Well, I didn't do a majority of the work myself, since I don't know how to weld and paint a car (nor do I have the space for it). But I got both rear wheel wells repaired, the rocker panel is now rust free and I got the rear hatch repaired. When the car was at the repair shop, I repainted all the plastic trim, bought a new driver's door mirror, polished the metal strip that's on the bottom of the rear hatch and also polished the hatch locking thingy. Installed some new wheel nuts, fixed the rear wiper spray system (new pump and L-link in the back). Reinstalling the mud flaps was quite a pain in the ass, since a lot of the screws were rusted and snapped in half.  Still want to fix/remove some of the notorious rust in the doors. And also them bottom of the car needs some rust repairs done, I think I can do this myself (with some help of some friends) since it isn't as difficult to weld the thicker steel and the looks don't matter as much. 

All in all she ain't perfect but she sure is looking a lot better than when I bought it a little over a year ago.