A year ago, we blogged about 10 projects that you could look forward to happening in 2012–and today we are here to report back and grade ourselves and laugh at what we thought we would get done, but also celebrate what we did–with a focus on the celebrating, because that is what this is all about. We completely forgot we wrote that post, so it was fun for us to look back. Without further adieu.
1. The garage. Oy. It has become everything but a place to park our car.
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Hehe. Fun fun post. I think the paneled living room wall and the complete family room makeover should count as extra credit which I believe means you get an A! :) Can’t wait to hear what the big plans for 2013 are going to be.
I love how you are keeping it real. You get an A+ on that project! ;)
Even if you didn’t tackle EVERYTHING on your list, you made some amazing progress! So remember that instead. :) I love the changes you have made and I’m so excited to see what you do in 2013!
Oh yeah. Like I said, this post is really about focusing on the celebrating. That list was part crazy!
Looking forward to more projects from you! I think it was a good year. I hopped on board in the middle of all your doings and I’m loving it!
Thank you!! We’re looking forward to next year. Err. This year. It’ll be a great one.
I think you get an A for the whole year just for doing the garage! I’m so in denial about the state ours is in that I forgot to even put it on my list of goals for 2013…though it clearly deserves the top spot.
Hahahaha. Not the most glamorous project. It sounds like your garage=my painting the trim. I just can’t get motivated to do it!
I love #10! That sounds like a project you tackle and do NOTHING else for the rest of the year.
I can’t imagine redoing an entire kitchen….talk about pressure to make it perfect! I don’t blame you for changing your ideas all the time.
So funny, huh.
You guys still got a ton done! I love how we all set goals and then realize we were a tad crazy by the time the next year rolls around haha.
Yes! When I was little I used to set a goal to “grow my hair down to my bum” like I had any control over how fast my hair grew. Hahaha.
I think the beauty and perfection of what you DID do cancels out the fact you didn’t do all the things you wanted. Right? Quality over quantity :)
Definitely, definitely. Which is why we probably won’t write another “projects you can look forward to this year” post because who knows?! We’ll just keep chugging along.