The last words of advice Dad gave me before he headed home this Sunday was “Finish what you’ve started, Jacqueline!”  He was referring to my Master Bedroom project.  I started to finish it .. but then I couldn’t find what I was looking for and the Breakfast/Coffee bar area is a bit unkempt.  But in an effort to see exactly what projects I have in limbo I thought I’d list things I’ve been working on the past year … and see if I’ve finished things I’ve started.  My guess is I’ve completed maybe only 10% of the projects I start.  I get bored very easily!!

1. Move in to new house and unpack all the boxes.  This is practically complete – the boxes I have remaining need
   

   Light at the end of the tunnel?

   to stay packed and or are part of other projects {see below}

2. Paint the interior of the house – DONE
3. Furnish the guest bedrooms – DONE – however I do still need to fix up the guest bathrooms.  I figure if someone comes to visit me .. i’ll fix the one guest bath that remains un-decorated.
4. Master Bedroom and Bath – pretty much done.  I need to figure out what to do with the Coffee Bar area since I don’t drink coffee.  Then my room will be DONE!
5. Figure out what to do with the cabinet between the guest bedrooms.
6. Exercise Room & Craft Closet.  I just need to go in to the closet and organize the craft projects.  Perhaps some closet shelves for storage.
7. Cross stitching project.  Spring and Fall are DONE – though combined they took a total of 18 years to complete.  I’m working on Summer now.  It keeps me busy while I’m waiting.
8. Office – while currently a mess – it’s done as far as decor goes.  I do have to move my wedding photos from their small albums into the new larger albums I’ve bought.  But … I’m just not ready to do that just yet.  Maybe once I get everything else done.
9. Nutrition, Wellness and Weight Management consultant classes.  DONE – I finished this!  so haha!
10. Life Coaching Classes – will be complete in three weeks.  Almost DONE – so haha!  I do need to decide if I want to continue on to full certification – which requires FIFTY BILLED client hours and another 40 hours of classes.  It’s trying to find clients willing to pay for coaching that is the problem … and what’s holding me back.
11. Landscaping project complete – though since we’ve had so much rain I now have to go buy another 20 yards of mulch and re-do the beds.  UGH!  SO not looking forward to that.
12. Need to call about Gutters for the house … so I don’t have another landscape wash out.  Will make a few calls for estimates today and get this project rolling.
13. Part-time job.  Reluctantly DONE.  If my leg and foot muscles felt better I think I might actually enjoy this too.  Right now there’s too much pain to actually see the benefit of having the part-time job.  OK … the $500 a month will be great at supplementing the income.
14. Move Money Market funds into Managed Fund so I can start earning interest on it again.  This is a scary thing to do considering this is the moola I live off of.  Perhaps just half of it … to see how well the Management firm does.  Need to schedule an appointment with the management company to talk to them about this.
15. Create a routine for housecleaning and gardening chores to make sure everything gets DONE every week.
16. Help the kiddo transition in to his second chance at college.  Last semester was just bad for him … with the drug addicted alcoholic roommates and his depression/homesickness.  I need to really push him to step up and take responsibility this Fall.  He needs to talk to his adviser now to design a remediation plan to get him back on track – and to regain his Bright Futures Scholarship.   Perhaps talk to him again about seeing a Grief Counselor.
17. My own weight loss endeavors.  I know that I WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT … but I’m once again subconsciously sabotaging my efforts and I don’t know why.   I think I need to take the pressure off myself to be little miss perfect – and then just introduce healthier eating habits in to my life again.  I need to create an exercise plan and stick to it.  I need to find out how many calories I burn while at work too – so getting my Body Bugg charged up is key this week.

So .. that’s quite a list .. no??  Perhaps not as much as I thought on my plate right now.  Many of those items can be checked off today … if I get my butt in gear.  I forgot it was Memorial Day today … was planning of doing my grocery shopping.  But I think I’ll go on my way home from work tomorrow.  Johnner has plenty of food for his needs – and I can make do with leftovers and scraps.  LOL!

I’ve just decided the month of June is going to be dedicated to Finishing What I’ve Started.   Even if it kills me.