I have had the front garden brick paved and landscaped with the remaining ground covered in shrubs to keep the weeds at bay. The back of the house still has a small lawn, but it is now my wife's job to mow it and I hire in a gardener twice a year to keep the borders in a reasonable state.
Inside, I have always done the decorating myself, but this is starting to get beyond me now even if I pace myself over several weeks!
I am starting to understand how houses can become derelict!