I remebered this thread/post from last year and thought it would be entertainintg to update:
Get Married in Oct
Either detail less or find an assistant that can work every day I need him to so that I can enjoy more of my summer instead of working 7 days a week!
Drywall the ceiling in my garage
Improve condition of lawn
Add new privacy fence to back yard
Start with building the backyard I want
Goal #1 get married = accomplished: We got married in Oct and it was absolutely perfect. Best of all, it was paid off by the day of the wedding... :hurray:
Goal #2 find an assistant or detail less = FAIL. I was not able to find an apprentice that had what it took. I tried 2 guys this season and it just didn't work. After investing a large amount of time training these guys, when the 2nd one didn't work out I was not up to going through it again.
Goal #3 dry wall ceiling of garage/shop: DONE! It was A LOT more work than I had originally planned. Dry walling an 11 ft high ceiling is not so much fun. I learned to let a pro do that next time....lol
Goal #4 Improve condition of lawn = SUCCESS!! While my lawn is not award winning, I no longer hang my head in shame... Neighbor actually said it?s the best the yard/house has looked in 25 yrs!!
Goal #5 Build privacy fence in back yard = accomplished. Again, this took much more blood & sweat (literally) than I had expected but the gain is awesome
Goal #6 Start building the yard I want: Got a good start in 2010. I refinished my deck, added speakers to deck/back yard area. Build a stone patio with a fir pit in the center. Built a 2.5 ft retaining wall in back. Harvested and transplanted $600 in hostas. Built a 759 sq. ft flower/shrub bed.
All in all, I am very happy with 2010. It was a sucessful year on many different levels.