Help prioritizing projects
chris24747
2 years ago
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Comments (7)Hi heathen1: We are in the So. CA HD right along the 15 Fwy., 2hr 30 min out of Las Vegas but just 30 min out of San Bernardino. Obviously since I haven't answered back until now, we indeed got that freeze also. This weekend should be very nice actually but I'm hearing about a storm heading our way. I have gotten further in my pruning of the roses so I'm a bit more relaxed. The roses were starting to sprout as we were having very mild temps of course fooling everything into sprouting. I guess what I'm trying to do is get the beds to a point where they are filled in better but going round and round with what to add. Any open planting area is wasting water and open to weeds so I always feel under the gun. Trying to be very focused on detail so that I don't overlook resources in the yard that need or could to be moved to finish off an area. You're going to slap your forehead when I drop this next one, I'm also going through evaluation for Adult ADD, so in my mind I have a billion things that all need to be done NOW. Unfortunately meds don't always relieve all the symptoms. Actually, this might be a great new garden forum, ADD Gardeners. We'd be the ones in our gardens at ahours running around to see if a plant has grown or a bulb started to sprout. I frequently go out and pull weeds at 1 am while the dogs are taking they're last potty break. Sometimes I can be pretty low key about it all but then some days I work sooo hard and come in so frustrated. You're right, making lists is the first suggestion made to ADD/ADHD'ers must do better at that....See MoreWhat would you prioritize at this point?
Comments (5)1. Window--before its sagging makes something a lot worse! 2. Repaint the garage door--since paint is a water barrier, this is actually structural. (if the paint is only cosmetically bad, but the wood is protected, I'd leave this until later) 3. sic the son on the bushes, even if it's just un-over-growing them (pruning back to some sort of less-messy level). If you have to, you can save the ripping out and replacing for later, when you have more time. But at least the front of the house will look a little more presentable for the party. 4. get rid of some of the excess furniture in the family room. Then leave it at that until later. For the party, nobody's going to be looking down; they'll be looking up, at faces. Just get the furniture out of their way. That would be it for now. After the party, I'd get the son to work on finishing the basement--a great place for to learn (or practice) how to hang drywall, etc. Also how to set a goal, and work for it. And if he's doing the work, he can pick the paint color and flooring within budget constraints, investigate how much electricity for whatever sorts of gadgets, decide which furniture, etc. At least for a while....See MorePrioritizing and tradeoffs...
Comments (15)My top priority is layout. I really do use my kitchen, and it drives me bonkers when I am trying to get things done and don't have what I need on hand, or if other people are in my way, or if an island is in the way of where it feels natural to walk, or if I keep wanting to set something down and consistently have no place for it, or if I generally feel like everything is crowded and that I'm constantly banging body parts and shifting things around the counters over and over. That drives me bonkers. I paid a lot to have some electrical work redone when we came up with an even more functional kitchen layout after the electrical had already been done. We're paying extra to have a fridge that doesn't stick out and crowd a corner work zone. We went to a lot of trouble to fit in a BIG sink so I could easily wash big items without banging and splashing. This stuff matters the most to me. My second priority in my kitchen is the feeling. I want to it to feel airy and open and easy and calm. Cooking can sometimes get hot and chaotic, and I don't need the room to add to that feeling. A good layout contributes a lot to the airy/open/easy/calm feeling -- a place for everything, simple lines, and having things physically open and feeling spacious and nothing looming. Aside from that, I find the colors of things affect how I feel in a room greatly, so I'll pay more for a color that makes me feel calmer. We spent an extra $300 to get a white sink versus stainless because the white ones make me feel calm and happy when I look at them and the stainless ones feel like such a grind. (I know that sounds nutty.) And I'd splurge on something if it makes the most of the natural light (natural light makes me feel calm and happy too -- I never cook recreationally after dark). My third priority is sanity. We paid more for our pantry cabinet than I wanted to because it was the end of the remodel, and I just did. not. have it in me to put in hours more research to find something cheaper. My dead last priority is everything else -- mostly the finishes. I obviously want it to look nice and be pretty, but if several things fit the desired layout and are the desired color, then I am totally happy to get whatever is cheapest if the budget is getting tight. We went with Ikea cabinets for all our base cabinets for this reason. I also wanted white counters, but as long as they were white and one flat surface (no grout lines), I was completely happy to compromise on the material. We're reusing our original kitchen's cabinet pulls. They're not perfect, but they're good enough and free!...See MorePrioritize my watering needs....
Comments (6)Ken's questions: "what is your base soil.;. is there mulch ... how do you water?" are important. If they aren't mulched, plan to do that to help preserve moisture as well as suppress weeds. Natural precipitation amounts are important as well, so get a rain gauge and set it up far enough away from buildings and trees so it is reasonably accurate. Consider adding a rain barrel or two as well. You can get a diverter to put in the downspout so the water only does to the barrel when there is room, and you can empty the barrel for the winter. Of the plants you listed, I have Ninebark, Techny arborvitae, and Hydrangea paniculata (different cultivars than Little Lime, but I don't think different as far as watering needs) in a bed that hasn't been watered since its third year. The bed is in full sun and has good organic content in fine sandy loam soil and is mulched with shredded wood, and despite having an official drought here last year that was only broken this May, I didn't water and I didn't see any issues with any of these plants. I would continue watering new plantings such as the Techny arborvitae, boxwood, etc as needed. Stick your finger down into the soil at the base of the plant and see if the soil is moist to know if watering is needed. Long slow soaks are best, and I have used soaker hoses under mulch to make sure that the water goes to the soil, not evaporation. Annabelle in sun will need plenty of water, so you might consider moving it to a morning sun spot and planting something more drought tolerant in the sunny spot. I almost never water my Annabelle in afternoon shade. Generally grasses and Sedum are pretty drought resistant....See Morechris24747
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