Manic,
I have the same problem! Only about 25% of my figures are painted. Still, I have resolved to paint a bunch of units via Shake n' Shoot and quick add of basic details. I seal the figs, but can always go back and paint in additional detail later...(Yeah, right...in 15 years after I have everything painted to basic standard!)
Veez,
Wife and I bought this place 10 year ago. She loved the high ceilings and nice layout of the upstairs. I drooled when I found it had a 1600 square foot basement! Unfininished, no less! The miniatures case is her mother's old china cabinet, made of solid mahogany. When my wife mom passed, my wife already had a better china cabinet lined up. A consignment place said they would only give us $100 for the custom made piece from her mom, so we just kept it, and I use it for figs.
OK, I set the goal of finishing up all my Sacristian squads today. Time to get off the computer and back to the paint table.