How I'm Spending My Summer

Maybe you knew, but I didn't realize that the last post I made on SlingWords was 11 days ago.

How did this happen? Because we're in Phase 1 of home renovation and also building a workshop as an extension on the garage.

At the same time, we completed our landscaping project in the front yard.

Oh, and we now have a second home. We call it—Home Depot. Not a day goes by that we don't visit our second home at least once. Some days, we're there 2 or 3 times.

WHAT'S FUNNY ABOUT HOME REMODELING?

Absolutely nothing. Then again, every joke you ever heard about home renovation and contractors is true. You'll just groan as you laugh.

You pay contractors bundles of money, and wonder why. They start work, and then disappear. 

To be fair, I do understand their process. They bid a job, schedule a team to show up, and they do. You're thrilled that soon your project will be completed.

Then, two days later, one or more takes off early. The project manager disappears, and you don't see him again. 

He's delegated the project to his main man who works with the crew but more or less oversees the project.

A few days later, no one shows up. You start calling to see when someone will arrive to continue work. After that, it's always a surprise when significant progress gets made.

Why? Because the project manager you hired only bids projects. He has to keep new projects in the pipeline in order to have a secure income stream.

The men who do the actual work also bid projects so they'll have something lined up when they finish your job.

MY TIME

Unfortunately, my time is not my own. That book I'm trying to finish? It's not happening. Eeach day, I head to my office. 

About 15 minutes later, Darling Hubby dashes into the house to ask me where I want a light fixture positioned or will I go to Home Depot and pick up some screws with "star" heads to attach OSB to studs.

Eventually, I get back to the office, but the rest of the day is much the same. I've just given up doing anything that requires a dedicated block of time longer than 15 minutes. 

Eventually the workshop will be finished—by mid-July I hope—and Phase 1 of reno will be completed too. 

We'll breathe a sigh of relief, and I'll get back to my daily routine and get this darn book written. 

Time will pass, and we'll forget all the disccomfort and frustration we endured.

TAKEAWAY TRUTH

  Time will pass, and we'll  begin to talk about Phase 2 of our home renovation. I can only hope someone talks us out of it!

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