Integrated Priority List and Olson Dresser

Anyone who works with the Department of Defense in certain capacities should know what an IPL is. I decided to take the concept and apply it to home life. Alyssa and I started with a simple list of projects that we wanted to accomplish that aren't associated with a budget or a timeline - just projects. Then we racked and stacked them based on priority and time lines and came up with an order of battle that we could both live with. The reason that it's an "integrated" priority list is that it includes both of our lists.

The list includes small items such as adding a light kit to our master bedroom ceiling fan. It also includes large projects like framing the basement or wiring the electrical in the garage. The first task we're going to knock off is a full wall of "built-in" bookshelves for the office (18'7" wide by 8' tall...). I'm hoping to pick the materials up this week, get them to the shop for prep either Tuesday or Thursday night, and start early Saturday morning. Depending on energy, effort, and interuptions, I should be able to tackle most of it in a day with Sunday as a backup for anything I miss. Pictures and progress to follow.

Also, we wrapped up the dresser for our friends the Olsons and delivered it (Michael did that part) on Sunday. Again, sorry for the Ipad pics:























Hope you like the finished product!! Glad to cross that off the list and very happy with the results. Hopefully we can keep up the pace in the shop and I can find the time to work on all the IPL projects, too!!