I always love the New Year...I really think of it as a fresh start and I usually make at least a few resolutions. But I'm taking a different approach this year. My daughter sent me a quote sometime in December that I really identified with---"Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an imcomplete task." (William James) I printed the quote in a good-sized font and posted it in my office as well as inside the door of my medicine cabinet where I see it morning and night! So in lieu of specific resolutions, I'm trying to attend to things NOW rather than conveniently pushing them forward, sometimes again and again and again.
So with this mindset, I was very interested in Allen Norwood's Home Projects Calendar in the N&O Home & Garden section January 9. Mr. Norwood outlined a year's schedule of what should be routine home maintenance for the typical homeowner.
January is easy: 1) List projects you'd like to complete during the year, including small tasks (so they won't be forgotten) and large ones (so you can budget for them). 2) Post importnat emergency information such as the location of the main gas valve as well as contact numbers for HVAC service. 3) Further, he suggests that if you're considering kitchen or bath remodeling you might check out the National Kitchen and Bath Association at http://www.nkba.org/.
As you might expect, February's list is a little more labor intensive.
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