Dodge it yourself

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“Let there be light” I proclaimed to the empty hallway, and low & behold, there was light. At least for a small period of time until the bulb went POP and I once again found myself standing in darkness. Bugger. Now, I guess it’s just the way it is, but trying to climb a ladder and change a light bulb in the dark is not the easiest (or, admittedly, the safest) thing to do, but needs must. How else was I to find my stapler?

Now would you class changing a light bulb as DIY? Well, possibly not .. but I’m struggling here. In 2006 I am aiming to do one DIY task a month. Note that I did not say resolution, and it wasn’t an oversight. It’s just a plan, ok? So, we’re approaching the end of January and nothing has been done yet. Not that I’m struggling for things to do, I’m just struggling to do them.

So … excluding the light bulb (In the spirit of the game I’ll not count that) I’ve currently got the following on the list for 2006:

Fit new taps in bathroom (Already purchased)
Paint round the new boiler (Fitted in Jan 2004)
Fix new leak in roof (Kinda a priority this one)
Repaint hall (Lighter colour)
Redo walk-in cupboard (New floor, paint, shelves, etc)
Redo entranceway (Paint, new coat hanging thing, box in gas meter)
Redo kitchen (May replace #2 - if I can afford it)

So these are the things that I would like to get done this year, and I’m sure there’s plenty more I could do. Whip the place into a bit better shape so it’s more saleable. And for clarification … although I technically called it DIY, calling in a tradesman to get it done counts as doing it yourself in my book, as long as your paying. Although, I will have a stab at most of the stuff (except taps and new kitchen) and probably just call in the professionals when if it all goes wrong.