Ack! Cure Catch Up!

Week 2 of The Cure is ending this week (it starts w/ week zero) and I'm soooo behind. So, to get myself up to speed, here I go!

Week 0
Start a Style Tray. Started one on flickr
Determine my decorating style. Using my results from sproost.com, my styles are Modern Elegance and Hollywood Couture. (T's are the same, plus Arts & Crafts.)
Determine the flow of my home. Well, I printed out a floorplan, drew in furniture, and started my flow lines. Over all, it's not too bad. Will get better when we get more furniture, but part of the reason we loved this house is its good "party flow."

Week 1
Create my vision for the home.

• Front Living Room: A hollywood regency like sitting room, faux fireplace, small flatscreen dvd...
• Dining Area: place to eat for 2, with space for friends to cram in if needed. Ideally, a corner banquet. Cool lamp overhanging...
• Dining Hall: entertaining bar area...
• Back Living Room: modern elegant room, simple clean lines, comfy, cool, great tv room...
• Sitting Room: yes it serves as my dressing room, but i want all my things tucked away so T feels comfy reading in there with the cats (which they've adopted as their hangout room)...
• Bedroom: clean, sparse, but comfy...
• Backyard: great for entertaining. Lots of seating areas, paving stones or deck, good gardens (vegetable, herb, floral). Party lights. Solar garden lights. Pond or fountain. Bird bath for cats to watch...

Make a complete list of repairs and come up with solutions. Will do this weekend.
Vacuum and mop floors. Will do this weekend.
Take walking tour of apt and note all the problems. Will do this weekend.
Remove 1 item from apartment and put it outside, something we don't use but is still worth something so it will go to a new home. Haven't done this yet.
Buy fresh flowers, a gift for your home. Done, but they're outside. Bought pink jasmine and a hydrangea.
Sit for 10 minutes in a part of your home that you never sit in. There isn't really a spot I don't sit in, except the front living room, cos there's nothing there but boxes so far.
Look into earth friendly cleaning products. Already do.

Week 2 - Kitchen
Fix 1 thing myself. The front doorknob was jiggly and I fixed that. It counts. ; )
clean kitchen from top to bottom and throw away old food. Lucky that it's already clean! I'll mop and find homes for a few more things, then it will be clean. I threw out some fish sauce that expired 12/07. Ew.
Buy a water filter & use it. Not a priority at the moment.
Run hands over every wall in apt; clean space for an outbox, clear one surface and use the outbox. This weekend.
Find a new recipe and cook; choose the date for your housewarming. Maybe mid-May.

Yay! Almost caught up now. : )