Resolutions

Okay, these aren't really resolutions....more like "things I'd really like to accomplish this year."  Many thanks to Linda over at Little Crazy Home for inspiring me to post this on the web for all to see!

1 – Take a picture every day and post it online somewhere (and it can’t be of the DOG every single day!)

2 – Eat healthier by introducing more veg-friendly ideas and recipes and eating less processed foods

3 – Learn how to cook more than spaghetti on the stove and rely less on the microwave and frozen foods

4 – Do some sort of physical activity EVERY DAY (even if it is just walking the dog)

5 – Go for a run at minimum 3 times per week

6 – Train for a half marathon/Tough Mudder (I think TM might actually be easier)

7 – Complete Warrior Dash in under 45 minutes in May

8 – Go out with my friends more and stay in better touch

9 – Update the blog once per week at minimum

10 – Write down home DIY ideas somewhere other than that little notebook that keeps disappearing

11 – Pay off at least one credit card

12 – Teach Chloe how to walk nicely on a leash

13 – Complete one easy DIY project at least once per month

14 – Buy a Dyson vacuum cleaner

15 – Paint the guest room, office, and bathroom, and possibly stencil or wallpaper the accent wall in the master bedroom

16 – Organize the closets in all the bedrooms

17 – Find a good location for the kitty litter so the dog can’t get to it (back to half bath downstairs?)

18 – Clean up the basement

19 – Buy bins/boxes/shelving for the basement to get it organized

20 – Get all the crap out of the office and organized in the basement

21 – Keep the dining room table completely clear for ONE WEEK (to start)

22 – Teach Chloe to put her toys away

23 – Learn how to drive a jet ski

24 – Save up for a new computer (Mac)

25 – Wear makeup more frequently (black liquid liner with nothing else does NOT count)

26 – Have a yard sale

26 – Find and attend a burlesque show in Columbus

27 – Meet more gay people (I miss my Baltimore/DC gays)

28 – Get another tattoo

29 – Find the “right” shade of black hair again

30 – Buy local more often
Any recommendations for the online site to share a photo every day?  I feel like there's a website specifically for that idea but I can't remember it.  I can always go with Tumblr I suppose....

I'm stuck

Having lots of ideas and inspiration can make for some difficult design decisions.  For example, I love the look of white trim throughout a house.  I think it would look great in my house, so I start to get excited with the idea, then remember that my staircase is solid wood and would be a real pain to sand, prime, and paint.  Let's not even get started on ideas for the kitchen!

Some ideas I have will actually work for my house though, like:

• Repainting every room
• Floating shelves (shelves exactly like these are ready and waiting to be painted in my garage, but I'm in need of a few more and have no carpentry skills)
• Refinishing the cabinets in the kitchen
• New lights in the bathroom
• Building/buying storage

That's just a handful of ideas, mainly the little, easy ones I can do now.  I have some pretty grandiose ideas at times, like the white trim mentioned above or adding onto the master bedroom above the garage so that there are two full bathrooms.  What can I say, I get ahead of myself sometimes?