The to do (wish) list.

I gather all first-time-parents-to-be make one - a prep list for the house at any rate.  I mean, you kinda have to in order to keep up on crap before the wee one forces you to live in a hoarders dream.  Am I right?  Or well that's one of the many "scary realities" I hear about from various sites and human beings even.  I occasionally talk to one or two.

Well, as much as I'd love to say I'm the type who LOVES making lists, I'm so not.  But I'm trying to be that type, so I'm gonna start one here.  I've decided it's probably best to break it down by sections, similar to this blogger.  What can I say, I'm not one to reinvent the wheel.

(All photos are clearly before/in the process photos, so they ain't pretty and all photos were taken with my iPhone, so my apologies for the quality.  Of course I never said I was Annie "effin" Leibovitz now did I?)


NURSERY/OFFICE
(yeah, we rent an ok sized 2 bedroom duplex so we're making do)

Paint walls a more neutral color (I'm leaning toward this color)
Build dual desk along wall (idea from here)
Move elliptical out
Put up wall shelves
Buy crib
Buy mid-century modern dresser and refinish it
Box up and/or discard stuff (my man's gonna have to pack up his Lego collection)
Organize the poop-a-doops outta the closet
Add Rocking/Slider chair (although this may go in our bedroom)
Put up wall art (when we get it - here's our inspiration and theme)
Equip room with proper lighting
Clean and then clean some more

BATHROOM

Clean (or hire someone to do a super deep clean)
Remove shower doors (we're renting, so shhh! don't tell our prop managers - but seems easy enough)
Organize cabinets
Put up towel holders
Paint patchy areas
Fix baseboards (may involve recaulking? although the board has started to chip)
Recaulk tub (looked up tips here)

OUR BEDROOM

Clean
Organize our closets
Fix up vanity area
Cover glass doors of bookcase (now used to store sweaters and other random items)
Finish framed jewelry holder
Paint patchy areas
Hang mirror and other art pieces

LIVING ROOM

Clean
Organize and better decorate media center
Sell chair and get a new sleeker one
Fix up mantle area better
Do something where our fireplace should be

DINING ROOM

Clean
Refinish mid-century dresser to a buffet
Buy chairs
Add tablecloth or decal (I think I'm more in favor of the decal; specifically this one or this one)
Figure out best place for the cats food/water bowls
Hang up art

KITCHEN

Clean
Organize counters and cabinets
Label jars
Fix stove burners
Hang up art

Wow.  Looking at this list it all seems ridiculously DAUNTING.  Thankfully some (a little, really) of the stuff we've already started (hence the crossed out areas).  Still, I think it's best for me to look at this more as "wishlist" than an "actually all gonna happen list."  But my fingers are crossed nonetheless...