Today, it’s time to share my extensive list of items I’d like to tackle in my home and life this year-2024. As always with my home list, I don’t expect to get everything done but I like to write down everything I’ve been thinking about doing.
HOME
KITCHEN:
*repair kitchen ceiling
*do a fun treatment on the kitchen ceiling (paint, tiles, etc)
*declutter kitchen cabinets
*declutter and reorganize pantry
*create and cut labels for containers
DINING ROOM:
*declutter dining room hutch
*add a coffee bar
HALLWAY:
*declutter and reorganize linen closet
*paint hallway hutch
*clean out hall closet-organize decor and other random stuff
BALCONY:
*balcony refresh-clean, add storage, change out rug and cushions (maybe)
3RD FLOOR STORAGE:
*3rd floor storage clean out
GARAGE:
*garage storage clean out
BEDROOM:
*dresser-clean out and reorganize
LAUNDRY ROOM
*laundry closet makeover
*find storage
*get new rug
*get light
*wallpaper
*paint
GUEST ROOM:
*declutter stationary in guest room
*reorganize guest room closet
*get rid filing cabinet
*find new filing system
*figure out new storage for office supplies
*find new storage system to replace the filing cabinet
CREATIVE
*Finish scrapbook page on wall in hallway
*Make cards for birthdays and other celebrations
*Create 2022 and 2023 holiday card pages
*Make a scrapbook page about the Patton family building dedication
*Frame photos from the Democratic Convention in May 2023
FINANCIAL
*Monthly budget
*Spending tracking
*1 no spend week each month (at least 5 days)
FITNESS/HEALTH
*stop eating by 8 pm
*meal plan and prep
*exercise consistently
*increase vegetable intake
OTHER
*Donate or sell my old car
*Get my 3 main email boxes to zero by year’s end
RUNNING TO DO LIST (RTDL)
This year, I also plan to maintain a “running to-do” list. This list is where you put all of those little niggling things that you keep putting off like freshening up paint, putting up a mirror, sew button back on, etc….
Each month I will update on my monthly goals post what I’ve crossed off this list and will add new tasks as they make themselves aware.
The trick here is to make the distinction between a task for a project vs the running to do list. My thought process here is that the RTDL is a do it and then it’s done; it doesn’t take a terrible long time and doesn’t require the gathering of resources.
CURRENT RTDL:
-clean makeup brushes (then schedule regularly)
-declutter makeup (lots of it is really old and needs to be tossed
-clean behind stove
-clean behind refrigerator
-install magnifying mirror in primary bath
-put new shower head in primary bath
-get rid of broken shower head in guest bath
-put another shower head in guest bath
-print 2022 Project Life pages
-put 2022 Project Life page in an album
-print 2023 Project Life pages
-put 2023 Project Life pages in an album
-hem maxi dress
This is the plan for 2024. It’s ambitious, a little outrageous but exciting none the less. I’m also glad that I added the running to do list because getting smaller items like these done helps me to feel accomplished and to continue on with the larger projects.
I’ll keep you up to date with where I am each month. My goal is to finish one of the larger projects before moving on to another larger project. I’m trying to break the habit of getting 80% done and then moving on.
Have you planned your goals for 2024? Do you make an ambitious list or try to keep it realistic? What about a running to do list? Is this helpful to you or do you do these things as they arise? Share in the comments!
