# Home Projects

Status: living house and yard project list, updated July 18, 2026.

## Current Context

Tanya is three days late for her period and feeling overwhelmed. She has a strong deep-cleaning urge and is using it for visible home resets. Keep the active list bounded so the energy helps instead of turning into an impossible all-night project.

This belongs mostly to the Home lane. Cycle-aware capacity belongs to `docs/health-admin.md`. Birthday groceries also cross-reference `docs/kids-food.md`.

## Done July 18, 2026

- Cleaned the banister.
- Bought and set up a new shoe rack.
- Cleaned the shoe closet and front foyer area.
- Vacuumed downstairs, the stairs, upstairs, bedrooms, and bathrooms.

## Tonight Closeout

True finish line for tonight:

- [ ] Wash Tanya and Travis bedding because Ledger peed the bed last night.
- [ ] Spray down Ledger's bed and put a towel down.
- [ ] Put new sheets on Ledger's bed.
- [ ] Put new sheets and a new blanket on Tanya and Travis bed.
- [ ] Unload and load the dishwasher one more time.
- [ ] Reset the coffee.

After this, stop unless there is an actual safety or hygiene issue.

## Mason Birthday Garage Prep

- [ ] Clean out and organize the garage.
- [ ] Put up curtains or tablecloths to hide storage.
- [ ] Sweep the garage.
- [ ] Put carpet down.
- [ ] Set up the backdrop.
- [ ] Use the balloon pump to inflate the balloon decorations.
- [ ] Move bikes around.
- [ ] Fill up the fire pit.

First useful mini-sprint:

1. Sweep one usable garage zone.
2. Choose the backdrop wall and move bikes out of the shot.
3. Set up the balloon pump, bags, tape, and a finished-balloon holding area.

## Backyard And Side-Gate Work

- [ ] Get a weed whacker for the backyard.
- [ ] Get a flat shovel / spade.
- [ ] Get a round-point digging shovel.
- [ ] Weed whack the backyard.
- [ ] Cut the grass.
- [ ] Move the paving stones.
- [ ] Dig down and level the walkway area.
- [ ] Put the paving stones back.
- [ ] Dig down the side where the gate is.
- [ ] Lay the gravel that has already been picked up so the side-gate area is less of a disaster.

Planning note: treat digging, leveling, gravel, and paving stones as heavy outdoor work. These are not the same as a short reset task.

## Mayzie Birthday Grocery List

- [ ] Decaf coffee.
- [ ] Eggs.
- [ ] Jumbo Freezes.
- [ ] Hot dog buns.
- [ ] Hot dogs.
- [ ] Watermelon.
- [ ] Ketchup.