Around the Home in 80 Days: Unfinished Projects

When you look around your home are you often overwhelmed by all that you have to complete?  So many projects, so little time; these once good intentioned tasks have become stressors in your world.  It is time to get real.Â

List all the unfinished projects that you are working on; big and small. Which of these projects simply cannot be finished by you? Create a plan on how you can finish this; whether it is by hosting a workday at your home or by creating a weekly savings plan so you can afford to hire someone.Â

Be critical when you analyze your unfinished projects to-do list. When prioritizing what needs to be done, you need to not only think of the condition of where the project currently stands, but rather what the effect the unfinished project creates in your life. In addition, now is the time to toss out any projects that simply do not belong on the list; now or possibly ever.Â

Following is a guideline for completing these tasks, but please adjust these suggestions to best suit your needs.

Day 50
Make one large master list of all the unfinished projects; inside and outside of our home. Asterisk the projects that you cannot do on your own, and start working on a plan for completion; budget and time-line. From the list, pick 5 different simple projects that you would like to complete this week, or choose one larger job that can be completed when it is broken into 5 simple tasks. Be realistic with the amount of time you have to work on this. If you only have 15 minutes a day, do not give yourself more than what can be completed in that timeframe.

Days 51-55
Each day work towards either finishing a project from your list, or take the time to complete a task towards a larger goal.Â

Day 56
Begin breaking down other projects from your master list into smaller achievable projects that you can tackle throughout the summer.

Enjoy the journey,
Betsy