistic goals when it comes to creating a New Year’s Resolution based on health and fitness. Many rush immediately to a gym to sign up, go for a few weeks, and then decide to give up. Instead of making these unreachable goals for yourself, why not start with something simpler. Here are some suggestions to creating a more manageable and achievable New Year’s Resolution."

This year (next year?), instead of doing traditional resolutions, I'm doing a 101 Things in 1001 Days list. I'll be tracking that list in a separate blog, here.

The Home Improvement goals are the same as they've been for a while:
1. Buy a new stove
2. Replace bathroom fixtures
3. Buy & install new closet system
4. Put up new curtain rod & curtains
5. Install Automatic Ice Maker
6. Install spice rack(s) in cupboard
7. Rent out condo

I also made some specific uncluttering goals:
1. Have a successful Yard Sale
2. File all my loose papers
3. Organize all my fitness stuff
4. Consolidate all my VCR tapes

Next steps

Before I can do any more repair or replacement work, I really have to make more progress on cleaning & decluttering my place.  I have saved enough money for a stove, but it would be nearly impossible to get the old stove out & the new stove in because of sheer volume of stuff in my condo.  So last weekend, I threw out a lot of stuff & this weekend, I put a bunch of summer stuff in storage.

It's coming along.  I just have to be patient and persistent.  But now that I have a little more room to work in, I should be able to pick up the pace a bit.  Getting the new stove will be a major boost.

What I've accomplished so far

Is not much.

I replaced the shower-head with a hand-held.

I replaced the water filter on the kitchen faucet.

I bought the curtain rods & curtains.

I've selected a shelving unit for the bedroom closet.

I've saved enough money to buy a stove.

And miles to go before I sleep.

Potentially helpful and/or interesting wiki-hows

http://www.wikihow.com/Succeed-at-Any-Home-Improvement-Project

http://www.wikihow.com/Design-Your-Own-Home

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Sideways-Room

Re-Start

I'm moving this journal over here so I'll actually remember to update it.

Here's the introductory post from the original blog:

This particular blog is focused on Home Improvement .  I'll list my goals and progress & hope that the shame of public scrutiny will force my off my butt and into action.

I have a one-bedroom condo in an *awesome* location.  I've lived here for about 9 years.  I would really like to buy a house in 2008 (townhouse or larger condo).  So in preparation for that; I want to make a few upgrades on the condo so I can rent it out.

The big goal - renting it out for more than whatever it costs me to live somewhere else.

Projects: 
Kitchen (new stove!, ice maker?)
Bathroom (new faucets)
New curtains
Redo Bedroom closet
paint
shampoo carpets
new cabinets?
new countertop
re-tile floor?

I want to tackle the bathroom faucets and curtains first, because they'll actually make my life more pleasant while I take care of other stuff.  Plus they shouldn't be that hard.  I need to do some research and make the purchases.

The stove would also be for me as well as the tenant, but that's obviously more expensive.

The closet, though very important won't happen until I'm about to move out, because I'm far too lazy to move my clothes around that much.

The painting & cleaning is cosmetic and won't happen until someone else is going to move in.