Mission 116 Update for May 2025 (Month 13)
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vysilaHow is it June already? At one year in, it looks like 1/3 of the goals on the list have either been met or adjusted as no longer pertinent.
Big BIG activity month for the goals list, because the renovation started in May. It was delayed a couple of weeks but much progress has been made in very short order. I spent a massive amount of time and effort on decluttering possessions as well.
5. Read Vorkosigan series
Completed three more books in the series and have now exhausted my physical books. The local library only has audiobooks – which, tbh, put me to sleep almost instantly. I think more reading in this series will have to wait until I locate physical books.
17. Figure out financing for porch subsidence issue
Not exactly creative, but basically doing a quicker, less thorough fix (i.e., not demolishing the existing porch and replacing it) that still ought to make the porch more stable and less prone to water incursion. This will probably end up on a credit card after all, which I was hoping to avoid – but needs must.
28. Weight monitoring
Up another 4.8 pounds. I have completely gained back everything I lost in the last year and am now less than one pound off my May 1 starting weight. My only comfort is that I remain under 200 pounds. I am such a stress eater and between personal and political misery, all I do is snack and nibble.
29. BMI monitoring
Back up at 31.
Completed a cluster of reno projects, as follows:
49, 51, 52. Smallest bedroom – Painted ceiling, walls & trim, replaced the outlets,
switchplates and ceiling fan
54, 55, 56, 57, 58. Primary bedroom - Finished stripping wallpaper and repaired walls, painted the ceiling, walls and trim including interior of closet; replaced the outlets, switchplates and ceiling fan
59. Refloored the primary and smallest bedrooms to correct the existing problems and flaws
60, 61, 62, 63, 65, 66, 68. Did some major repairs on the walls in the middle room (destructive teen damage years), primed and painted the entire room – walls, trim, ceiling. Also replaced the subflooring, installed new flooring, replaced the outlets, switchplates and ceiling fan
72. The popcorn ceilings in the upstairs were removed
They used some kind of chemical that softened the ceiling enough that they could pull it down. They are currently patching and sanding the ceiling before painting.
92. Curate book collection
Much progress in May. Most of my books are stored upstairs and I cleaned out the upstairs in its entirety to prepare for the renovation. So I went through all my books, reserved maybe 50 favorites and rehomed everything else. The local library benefited hugely from this cleanout. I am thinking, though, to do one more pass on the books to see if there are any more I can declutter without too much pain.
93. Curate zine collection
I may have counted this as completed in April, but really it was done the first week of May. Overall I rehomed around 200 fanzines and kept only about a dozen favorite beloved Star Wars zines and two MFU zines
Deleted several goals as being unnecessary due to selling/moving. I figured I didn’t need to go the extra mile with some things. If I were staying on in this house, I would definitely do them.
48. Install pullout shelves in kitchen cabinet
50, 64. Install crown moulding in the middle and smallest bedrooms.
102. Schedule advance tasks like survey, appraisal, etc.
I belatedly realized these will be part of the closing process so I do not need to do them separately.
Big BIG activity month for the goals list, because the renovation started in May. It was delayed a couple of weeks but much progress has been made in very short order. I spent a massive amount of time and effort on decluttering possessions as well.
5. Read Vorkosigan series
Completed three more books in the series and have now exhausted my physical books. The local library only has audiobooks – which, tbh, put me to sleep almost instantly. I think more reading in this series will have to wait until I locate physical books.
17. Figure out financing for porch subsidence issue
Not exactly creative, but basically doing a quicker, less thorough fix (i.e., not demolishing the existing porch and replacing it) that still ought to make the porch more stable and less prone to water incursion. This will probably end up on a credit card after all, which I was hoping to avoid – but needs must.
28. Weight monitoring
Up another 4.8 pounds. I have completely gained back everything I lost in the last year and am now less than one pound off my May 1 starting weight. My only comfort is that I remain under 200 pounds. I am such a stress eater and between personal and political misery, all I do is snack and nibble.
29. BMI monitoring
Back up at 31.
Completed a cluster of reno projects, as follows:
49, 51, 52. Smallest bedroom – Painted ceiling, walls & trim, replaced the outlets,
switchplates and ceiling fan
54, 55, 56, 57, 58. Primary bedroom - Finished stripping wallpaper and repaired walls, painted the ceiling, walls and trim including interior of closet; replaced the outlets, switchplates and ceiling fan
59. Refloored the primary and smallest bedrooms to correct the existing problems and flaws
60, 61, 62, 63, 65, 66, 68. Did some major repairs on the walls in the middle room (destructive teen damage years), primed and painted the entire room – walls, trim, ceiling. Also replaced the subflooring, installed new flooring, replaced the outlets, switchplates and ceiling fan
72. The popcorn ceilings in the upstairs were removed
They used some kind of chemical that softened the ceiling enough that they could pull it down. They are currently patching and sanding the ceiling before painting.
92. Curate book collection
Much progress in May. Most of my books are stored upstairs and I cleaned out the upstairs in its entirety to prepare for the renovation. So I went through all my books, reserved maybe 50 favorites and rehomed everything else. The local library benefited hugely from this cleanout. I am thinking, though, to do one more pass on the books to see if there are any more I can declutter without too much pain.
93. Curate zine collection
I may have counted this as completed in April, but really it was done the first week of May. Overall I rehomed around 200 fanzines and kept only about a dozen favorite beloved Star Wars zines and two MFU zines
Deleted several goals as being unnecessary due to selling/moving. I figured I didn’t need to go the extra mile with some things. If I were staying on in this house, I would definitely do them.
48. Install pullout shelves in kitchen cabinet
50, 64. Install crown moulding in the middle and smallest bedrooms.
102. Schedule advance tasks like survey, appraisal, etc.
I belatedly realized these will be part of the closing process so I do not need to do them separately.
