‘Tis the Season . . . to Tear into the Todo: A ToDo List Solution

Built By jb bartkowiak for Building Moxie & Published December 15, 2011.
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aka . . . Yep! another Blogger Challenge, compete with a $100 gift card giveaway courtesy of Bagster Bag

There must be something about this time of year.  I almost invariably feel a sense of re-commitment to my DIY projects.  And yeah, maybe it does have something to do with the impending “threat” of having to host.  My wife and I are, in fact, entertaining the rest of the family this . . . New Years Day.

*big gasp* . . . and my mind quickly scrolls to my to-do list:

• Re-build, re-install second story porch rail.
• Install door and lock, paint master bath door.
• Paint and install hardware hall bath door.
• Install dryer vent cap. (oh wait! yesterday)
• Mill and install baseboard patch at chimney in kitchen.
• Make and install shelf from salvaged teak for TV components.
• Make and install set of hooks closet.  (Actually doing this with my girls with another publication in mind.)
• Install vinyl tile in pantry.
• Trim kitchen window.
• Repair plaster playroom.
• Replace rosettes upstairs hallway.
• Caulk . . .
• Insulate . . .
• Seal . . .
• And
• . . .

Hmmm… Guests Coming!

And I entertain that. . .  for a brief second, as if — I think, “Hmmmm?”  But of course reality sets in, and I realize there is no way I’m gonna get all that done before company comes.  “True… but then again,” . . . I take another long second.  I mean – I am now free from the burden of Summer, free from Fall’s maxed out calendar, and I know! that the holidays too are soon to be nothing more than a fond set of memories.

Maybe it is the Season … that is — the beginning of this here cold, winter season.  It marks the beginning of our indoor time, perfect for cozy cuddling underneath the stockings, wonderful for the warm snugglings of championship football, andddddd, well, optimal for the wham, the bam of the punch out work on those there todo-list items.

‘Tis the DIY Season!  And fortunately, this year, I got a little help, a ToDo List Solution!

It’s a DIY-Mas^TM Miracle

Enter the Bagster® bag from Waste Management!!!
What’s the Bagster Bag? Well, listen:

• The Bagster® bag is a highly durable, woven bag designed for disposing as much as 3,300 pounds of debris and is big enough to hold full sheets of plywood, doors and even a bathtub.
• The Bagster® bag is sold at local home improvement and hardware stores, including participating Home Depot, Lowe’s, Ace Hardware and True Value. To find one of 2200 retailers, one near you, visit www.thebagster.com.
• Bagster® bags cost just $29.95 and the flat rate collection fee ranges from $79 to $159 per bag, depending on your area – 50 to 70 percent less than a dumpster rental.
• The Bagster® bag is ready (for pick up) when you are – great for last-minute projects or ones that need an extended period of time to complete.
• The Bagster® bag is ready when you are – great for . . . projects … that need an extended period of time to complete.
• The Bagster® bag is ready when you are – great for . . . projects … that need an extended period of time to complete.

And there mine is, sitting right there.  It took me all of about 15 minutes to read the instructions (right on the packaging) and to set it up.  I’ve already got my load started and maybe I rig up some sort of covering for it soon. It takes the place of my now infamous dump pile (and sorry, I didn’t get a better pic — ideally everything is more evenly distributed setting the bag up straighter).

As I roll, I mean – make my way through my to-do list, I’ll add my construction debris (and only that which is beyond reclamation) to it.  And maybe if (do dream) it hangs around long enough (again — there is no time limit for its pick up!), I’ll be ready for our next big project:

• Clean out attic
• Renovate attic into guest bedroom.

$100 gift card giveaway

Compliments of Waste Management, I am giving away a $100 Am Ex gift card.  Seriously! And hopefully just in time to help with that last, last minute holiday shopping (or the bill that resulted from it).  Hey, it might even make a decent stocking stuffer.

To Enter, Easy Peazy Lemon Squeezy:

1. Follow @BagsterBag on Twitter.
2. Like the Bagster Bag on Facebook.
3. Leave a comment & RT @BuildingMoxie on this post.

Do those three things by 11:59PM EST on Friday December 16th and I’ll add your name to a hat a stocking and my daughters will pick one lucky winner.

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Guests Coming … Better!

Thanks for reading all!  Happy Building, Happy Bagging and may I even dare say Happy DIY-MasTM.  ~jb

Disclosure Language:
Waste Management partnered with bloggers such as me to participate in its The Bagster® Bag Blogger Challenge.  As part of the program, I received compensation.  They did not tell me what to purchase or what to say about the products used for the The Bagster® Bag Blogger Challenge. Waste Management believes that consumers and bloggers are free to form their own opinions and share them in their own words. Waste Management’s policies align with WOMMA Ethics Code, FTC guidelines and social media engagement recommendations.