Showing posts with label 2012 To Do List. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2012 To Do List. Show all posts

Friday, February 24, 2012

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

We finally watched this movie and it is one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. I found it enjoyably exciting to watch. The effects were very inventive and spectacular to watch. The apes looked very real to me. Kerby really liked it too. If you haven't seen any of the other Planet of the Apes movies you're still ok to watch this, this is a great story of how it all began. I was extremely disappointed when they never continued on from the 2001 movie because it was very well done too. I really liked how they had most of the story be how they got to the point where they already start in the other movies. I have very high hopes that they will make another movie. Please, please, please!!! Oh and can we please stop doing testing on apes? I'm a little scared now!!! ;)
If you haven't watched the movie yet I highly recommend you do, it's very good. I liked it so much I think I'll buy it, I don't buy movies very often anymore.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Organize Your Computer Cords....or your whole desk

Oh the things we'll do when we don't have time to do them yet find ourselves making time because we have to get it done, usually for me that's because I need to find something....like in this case.
Looks like this is where I get to start my to do list Everything Kristi!: 2012 To Do List off. I need a flash drive TODAY and I can't find it anywhere and I just have a feeling it's on this desk even though I had planned to put it in our safe. So, the search begins. First of all I'm very embarrassed to be showing you this disaster but here it is and it will be gone shortly! So much paper work, I can't stand paper work, I really need a good system (and to be less lazy). Lot's of paper on this desk!
Going to watch some Fear Factor while I sort through it all.
 Looky what I found. A little love letter to a girl in Levi's class at school. Should I open it?
 Ugh gagging moment while watching this part of Fear Factor!
 My attempt at organization helped a little but after a while I got to where I'd just put things in or on it that shouldn't have been put there.
Much better! Now, I'm not sure what to do with this, it takes up too much room on here.
 
AHA! I found it! FINALLY! Now I can stop cleaning this up!
 
Haha! Just kidding, I'll finish! Time to tackle the top!
 Looking much better and I'm feeling much better.
 Now time to put away, not sure what to do with most of it.
 Oops forgot about the keyboard down here, someday soon I'm going to start Levi doing piano lessons on it. I need to find a better place for it, because this is NOT a good spot.
 Hmmm, how about up here, out of the reach of small children seeking to destroy things. Then when we need it each day we'll pull it down. We'll see how that works.
Now what to do with all the wires? I'm tired of tangled wires from the phone charger, head phones, iPod cord, camera cord and everything. So, here's the solution...I hope.
Watch and learn because I really think this will work out really good.

I saw this on pinterest and want to try it, I got some 1 1/4 in. binder clips.  Squeeze the wires together so you can remove the metal.
 
 Like this.
 String the wire or wires through (I'm wishing now that I'm done that I just put all the wires in one or at least more than one in some.) and put the metal back on then place where you want it.
 Now the wires can't get tangled up.
 
 I placed them on both sides of my computer.
 Awe so much more peaceful. I've decided though that I really need to find the shelf that I can put above where the computer is and utilize it by hooking the wires to it and placing all the things with wires up there instead. Then I can use the space where I've got them right now for other things. So, I won't quite check the wires off my list but for now it's going to work and is way better than before. You can check "organize computer desk and get rid of unwanted papers" off my list!

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

2012 To Do List

This year I'm trying something new. I decided to go through each room in my house and write down what needed work or I wanted worked on in each room. WOW the list is way longer than I imagined, and I didn't realize how many holes we had in our walls, most our small but still...I guess that's what happens when you have 3 very active boys and lots of active male cousins. Maybe if I have it on here for everyone to see I'll want to work on it more, I plan to work on it throughout the year and if I don't finish it all I don't, but at least I know what I want done in each room. Hmm maybe I should post my 2012 goals for everyone too see too. It's quite the list, I'm really not a goal maker but this year I've gone all out. Anyways, here's the list.

Upstairs
  • Front Room
    • Fix couch cusions
    • Get a new window
    • Put up decor I've never put up
    • Install light switches and outlets to match room
    • Oil door so it doesn't squeek
    • Clean Carpet
  • Kitchen
    • Get a new pantry door
    • Get or make a new frame for pic
    • Patch hole in wall (made by a little bouncy ball! Seriously!) and repaint
    • Touch up black paint
    • Attempt to paint fridge
    • Organize pantry
    • Organize recipes
    • Get a garbage can for recycling and recycle
    • Deep clean and scrub floor
  • Bathroom
    • Hang new shelf
    • Get accessories for new shelf
    • Have LeRoy put in new flooring
    • Get a new light cover (it cracked in half when I was CAREFULLY washing it)
    • Get a new bathtub or attempt to paint old one
    • Sand and refinish mirror and towel holder with a darker color
    • Get a new sink and counter
    • Remove and re-caulk walls around shower
    • Label baskets
  • Tupperware Room (also currently Levi's room)
    • Take care of warranties
    • Organize Tupperware
    • Have it take up less room
  • Hallway
    • Paint and hang coat hooks
    • Get rid of unwanted coats
    • Create some sort of storage for winter gear
    • Hang some photos
    • Clean carpet 
  • Levi's Room
    • Move Levi our and Fisher in
    • Patch up wall Levi's destroyed by peeling paint off!
    • Hang Fisher's sports pics and other photos he wants
    • Get a new door
    • Get blinds
    • Wash curtains
    • Clean carpet
  • Fisher and Skylar's Room
    • Move Fisher out and Kadin for good (he has his own room but won't sleep in it)
    • Organize Skylar's clothes and get rid of old
    • Patch up wall where all kids have peeled off paint!
    • Paint and move in Skylar's new bed
    • Get blinds and cute curtains
    • Paint Skylar's room all girly
    • Clean carpet
  • Mine and Kerby's Room
    • Get rid of unwanted clothes and shoes, if not sure flip hangers for 1 year then get rid of what's still flipped
    • Remove clutter and find places for everything
    • Organize book shelf and get rid of unwanted books and stuff
    • Paint shelving for clothes
    • Hang pics
    • Get blinds
Garage
    • Make PVC shelves for crates
    • Fix garage door so opener works
    • Make room for a car
Downstairs
  •  Stairs
    • Deep clean baseboards
    • Remove or repaint railing
    • Clean carpet
  • Laundry Room/Storage Room
    • Organize shelves
    • Have everything ON a shelf
    • Keep clothes washed and folded
    • Re-stock shelf reliance can shelf
  • Hallway
    • Deep clean baseboards
    • Clean carpet
    • Patch small hole
    • Organize linen closet...yet again!
    • Get rid of unwanted blankets...if any
    • Get a door, there currently isn't one
  • Bathroom
    • Deep clean baseboards
    • Re-caulk around bathtub
    • Fix huge corroded from water damage spot on wall
  • Spare Room
    • Deep clean baseboards
    • Get new carpet instead of office looking carpet or at least clean again
    • Organize hunting stuff
    • Rearrange furniture
    • Get blinds
  • Kadin's Room
    • Move Levi in with Kadin
    • Get blinds
    • Hang sports pics and any others they want
    • Remove toys and stuff that aren't theirs
    • Rearrange furniture
    • Clean carpet
    • Organize and get rid of clothes
    • Remove or get TV and VCR working
    • Get an alarm clock
  • Family Room
    • Get blinds
    • Deep clean baseboards and walls
    • Organize and get rid of videos and DVD's
    • Declutter
    • Organize and get rid of games and puzzles
    • Attempt to paint couch
    • Keep clothes folded and not piled in there
    • Replace broken light covers
    • Hang pictures
    • Hide computer and internet wires better 
    • Organize computer desk, throw away unneeded papers
    • Fix drawer to computer desk
  • Outside
    • Paint outside of house
    • Keep up (instead of kill) a small flower bed
    • Have a big garden this year
    • Trim bush around tree
    • Heal or plant new peach trees