I was amused as I was putting together my wish-list projects for this post because I know my eyes are bigger than my stomach when it comes to my home project ambitions.  I always overestimate my energy and underestimate the time and money it will take to complete a project.  I don’t know if I’ll ever learn my lesson in this area because I am an optimist.  I did leave some of the more expensive projects off the list, like new windows and bathroom renovations because it’s doubtful those will be a financial priority this year, but we’ll see. Here are my hopes for 2025… Paint the trim and doors along the back of the house and paint and install the shutters.  I planned on doing this last year when the weather was warm and we just never got around to it.  I even have the paint and the shutters

If you’ve ever lived in a house that needs some work, even if it’s just customizing it to suit your tastes, you know it’s important to stop now and then and appreciate how much you’ve done.  It’s easy to focus on projects still hanging out on the to-do list and lose sight of all of the ones that are crossed off.  So, around the end of one year or the beginning of the next, I like to reflect in a blog post.  You can find 2023 HERE and 2022 HERE. So, I had an ambitious amount of projects on my list for this year and many of them didn’t get done.  We’re in a season of life where we need to buy cars for teenagers, pay for their car insurance (yikes), and pay for college classes.  New windows and bathroom renovations got bumped down the list.  But, we still got