Revisiting the To-Do list

We have pretty much completed all the major to-dos including all the things we added to the list throughout the year. Our priorities have shifted as well so we let a few things slide too.

What I'm most proud of is finishing the kitchen including tiling the floors, mulching the garden and setting the perennials in place for next year, and getting rid of a lot of clutter via yard sale! In addition, we even decorated the master bedroom, bathroom, and hallway upstairs and downstairs. I have also picked up a new trade - sewing!

Here's what is left over from last Fall:

1. Doing the half bathroom - The estimate is $3K, so we're holding off. After the kitchen reno, we're not ready for the first floor of our house to get turned upside down again.
2. Install gutter guards - I'm just dragging my feet. We've had so much rain too. I better do this before the leaves come down in the Fall.
3. Replacing windows - The estimate to fix the springs in all 15 windows is $1700. To replace is $400 per window. We need at least 2-4 windows replaced at minimum.

Here's our new and updated To-Do list:

1. Knock out our bedroom closets - Moving away from the superficial, let's talk about function. None of our bedroom closets are large enough and haven't been updated. Our plan is to knockout the wall that the closets (and 2 bedrooms) share. Turn the 2 old closets into 1 large closet for the master bedroom. Make a new closet that boxes out into the spare bedroom.
   

• Update lighting in the dining room - Remove the gymnasium fluorescent light fixtures and replace them with recessed lights or just seal it up all together. Add a light attachment to the ceiling fan.
  
• Update the Guest Bedroom - It's a mish mosh of furniture and colors currently. I just want to give the whole room an overhaul.
  
• Extend the garden/landscape in the front of the yard.
  

That's it for now. I don't want to overwhelm myself with projects.