Richard’s Personal Blog

Well, if Ryan Seacrest deserves a star on the Walk of Fame, why not honor a monkey with one?

OK, there’s always more than two:

• purchase/replace door stop at front door ($10)
• install fire extinguishers
• replace weather stripping around doors in garage
• clean out weeds in side/back yards
• create and have approved long-term architectural plan for back yard, required by CC&Rs

A much nicer, more manageable list.

• paint “salmon-colored” exterior doors ($20)
• replace 5-ton air conditioning condenser ($3200)
• install linoleum under sinks
• fix leaking sprinkler valve ($25)
• paint master closet
• clean chimney ($100)
• adjust blinds in family room
• purchase/replace two filters for stove vent (10.75 x 11.75) ($20)
• adjust blinds in kitchen
• purchase/replace front door bell button ($5)
• replace broken sprinklers in front yard ($10)
• replace broken sprinklers in back yard ($25)
• fix fence ($75)
• powerwash exterior
• dismantle what’s left of the condenser unit
• find lock already purchased for garage back door and re-key/install it
• patch holes in garage wall and ceiling
• finish stapling up wires in garage ceiling
• sweep/wash garage floor
• install fire extinguisher in garage
• purchase/program 2nd garage door opener
• purchase/replace blinds in laundry room ($18)
• paint laundry room
• paint formal living room
• list drapes, ceiling fan, smoke alarm on Freecycle
• replace dining room chandelier ($250+ labor)
• paint dining room
• paint family room
• purchase/replace vertical blinds (80H x 72W) ($100)
• purchase/replace back screen door ($50)
• purchase/replace four-gang Leviton plate ($10)
• paint kitchen
• purchase/replace oven element (GE J KP65W0P1WG) ($40)
• mount dishwasher properly
• caulk kitchen sink
• replace splash guard on disposal ($20)
• clean cupboards and kitchen cabinets
• install backsplash
• patch holes in master WC
• clean vent in master WC
• patch holes in master bathroom
• purchase/install adjustable gang box for master bathroom ($10)
• install light fixture in master bathroom
• fix shower door in master bathroom
• paint master bathroom
• install toilet paper holder in master bathroom
• fix outlets/covers in master bathroom ($5)
• caulk shower in master bathroom
• purchase/install shower pan grate ($7)
• install fire extinguisher in master closet
• install 3 remaining shelving brackets in master closet
• patch holes in master closet
• cut poles for master closet
• screw in poles in master closet
• prime/paint over old master closet bracket holes
• purchase/install stud-mountable old work gang box for main bathroom ($3)
• replace mirror holders in main bathroom
• install light fixture in main bathroom
• caulk bathtub in main bathroom
• caulk sink in main bathroom
• fix towel holder brackets in main bathroom
• replace faucet in main bathroom
• fix GFCI outlet in main bathroom
• touch up paint on outside of main bathroom door
• caulk sink in downstairs bathroom
• install light fixture in downstairs bathroom
• clean bathrooms
• fix outlet in master bedroom
• touch up paint on ceiling of “boys” room
• replace ceiling fan bulbs in “boys” room ($3)
• install new ceiling fan in “girls” room
• clean carpets ($150) (need RFQ, watch ads in area)
• clean windows
• paint upstairs hallway

And that’s just the list of things we have have left to do. The list of things completed during the past month of weekends seems just as long. The goal is still to complete as much as possible by the end of June / beginning of July in order to get it rented out as soon as possible.

Breakfast: V-8 vegetable juice, 50; cereal with milk, 175; tea, 175
Lunch: hamburger, 550; fries, 380; lemonade, 150
Dinner: steak, 320; rice, 180; corn, 90; root beer, 170
Dessert: ice cream sandwich, 100; rice cakes, 140
Total calories: 2,480

Breakfast: cereal with milk, 200; tea, 175
Lunch: Subway sandwich, 460; soda, 140
Dinner: chicken, 275; potatoes, 220; green beans, 50; juice, 100
Dessert: ice cream, 100; rice cakes, 140
Total calories: 1,860