Accomplishments this week:

• 3 crappy windows removed (with varying degrees of difficulty)
• Glass blocks sealed with silicon, then scrapped of hardened silicon when we realized that it wouldn’t seal properly, which took 2 entire evenings to accomplish
• 3 glass block windows mortared and sealed
• Basement floor tiles pried up around the periphery of living room
• Loose paint and caulking sanded and chiseled from basement walls and joints
• Gutters cleaned out
• Leaves raked and raked and raked (and blown down the street to the neighbors 🙂 ) and sidewalks swept and lawn mowed.
• Garage door lubricated
• Moved smoke alarm and replaced batteries
• Fixed living room clock that hasn’t worked since a month after I moved here
• Removed outside light that was malfunctioning
• Swept, mopped and disinfected basement floor
• Vacuumed all of the carpet

(All of the photos from the project can be seen here)

Not accomplished (attempted, but abandoned)

• Chimney capped (need longer ladder, or else need extinction therapy to remove my fear of heights
• Basement joint plugged and sealant painted on walls
• Car exhaust gas recirculation valve replaced (part bought, but too difficult to replace – will have to take to a mechanic)
• Utility closet organized (it’s all still strewn across my living room)

As for A Picture A Day-ish, I posted 18 days of this month! Seeing as I had been posting 1-2 entries a month for the past year, that’s not too bad. Starting tomorrow, I am going to be participating in NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month) for the month of November, which I love doing. They have prizes and I’m determined to at least be in the running this year!