{Projects} 365 ~ Days 1 - 10

We have definitely gotten off to a great start with crossing projects off of our {Projects} 365 list. With just 10 days down is 2011, here is what we've gotten done so far:

1. 1/1/11 - Bookshelf assembled and arranged in the master suite hallway. This is my favorite project so far! I've wanted this Expedit bookshelf from IKEA for years. I've been picturing it in the hallway outside our bedroom since the day we moved in. And since that time, all of our beloved books have been waiting patiently in boxes in our master bedroom closet. I had so much fun arranging the books. Even though it's been there for 10 days now, I have to stop and admire our bookshelf each time I walk by.




2. 1/2/11 - Master bedroom closet organized. Getting all those boxes of books out of closet meant we could finally organize and arrange all of our clothes. Definitely a sense of accomplishment when we finished that project.



Check out my shoes - all 6 pairs of them in total! Don't you just love the wide variety of colors? :)

1. 1/3/11 - Alex's bedroom rearranged. We moved the furniture around and made the bedroom much more 6 year old boy friendly.
2. 1/4/11 - Steam cleaned the carpet in Olivia & Gracie's bedroom.
3. 1/5/11 - Made & froze a bulk batch of Bacon, Cheese & Egg Biscuit Cups. Not a project from the list, but still important.
4. 1/6/11 - Found some size 6 pants from the clothing storage bins for Olivia. Not on the list again, but a much needed project!
5. 1/7/11 - Monthly trip to Sam's club and finished putting Christmas decorations away.
6. 1/8/11 - Finished monthly grocery shopping. Fun day with the kids!
7. 1/9/11 - Some rather disappointing time spent in the kitchen. But I did get some laundry done at least. Also, Eric rearranged the play area.
8. 1/10/11 - Hung cabinet above refrigerator. Eric and a neighbor worked together to get that cabinet hung correctly. When we first moved in, the cabinet was just sitting on top of the fridge. It was only useable if we opened the fridge door first. Eric took it down and we spent a few months trying to decide what to do with the space. Finally we decided the smartest move would be to just hang the cabinet up correctly. The kitchen looks complete now!

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{Projects} 365

We began moving into our new house on June 18th of 2010. I was 5 1/2 months pregnant at the time. Our focus was on getting furniture situated and boxes unpacked. Once I started nesting, the focus shifted to organizing, bulk cooking and cleaning. As a result, a lot of the projects we wanted to tackle to officially make our house a home were pushed to the back burner.

Now that Jill is over 3 months old and we've lived here for over 6 months, we are ready to do that once and for all. We have lots of projects, both big and small, that we want to complete. We are giving ourselves the entire year of 2011 to get everything done.

We started with tackling one of those projects on the very first day of the year and we've continued each day. Hence {Projects} 365. I'll be blogging our progress as we work through our list. I'm hoping this will help keep us accountable. It will also serve as a great resource at the end of the year for us to look back on all of our accomplishments.

Here is the {Projects} 365 list as it stands right now.

• Paint master bedroom
• Paint family room
• Assemble and organize bookshelf in master suite hallway
• Organize master bedroom closet
• Cabinet above refrigerator
• Paint and clean desk for Alex
• Buy & set up family desk in front room
• Re-arrange Isabelle's room
• Re-arrange Alex's room
• Clean carpets in Olivia & Gracie's room
• Buy and hang canvas print in master bedroom
• Rug for family room
• Stencil "God writes straight with crooked lines" above Jill's crib
• Organize garage
• Front yard landscaping
• Refinish & seal decks
• Paint fence
• Move gravel
• Buy & set up swing set
• Backyard landscaping
• Set up garden space
• Plant garden
• Collage picture frames for family room
• Buy hall tree or bench and hooks for front entryway
• Buy padded couch-style bench for front room
• Decorate front room
• Paint accent wall in kitchen
• Replace ceiling tiles in mudroom/pantry
• New curtains in family room
• New curtains in dining area
• New curtains in master suite

That looks like a good start to me. It's definitely subject to change as well as additions. Obviously some of the projects will take several days or weeks even while some will only take a few minutes. But they all still need to get done!

I'm not planning to tackle a project from that list every single day. That's just too much. Somedays, my project might be as big as getting laundry folded. But that's okay. Forward motion is what I'm looking for!

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