Completed Goal - Painting

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I know I already posted the end of the year 12 in 12 update. I got ahead of myself. We completed another goal. We painted! I have been pestering the husband about how easy it would be to paint the spare room/second bedroom since all I wanted to do with it is add a shelf around the room. Last weekend we bought half the brackets for the project. Since we were low on funds, things to do and had lots of time he started painting on Saturday after running errands.

We broke out the cans of paint to figure out what goes where. After separating the kitchen colors we decided on a color for the room. The husband decided to do an accent wall. So we decided on the lightest green with the accent wall a blue/green. We picked a blue/grey for the bathroom. We still have a sage can of paint for something in the future.

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The husband got very into painting. He did most of it. He left the low parts for me. It didn't take long after he cleaned the walls, pulled the nails and used the Spackle. It looks great. The husband kept saying how much he likes the accent wall with the green. I told him that was my present from him. It is the ideal gift and something we had been planning since we moved.

I am hoping to have the money in the next payday to get the wood and the rest of the brackets for the shelf. It will go around the room. It is taking the place of the large shelves that were in the room. They will hold our many cars and the board games. It should be able to fit toys and maybe the hand puppets I have in a box right now. Maybe some of our vintage electronics will fit up there as well. I won't know until it is up.

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I am very excited that the room is coming together. I am trying to talk the husband into getting rid of the small bed that is in the room. We don't have guests, although my oldest niece says she wants to visit in the summer. I am trying to convince him we could use the air mattresses if we have visitors or find something that fits better in there.

Once the shelf is up, everything can be arranged and the curtains can be hung. I cannot wait until it comes all together. Then to get the closet organized. The husband's tools, camping stuff and odds and ends are in there.

I haven't been able to get a good picture of the small room with the paint. I will try once we have it complete. The paint looks different in different light and at different times of day.

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Spirit of Suwannee - Festival of Lights

Last weekend we went to the Spirit of the Suwannee Festival of Lights. We hadn't been before so we had to check it out.

I do love lights. 

12 in 12 Year Wrap Up

I suck. I haven't updated this since September. So much for an organized weekly blog :)

So we can call this the end of year finally...

1. Lose weight - I haven't weighed myself in forever. I haven't been using the calorie app. I probably gained a few pounds. Epic Fail!

2. Get to selling - Well, I did well on this one. Last week I reached 85 sales. I would like to reach 100 by the end of the year. I listed everything I had this week for the holiday shopping. 

3. Pay off my mom - Completed. The aunt beat me to the last $200 payoff, snagged the ashes and now the older family members are trying to put her ashes in the ground with the family. I didn't get my "save my mom" scenario, but I figure I am done with the family drama. 

4. Put down flooring - This remains incomplete. There are two rooms we have flooring for but haven't done. We want to wait until it warms up in the spring for one room with tile so we don't go through the last year with the glue. I still have flashbacks. 

     

5. Paint 2nd bedroom - Undone. We have the paint. I haven't bought the shelf supplies for the around the whole room shelf. I estimate it will cost $100. Then paint, put up shelf and the room is awesomely organized. I imagine all the toys, cars and games looking cool up on the shelf. 

6. Paint and try to start redo on the kitchen - Still not done. We have to buy the supplies for the new cabinets. Then the husband must build and install. Then paint. Plus I want a pendent type light above the sink that would need wiring. 2013 should be the year. 

7. Get the shed out of the 2nd bath - Completed. 

(http://paxtonprints.com/index.php?x=process_image_multiple_times)

8. Green it up - Done. Now up to 7 plants in the house. 

9. Take care of the finances - No more credit card debt. Paying on time for everything else. Plans to work down the small loan next. 

10. Do more, compute less - I admit I have an internet addiction. We have been getting out and doing things. I still use the phone for apps when we are out. Definitely need to work on a better plan to get me off the computer. Dang, I am on it now :(

11. Downsize - This is an ongoing project, but I am doing well at it. I keep giving things away. The past couple weeks I loaded up two boxes of stuff and videos. I have a pile of books to take somewhere. Definitely keep at this one. 

(from http://inhabitat.com)

12. Sew something - I sewed a couple things. Still too much material to make into more things. I am on a quest for a small sewing machine :)

Although I am not a huge fan of resolutions I think I did pretty good at most of these goals. I wasn't good at regularly updating on the blog. I want to focus more on getting the house projects done. It will be killer and feel complete with projects that we have most of the supplies for or cost a relatively low amount. Come on 2013!