Running To Do List: April Quarterly Update

A nice, updated list after the first quarter of the year has gone by. I highlighted our highest priorities in red, the things we are working on now or will be in the next few weeks.

Everywhere, first step:

• Get before pictures!

Front Yard:

• Replant container bed by front door.
• Remove the rose bush that is creeping into the walkway.
• Re-edge the existing beds, and refill with wood chips as needed--not buying more though!
• Prune roses. All the roses. Possibly use the pruned bits to grow roots on new plants, potentially even to replace the existing ones that aren't in the best shape. 
• Fill the beds with flowers. What we have now leaves most of the yard bare most of the time, I'd like to landscape in such a way as to have something blooming most of the time and not ever have to look at a bunch of rotting yuck. 

Back Yard:

• Plant the toilet planter or get rid of it. (Half done.)
• Prune the roses along the shed, re-trellis them, or get rid of them.
• Remove the tree by the patio, and the one by the compost.
• Remove most of the plants (and wood chips) along the back of the house and re-plant that whole area with usefulness and patio parties in mind. 
• Re-edge the existing beds. 
• Break down firewood. 
• Hang eye bolts on the hanging planter rail. 

Vegetable Gardening:

• Pull out existing plants. Cover beds with newspaper and cardboard. 
• Build compost bin.
• Build raised beds. 
• Plan and execute vegetable gardening plan! 
• Install rain barrels. 

Outside House:

• Power wash siding, concrete, windows.
• Repaint wheelchair ramp. 

Garage:

• Clean out garage.
• Donate tools and such. 
• Put away the final boxes that need moved into their homes.
• Pick up two couches from an Aunt.
• Arrange garage as lounge area. 
• Related: Move to a smaller storage unit if possible. 

Inside House/Hallway:

• Paint all the things! Every single room needs a paint job.
• Scrub hardwood in entryway and seal it. 
• Replace some/all of the flooring (esp. kitchen and bathrooms, also dining room, hallway, living room).

Kitchen:

• Replace chandelier with globe light. 
• Bolster the small appliance shelves.
• Sand and refinish the countertop edges and backsplash.
• Install a tile backsplash behind stovetop.

Dining Room:

• Clean, reorganize bookshelves.
• Sand and refinish the tabletop. 
• Replace curtains.

Living Room:

• Replace/Dye curtains.

Office:

• Sort, scrub, and reorganize. 
• Set up Mum's computer. 

Master Bedroom:

• Install more lights.

Small Bedroom:

• Put DVDs in garage.
• Unpack records.
• Unpack books.
• Dust everything. 
• Put up my jewelry and hair stuff. 

Laundry Room:

• Sort cleaning supplies and store properly.
• Move toilet paper and paper towels inside.

Cooking:

• Lacto-fermented veggies
• Kombucha
• Sourdough and whole grain everything! Pretzels, pancakes/waffles, cookies, who knows what else
• Yogurt and sour cream
• Perfect the mozzarella recipe
• Roasted chickpea snacks
• Sprouts
• Mr. Moon wants to get more into baking in general, and I want to get into baking with soaked & sprouted grains
• CANNING!