Future Plans And Stuff

Now that I've made it through the Great Layoff of '09 (hey, we made the local paper and the news) I have to decide what to do with the money I've been saving up.  No, I am not going to go on a spending spree but there are some things I'd like to get.  Like a treadmill for home so I can walk The Knee back to health.  And I really need to get new window treatments up even if I'm not going to replace the windows themselves. 

I have lots of plans for my Comfy House but all of them take money.  Actually some of them take a lot of money unless I'm willing to do the work myself.  And other than painting and maybe putting up blinds most of the work is not stuff I can see myself doing.  Like putting in stone or ceramic tile floors.  Or remodeling the bathroom and replacing the whirlpool tub with a soaking tub/shower combo.  Stuff like that.  Which means contractors.  Which means more money.   And I want to keep enough money in savings just in case this round of layoffs wasn't the last.

So, no major projects for the house this year.  Little things are OK but the big stuff is going to have to wait.

As for this weekend my plans include:

• Hanging pictures in the small bath
• Putting the last coat of varnish on the three paintings I did and hang them in the kitchen
• Going to Lowe's or Home Depot for mulch
• Picking out a paint color (finally) for my office
• Going grocery shopping
• Finishing Whiskey and Water by Elizabeth Bear
• And hopefully watching the movies I have from Netflix

It may be a little too cold to work in the yard this weekend.  I think I have another week or so before I have to start mowing the lawn again.  Things are already greening up nicely and some of my daffodils are already blooming.  Too early but as long as we don't get another hard freeze things should be OK. 

The day is nearing its end and I need to get one more thing done before I can start the weekend.  Later!