Doing More in 2004.
Or is it Keeping Score in 2004? Don't be a bore? Shut the door? Filthy whore? I need to be upbeat about this year's uberlist, as I've decided calling last year's list "Tied to a Tree in 2003" doomed me to failure.

I'm also going to skip identifying my top priorites and rollovers. I did assign each item a cost, since I'm broke (though I didn't count anything I've already spent towards an item).

Habits
1. Match alcoholic/caffeinated drinks water glass for glass with water ($0)
2. Work really hard ($0)
3. Set aside one place for gift storage, then make a list and buy, wrap & label presents year round ($0)
4. Walk dogs daily & make up missed with extra/long walks! ($0)
5. Write more ($0)
6. Make and use a budget spreadsheet ($0)
7. Resist/reduce impulse to stockpile ($0)
8. Try to look and smell nicer ($0)
9. Get back on cards ($0)
10. Bathe dogs bi-monthly ($0)
11. Get and keep inbox under 50 ($0)
12. Buy a chess clock and play Scrabble weekly ($25)
13. Replace one car trip a week with a bike or foot trip ($0)
14. Try out 50 new recipes ($0)
15. Improve my figure so that I can wear a bathing suit this summer in front of other people without being mortified or drunk ($0)
16. Pay attention and sell all stock. ($0)

Mini-projects (couple hours)
17. Line inside of medicine cabinets ($0)
18. Eat something exotic or something I've never eaten because I always assumed it would be gross ($20)
19. Remove mailing list thing from DH ($0)
20. Hang bird tape in trees over driveway and lawn chairs ($0)
21. Set traps in shed ($0)
22. Buy and install record player needle ($30)
23. Purge ratty and cheap underwear (keep 7 sturdy pairs for period underwear) ($0)
24. Sort through kitchen crap on top of dryer ($0)
25. Hang shade blind over one of the sliding glass doors ($5)
26. Paint grill ($4)

Short-term projects (1 day)
27. Alter chair covers and make table cloth with scraps ($0)
28. Put up a clothesline ($0)
29. Fix bed rails ($30)
30. Detail car interior ($0)
31. Wax car ($5)
32. Make a cost chart ($0)
33. Send out Christmas cards ($40)
34. Replace weather-stripping on back door ($40)
35. Put up a Christmas tree ($0)
36. Slipcover sofa ($0)
37. Paint bar around living room ceiling ($0)
38. Hang stuff back up on bedroom walls ($0)
39. Paint bathroom ($20)
40. Paint front door ($0)
41. Fix up and replant herb garden ($20)
42. Move glass cabinet to bathroom and fill with vintage toiletries collection ($0)
43. Finish and return Angele's guest book ($10)
44. Fix brackets on IKEA cabinets ($10)
45. Download phone software and pictures of friends ($15)
46. Finish framing and hang nudie cards ($30)
47. Install security door screen in front ($150)
48. Finish making books of recipe clippings & craft/decorating clippings ($3)
49. Go to the Texas State Fair ($50)
50. Have small vacuum serviced (try one more time to troubleshoot first) ($0)
51. Organize boxes in shed ($0)
52. Map loft and post inside door ($0)
53. Make & hang new bedroom curtains ($74)
54. Remove and replace shower caulk ($10)
55. Finish Christmas sewing projects (80sPSPH, RCN, SPTC, DICs & RS) ($0)

#61

56. Replace trim on inside of front door ($10)
57. Have fridge gasket replaced and door adjusted ($80)
58. Prune out dead limbs from pear tree ($0)
59. Replace living room curtains ($30)

Medium-term projects (a few days)
60. Research best kind of tree for the front yard; buy and plant ($50)
61. Touch up, finish and mail Jason's 2002 Christmas present by January 31 ($X)
62. Can next big batch of stock instead of freezing to conserve freezer space ($20)
63. Organize laundry room ($0)
64. Get rid of decrepit maple ($0)
65. Convert to PayPal cart & cancel pay cart ($0)
66. Do something for Dean campaign ($0)
67. Make an affiliate links box template ($0)
68. Fix up a nice little backyard area ($0)
69. Tax paperwork ($50)
70. Get rid of big white ugly kitchen thing and replace w/ dental cabinets. Move to shed if possible ($0)
71. Thoroughly clean and repair bathroom and spruce it up ($0)
72. Fix and reconfigure laptop ($0)
73. Refinish Heywood-Wakefield set ($30)
74. Have a cocktail party (use those silly vintage invites) ($50)
75. Make and freeze yummy meals and hors d'oeuvres to have on hand ($0)
76. Tie up loose ends of furniture debacle ($0)
77. Take defensive driving to reduce auto insurance ($40)
78. Visit 2 additional states
79. Get all data off old hard drives and donate old computer equipment ($0)
80. Check current prices and contest property tax appraisal if too high ($0)
81. Follow up w/ any necessary medical stuff re: kidney ($200)
82. Set up a bar area ($2)
83. Transfer all automatic payments from credit cards to checking/debit & add them to Money ($0)
84. Use at least one big trash day and one large brush day ($0)

Long-term projects (a week or more)
85. Finish calendar art and layout before summer ($0)
86. Reduce pantry by 40% ($0)
87. Lose 10 pounds ($0)
88. Convert FP pages to some kind of database system ($100)
89. Clean, reformat & relaunch FP ($0)

#96 (Mama circa high school)

90. Add link box to sites and put update teaser card in box ($0)
91. Tidy up DH ($0)
92. Update one DH area ($0)
93. Clean up front room and set up as dining room ($50)
94. Clean out and set up guest room as office/craft room ($50)
95. Rearrange and spruce up den ($50)

96. Finish Kristi Black needlepoint ($0)
97. Mend everything in hamper or scrap bag/Goodwill it ($0)
98. Finish 50 M&C items ($200)
99. Storyboard & make 3 items for BBBG project & contact Robyn ($0)
100. Clear out previous year's shed crap ($0)
101. Make master cookbook index ($0)
102. Pay off and close Discover account ($X)
103. Get rid of excess domains & associated billing ($0)
104. Feng shui up the house, particularly color-wise ($50)

55! Hooray! I'm finally a Brenda!