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Mail, Paper Work, Bills

Mail, Paper Work, Bills

Computer’s Incoming Mail

□ Create folders for mail you want to keep

□ Check spam

        □ Move real mail to inbox

        □ Trash spam

□ Vet the incoming mail

□ Respond to mail requiring response

□ Move mail you want to keep to appropriate folder

□ Unsubscribe to unwanted

□ Trash mail you don’t want to keep

□ Clear spam and trash can each day

Household US Postal Mail

□ Establish home office area somewhere in home

        □ Desk

        □ Computer

        □ Computer Paper

        □ Envelopes

        □ R/W CD

        □ Flash drives

        □ Printer

        □ Scanner

        □ Camera

        □ Bulletin Board

        □ Tacks

        □ Memo Board

        □ Index Card Holder

        □ Index Cards

        □ Rolodex

        □ Stapler

        □ Staple Remover

        □ Tape-invisible

        □ Tape-clear

        □ Tape-strapping

        □ Ink Pens

        □ Magic Markers

        □ Note Pads

        □ Note Books

        □ Card holder for checkbook, bank book, stamps            

        □ Calculator

        □ Recycle basket/can

        □ Donate basket/can

        □ Filing Drawer/Cabinet-Long term

        □ Filing Drawer/Cabinet-3 years

        □ Filing Drawer/Current

        □ File Folders

        □ File Hangers

        □ Tray system for incoming US Postal mail

        □ Binders

        □ Plastic binder sleeves

        □ Binder Clips

        □ Strapping Tape

       

□ Filing System

        □ Create filing system

                □ Long-term-Large file cabinet for yearly” hold                         onto” storage after income tax is filed

                □ Yearly-keep current and 2 past years handy

                □ Current Year Monthly File Box 

□ Sorting Mail

        □ Recycling Bin/Trash Can

        □ Shred

        □ Magazines/Catalogs/Sales Flyers-sort

                □ Display current or special

                □ [Permanent space for magazines]

                □ [Maintain defined “home” space for

                                Magazines & catalogs]

                 □ [Donate Box available for older publications 

        □ Postal Mail Station    - 4 trays

                □ In-box [anything not sorted]

                □ Reply/Pay/Outstanding Bills

                □ File

                □ Shred                         

         

Organize Files

□ Use broad categories

□ Create subcategories

□ Label

□ Alphabetize

□ Color folder can create separation of file types

Suggestions!  

□ Electric

□ Gas

□ Cable

□ Home Phone

□ Cell Phone

□ Television

□ Bank statements

□ Credit card statements

□ Home owners insurance

□ Car Insurance

□ Motorcycle Insurance

□ Medical-2 files for each person

        □ 1 for statements/bills/claims

        □ 1 for policy, policy letter

□ Taxes-property tax information

□ Large ticket purchases-proof of purchase

□ Loan agreements

Create a binder for tax auditor [My auditor loves this.]

        □ Use tabs to divide the binder into sections.

        □ Use plastic sleeves to hold information

         

□ Proof of who you are

        □ Copy Driver’s Licenses

            □ Mailing Address

            □ Phone Number

□ Cancelled Check for payment or refund destination

□ Income

     □ Social Security Benefit Statement

        □ W-2’s

         □ Investment Financial Statements

         □ Retirement Funds Statements

□ Medical Insurance Coverage

     □ Employer Provided Health Insurance 

             Offer & Coverage

     □ Payment record of Supplemental Health Insurance

     □ Payment record of Prescription & Dental Coverage

□ Medical Summary- out of pocket each person

          □ Deductible-out of pocket

          □ Prescription out of pocket

          □ Glasses & eye exam out of pocket

          □ Dental out of pocket

 □ Hospital & Physician out of pocket

        □ Anesthesia

        □ Specialists

        □ X-ray

        □ Primary Care

□ Life Insurance

        □ Premium payments

        □ Policy amounts

□ Property tax payments

        □ House

        □ Vehicles

□ Bank Accounts

        □ Interest Income Statements

        □ Checking

                □ Interest accrued

                □ Copy of December last year Statement

                □ Copy of January following year Statement

        □ Savings

                □ Interest accrued

                □ Copy of December tax year Statement

                □ Copy of January current year Statement

        □ Credit Cards

                □ Interest charges paid

                □ Copy of December tax  year Statement

                □ Copy of January current year Statement

□ IRA Statements

□ Investment Statements

□ Labeled manila envelopes

        □ Tax year bank records

        □ Tax year credit card statements

        □ Medical payment

        □ Prescription payments

        □ Summary Sheet in binder

Note: Unsubscribe to magazines you no longer want to keep. Donate unused portions of subscription to library or senior center or friend. Short term, drop them off. Long term--change destination/mailing address.

Your Ideal Home Checklist Start to Finish

Your Ideal Home

What do you consider your ideal home? Do you have a check list? You need to know what works or doesn’t work for you.  Most homes standing today weren’t built with frailties or disabilities in mind. Adapting a home can be expensive unless you can do the work yourself. 

                                                                     

So, what are the initial essential wants for a lifetime home?  Almost no home will have them all. You’ll probably need to adapt your home if it is your lifetime home.  If you are going to do some remodeling in the future, plan changes with projected future needs in mind.  

Starting from the beginning

General Location or Community

□ Located near friends or family

□ Public transportation in some form is available

    Taxi, bus, shuttle, disability van route, etc

□ Nearby shopping available for those last minute purchases

□ Designated NORC community?

□ Easy access to doctors, dentist, hospitals, etc

□ Sidewalks

□ Parks, recreation area

□ Safe crime rate area

□ Law enforcement presence

□ Entertainment venues available

□ Like minded hobby, special interest, religious group nearby

Your Home’s Location

Can you be found easily?

□ House number is clearly marked and is visible from both directions, during the day and night.

□ Driveway entrance is clearly visible from both directions from the highway. Makes it easier for emergency units, family and friends to find you.

Vehicle Access & Curb Appeal

□ Driveway is wide enough for 2 vehicles to enter or exit

□ Driveway entrance and continuing surface in good repair

□ A garage or carport for vehicles

     (easier frost/snow removal from vehicles)

□ Automatic gate or fence

□ Automatic garage doors

□ Low-maintenance home materials

□ Low-Maintenance Grounds Design

□ Low-Maintenance Plants

□ Windows and doors visible from the outside of the home

Garden & Lawn

(Difficulty bending, walker, wheelchair, or cane user)

□ Raised beds for flowers or produce

□ Curved beds for easier mowing

□ Pathways between planting beds wheelchair accessible

□ Easy, non- invasive, hardy plantings

Lawn Pathways & Lighting

□ Easy barrier-free, well-maintained walkway

 (walker and wheel chair friendly)

 from the car to the home entrance

□ Automatic dawn-to-dusk lighting illuminates walk area

     from garage or driveway to entrance of home

Ramps, Steps, Handrails

□ Covered entrance and/or ramp [if necessary]

[Frost, rain, freezing rain will render the home owner housebound during bad weather if entrance is not weather protected.]

□ Stairs/ramps meet ADA slope guidelines

□ Slip resistant stairs/ramps with slip resistant handrails on both sides

□ Handrails extend beyond first/ last step to make balance easier          once you reach level ground or the entrance

□ All steps should have a backer board so feet cannot go through       and cause injury

□ Stairs or ramps should have edges with color contrast

□ Glow-strips or step lighting

    (will help with night time use on the stairs)

□ Automatic motion sensor lights

     are at all step and ramp locations

Home Entrances

□ Covered Entrance

□ Entrance areas and doors well lit

□ Automatic motion sensor entrance lights

□ Porch/entrance areas free of obstructions and in good repair

□ Barrier-free Ground Floor entrance

□ Adequate, unencumbered area beside door entrances

□ Landing zone both outside and inside the entrance door

□ Lever handles on doors

□ Accessible Door bell that is both audio and visual

□ Keyed deadbolt locks

□ One or more peepholes at varying heights

□ Reduce multiple door lock keys at entrances.

     (Only use one key for all locks.

      Buy locks that can be keyed to be the same.)

□ Security latch or chain on doors

□ Additional strobe or flashing outside light

     that can be turned on letting emergency personnel

     locate home easily

□ Doorways need to have at least a 32 inch clearance,

     34 to 36 inches is better.

□ Slip-resistant Entrance area inside home

The House Itself or Rooms, Rooms and More Rooms

□ One accessible barrier-free level

□ Living Room

□ Master Bedroom

□ Closets

□ Barrier-free Bathroom

         ADA Compliant or large enough to transform

□ Laundry Room

□ Kitchen

□ Pantry

□ Dining Room

□ 2^nd Bedroom

        □ 2^nd Bathroom

□ Home Office or Hobby Room

□ ADA Access to 2^nd or 3^rd Floor or Basement

Living Room

□ Lever handles on doors

□ Automatic motion sensor lights in case your hands are full when you enter the room at night

□ Adequate, unencumbered area beside door entrances in the                  event you are entering using a walker or wheel chair

        (Doorways need to have at least a 32 inch clearance,

         34 to 36 inches is better)

□ Landing areas in case you’re carrying something,

        (Both beside doors & next to seating)

□ Clear, wide, walk-space furniture arrangement

□ Natural daytime lighting

□ Remove throw rugs or secure any rugs to floor

□ Install highest allowed daylight light bulbs in fixtures

□ Rocker style light switches

□ Smoke and carbon monoxide detector

□ Easy access telephone

□ Easy access emergency flashlight or wall lighting

□ Automatic lighting if necessary

□ Electrical cords out of the way to prevent tripping hazard

□ Furniture that “fits” you

□ Chairs with correct depth, height, arm and back support

        (Varies according to body type and physical imitations,                     material texture must not irritate)

□ Consider a side table for both sides of chair

□ Extra pillows to raise seat height or add back support

□ Consider leaving space for a lift chair

□ Any “rolling” furniture needs to have a “lock” feature

□ Note--lighter walls and floor covering colors in addition to  

     better lighting improves vision perception

□ Convenient trash can

□ Remove any obstacles or hazards

□ Furniture that fits your life, room, & style

□ Movable cart-based on needs

□ Corral for electronic controls

□ Book/magazine rack

□ Reading lamp

Examples of my personal adaptations—

Decreased clutter

Added open space for walking

Removed a queen hide-a-bed sofa

Removed recliner love seat

Removed a heavy, deep-depth love seat

Acquired lighter, easier-moved chairs

        (Sturdy arms, good back support)

Converted heavy coffee table to bench

        Added a fitted seat cushion

        (Now placed against wall-good spot to remove shoes)

Replaced foot stool with small bean-bag chair—

        allows extra seating, soft, easier to move

Added Side tables (shelf underneath)

Removed runner from front door to hall entrance to use walker

Added cushion to one chair to raise seat height

Bedroom Oasis for Resting

(Yes, repeats many of same things that living room information advocates)

□ Lever handles on doors

□ Automatic motion sensor lights in case your hands are    full when you enter the room at night

□ Adequate, unencumbered area beside door entrances in the

    event you are entering using a walker or wheelchair

        (Doorways need to have at least a 32 inch clearance,

         34 to 36 inches is better)

□ Landing areas in case you’re carrying something,

        (Both beside door & next to bed)

□ Clear, wide, walk-space furniture arrangement

□ Natural daytime lighting

□ Remove throw rugs or secure any rugs to floor

□ Install highest allowed daylight light bulbs in fixtures

□ Rocker style light switches

□ Smoke and carbon monoxide detector

□ Easy access telephone

□ Easy access emergency flashlight or wall lighting

□ Automatic lighting if necessary

□ Electrical cords out of the way to prevent tripping hazard

□ Furniture that “fits” you

□ Chairs with correct depth, height, arm and back support

        (Varies according to body type and physical         limitations)

□ Consider a side table or movable cart on both sides of bed

□ Wall mounted fire extinguisher

□ Consider a movable cart for clothing addition

        and removal

□ Any “rolling” furniture needs to have a “lock” feature

□ Darker walls and light-blocking window treatments

        help induce better sleep

□ Convenient trash can

□ Remove any obstacles or hazards

□ Furniture that fits your life, room, & style

□ Dresser drawers at waist height hold the most used items

□ Chair valet with seat

□ Alarm Clock with overhead time projection

□ D or bar handles on all drawers in furniture

□ Headboard/Footboard with grab posts or rails

□ Adjustable height bed frame

□ Adequate space around bed area

□ Reading light beside bed

□ Step stool

□ Remove any cardboard or “dust catchers”

□ Sitting/reading area, opt.

□ Full length Mirror

□ Dressing table

□ Jewelry chest/safe

Note: if you have difficulty turning over or getting in or out of bed, having a headboard that has spokes or rails that you can grab to assist your movement is better than having a solid or padded headboard that you cannot use to help you. You might consider lowering the height of the bed if you must use a step stool to climb into bed. Finally, medical grab rails can be purchased to assist you in getting yourself in or out of bed.

Every threshold height or joinery can be a barrier to someone using a cane, walker, crutches, or wheel chair.

CLOSETS

□ Easy access opening

□ Inside lighting

□ Adjustable shelves, racks, rods, hooks

□ Special adaptive shelving

□ Clear or labeled baskets/container—

        corrals small items

□ Shoe containers or rack

□ Hamper

□ Removal bin

□ Place for seasonal items

□ Place for special events/sporting apparel

Bathroom

□ Located on main level

□ Located close to master bedroom

□ Entry into bathroom has a flush threshold

□ No rug zone on floors

□ Windows easy to reach and open or close

□ Wide shower, curb-less if possible

□ Shower has adjustable shower head with 6 foot hose

        (Additional lower holder for shower head a plus)

□ Walls can accommodate grab-bars in multiple heights

        And locations as needed, both inside and outside the   shower

□ Seat available for shower use

□ Flooring is slip-resistant

□ Good lighting in room and shower stall

□ Grab bars where needed

□ Long handled bathing sponge

□ Rubber mat or nonskid adhesive on floor of tub or shower

□ Raised height oval toilet seat

□ Space around seat area adequate to add raised medical

        assistive toilet seat and handles

□ Space for personal wipes near toilet

□ Counters heights that work safely for family members

□ Base of any cabinet can accommodate wheelchair-accessibility

□ Pedestal Sink or ADA Sink

□ Counter tops have contrasting-color edges

□ D-ring or bar handles on any cabinet doors or drawers

□ Lever handle faucet

□ Open shelves/glass front doors on cabinets

□ Toilet paper rolls can be changed with use of one hand

□ One movable toilet paper stand

□ Emergency call button/baby monitor

□ Upgrade any wiring to include GFI features

□ Timed Auxiliary exhaust/heating in ceiling

□ Easy access to extra supplies

□ Phone or emergency call access in room

□ Hamper(s) available

□ Covered trash can available

□ Liquid pump hand soap

□ Liquid pump sanitizer available

□ Disposable towels available after hand washing

□ No scald features on shower and faucets

□ Any supplies checked regularly for expiration dates

□ No storage of medications in bathroom

□ Space to turn wheel chair around within boundaries of the room       —usually a 5 foot square area

Laundry Room or Area

□ Located on main floor

□ Wide doorway

□ Easy walk space in and out of room

        and in front of appliances

□ Front loading washer on a pedestal

□ Front loading dryer on a pedestal

□ Easy to read button controls on front of appliances

        (Think vision impaired & easy to reach when seated)

□ Cabinets with D or bar handles

□ Adjustable or varied height counters

□ Contrasting edge on counter tops

□ Adjustable, open shelving without doors

□ Wall mounted sink(s)

□ Pull out drying rack

□ Rod for hangers (can use tension rod inside a shelf)

□ Rod to hang clothing to air dry

□ Rod to hang clothing to take to dry cleaner

□ Plenty of lighting

□ Non-slip flooring surface

□ Supplies reachable from seated position

□ Wall mounted, adjustable ironing board

□ Iron

□ Steamer

□ Rolling hamper(s)

□ Folding clothing basket or hamper

□ Small cart or rolling table to help transfer clean clothing

□ Adjustable height surface on which to fold clothing

□ Posted washing instructions for operation of appliances,         

     & stain treatments

□ Container for items left in pockets

□ Lint removal tool

□ Trash can

□ Container for donation items

□ Small basic sewing kit (buttons, hems, seams)

And now I digress, as some of my friends were talking at a meeting, the subject of attic storage came up.

Attic Storage-Don’t

Many people store things in their attic spaces. My advice is (unless the area is part of your living space with both heat and air conditioning)--don’t.  

No to using pull down steps for attic access

No to using a small access panel in the hall or a room

No to using a space adjacent to properly converted

        attic storage space

Otherwise

□ Climate controlled-heating & air conditioning

□ Sturdy shelving or storage system

□ Easy access—regular size doors

□ Converted for bonus space usage

A few years ago, we had our attic “wrapped,” that’s where a company comes in and installs insulation foil rolls to the roof area to keep the outside heat out. [We live in the South, the attic was insulated, had end vents and an exhaust fan.] Access is available through a pull down set of attic stairs. Needless to say we removed all of the accumulated stuff that had been placed in the attic over the years. More than 75 to 80 percent of the “stuff” was now trash, and had to be put to the curb for pickup. Cardboard, paper, foam, plastic were all brittle, discolored, and fell apart…not to mention dusty.

About the only things that survived were glass and a few metal things.

As the years have progressed, we have found that navigation on these attic stairs have become more difficult.

Yes, we have a hand rail, and yes, we have available lighting; however, our bodies just don’t care for the physical act of climbing these stairs with various sized boxes and stuff in our arms. Just putting stuff up there and taking it down became a 2 or 3 person job. Therefore, my advice on using attic storage is simply, “don’t.’ You’ll lose most of the stuff to fluxing heat and moisture changes in the attic. Thankfully, we never stored our pictures up there.

Basement Usage Optional for Storage

Many people store things in their basements, can you?

□ Climate controlled-heating & air conditioning

□ Sturdy shelving or storage system

□ Easy access—regular size doors

□ Converted for bonus space usage

□ Moisture proof

□ No need for sump pump

□ Good lighting

□ Adequate stair width and rise

□ Hand rails both sides of staircase

□ Proper shelving or racks

□ Nothing directly on floor

        Always keep items off of the floor

        (Minimum suggested = 6 inches)

□ Use proper storage containers.

□ Do not use cardboard boxes;

        Remember cardboard and paper can draw bugs

□ Leather clothing and shoes need special treatment for storage        under any conditions

□ Keep chemicals below other items away from food supplies

□ Poisons in a locked secured place

□ Flammables in a well-vented locked place away from the home

Crawl Space Storage—Don’t

Although some people store outdoor tools in a crawl space under the house if the space is tall enough, invest in a small outdoor storage building.

When you use a crawl space you have a certain amount of bugs, moisture, rust, and rot and possibly a few critters such as mice, worms, and (yes) even snakes.

Make sure your crawl space is secured against critters being trapped beneath your house. If you don’t know they are there and they die, they’ll stink up the house and draw varmints.

Storage Buildings

A few personal notes about storage buildings

□ Secure access from unwanted guests or visitors

□ Maintain adequate ventilation

□ Maintain a sound roof, walls, doors, windows, etc

□ Plan storage system and racks

□ Use correct storage containers

□ Maintain an inventory list

      --you will forget what’s out there

        and where it’s located

□ Build in a removal date for stuff in your inventory list

□ Have a sign out and sign in sheet so you’ll know where  

        your stuff is located if you “loan out” stuff

□ Purge stuff every once and awhile

□ Saving stuff in your building for family and friends  

     —you don’t need the legal hassle if something happens

    to it and if it’s stuff you are going to give them, go ahead

    and gift it now instead of later

 Renting Storage Space

Unless it’s short term, you’d probably be better off gifting or selling it. Why pay for your stuff again by renting a place for keeping it? 

Exceptions might include

        □ Staging a house for sale

        □ Boat storage

        □ Vehicle storage

        □ Remodeling removal

        □ Home sale

        □ Moving out of State

        □ Overseas Working

        □ Military Assignments

        □ Temporary medical needs

        □ Etcetera

Kitchens

Kitchens are the hardest rooms about which to make a generalization of for an Aging in Place population and perhaps any other segment of home owners. Cooks and their expectations vary widely.  

You’ve cooks who can barely boil water and only need a coffee pot, toaster, can opener, electric skillet/burner and microwave. A simple base cabinet set up as simple as a dorm room kitchen will work for them. Add a sink, fridge and two burners and they are set.

Most home owners want at least sink, 4-6 burner stove, oven, microwave, dishwasher, refrigerator and maybe a freezer.

Add base cabinets and wall cabinets, possibly a counter bar seating arrangement and they are all set.

However, planning ahead for the future can be challenging. I live in a mill house built in the 1920’s. For the most part the kitchen has worked well for my family. When the kitchen was modernized well before I acquired the house, it was designed for someone active, at least 6 inches taller than I and for someone far more agile than I have ever been. There are at least 2 blind corners in the setup and absolutely no place for an installed dishwasher. I’ve always had to climb a 2-step step stool to reach the overhead cabinets and had to use a step stool to knead bread or candy at the bar height counters.  I’m practically head over heels reaching/crawling into the blind corners to remove rarely used stored items. I like the wood finish, the D handles, the easy clean counter tops. There is sufficient room to turn a wheel chair around in the cooking area and in a pinch 2 people could work in the area together if they dance in harmony as if they were ballet dancers. Mostly it is an active one person kitchen that is taller than my 5’ 2” height.

Grandma’s Kitchen. My grandmother who was vertically challenged (really short) had a Hoosier baking cabinet, a small dish cabinet, a kitchen table, a cook stove which also supplied the home’s heat, and a separate walk in pantry. She had the legs cut off of everything, the cabinets, the table and the chairs. She washed dishes in pans on the kitchen table with water heated upon the stove; then after using them, stored the pans in the pantry. The rafters were open and extra seating was hung upside down in the rafters to leave walking space clear. Not one modern convenience such as a washer, dryer, running water. Toward the end of her life (98 years), her church installed electric lighting so that she wouldn’t have to continue using kerosene lamps.

Mom and dad’s last home was in a trailer. Mom and dad both had increasingly restrictive physical disabilities. They had custom movable 12 inch deep pantries with doors standing along a wall in the kitchen for their food storage. The installed trailer upper cabinets were used for various “paper” product storage and dishes for when company came to visit. Large pots and pans were stored in the installed trailer lower cabinets. Four or five shallow drawers held the utensils, prep utensils, lids and etc. The microwave sat in a corner on the counter top. A dish rack sat atop the counter in the blind corner behind the double sink. The only thing mom stored in the blind corner was cleaning supplies and that was mostly at the front 12 inches behind the door. Mom used her kitchen table for food prep. Dad had a large lazy-Susan on which he kept his meds and food snacks. Easy to reach and he knew where everything was located. Mom used her dishwasher to wash and store her most frequently used dishes.

Then there are very high end kitchens, none of which I’ve actually entered but I have seen pictures.  Special ADA kitchens for those in wheel chairs have counters where a person in a wheel chair can roll their chair under the sink, the stove top, a prep area or two. There is ample space on either side of those areas to maneuver. There is space either side of a side-by-side fridge/freezer, there is space to maneuver next to a microwave and the oven. There might be under-counter dishwasher drawers and under- counter refrigerators or freezers that open at the front.

Having prefaced the following list with a few notes, you should pick and choose features for your kitchen that best suits you.

□ Easy clean and easy upkeep kitchen counters

□ Contrasting colors on the edges of kitchen counters for better 

     visual separation

□ Most used items at counter or waist height

□ Task lighting where needed 

□ Natural lighting from windows

□ Sip-resistant flooring

□ Adequate open floor space between counters

□ Lockable storage cabinet for kitchen cleaners

□ Single-lever faucet at sink

□ Sprayer at sink

□ Farmer’s sink

□ Double sink

□ Prep sink

□ Bar sink

□ Pot filler faucet at stove

□ Stove burners with controls at the front

□ Griddle

□ Grill

□ Side door opening microwave located in base cabinet

□ Wall mounted oven with side door opening

□ Pull out shelves or drawers

□ Mix and match open shelving and glass door cabinets

□ Adjustable or varied counter heights

□ Movable kitchen island □ with drawer storage

□ “D” or bar handles on cabinets and soft-close drawers

□ Elevated dishwasher or dishwasher drawer

□ Space available beneath sink and stove top

□ Space available beneath prep areas

□ Space beside oven and refrigerator

□ Side by side refrigerator/freezer

□ Pull out work surface at various heights

□ Pantry with adjustable spaces/shelves/bins

□ Under counter refrigerator

□ Refrigerated drawers

□ Specialized task areas

□ Rolling or movable base cabinet

□ Butler’s Pantry

□ Bakers Rack

□ Pot Stand

□ Pie Safe

□ Dish Display Cabinet

□ Adjustable height kitchen table

□ Adjustable height work station

□ Adjustable height seating

□ Specialized work stations

□ Wall outlets with on/off switches

□ Garbage Disposal

□ Recycle Bins

□ Pet food serving station

□ Wall mounted electric can opener

□ Wall mounted manual can opener

□ Specialized drawers or roll-out shelves in cabinets

□ Rolling cart

□ Wall mounted or hanging pot rack

□ Lockable knife storage

□ Wall mounted fire extinguisher

□ Bar/□ Counter/□ Chairs

□ Table/□ Chairs

This is just a starting point. The ending is up to you. Your physical needs can and will change, sometimes day to day. Make certain that your home is ready for those needs when you plan an update or make over.

And no, my home doesn’t have all of the things listed. I don't want or need everything listed. However; you might find some things on the list you've never thought about doing to your home.

I’m still evolving. God’s not done with me yet!