It's the same problems as with getting anything done really:
1. Time: Not enough of it.
2. Energy: Not enough of it.
3. Life: Ignoring the needs of three children, impossible.
4. Internet: Too many interesting things that other people are doing and saying.
5. Not enough to show for the work: I have lots of demo and in-progress pics, but not enough after's - cause the reality is that lots of things are not finished yet. :(
I wish I had started diligently recording what went on day by day from the beginning. Because it is interesting to track the ups and downs rather than just present a before and after. Yesterday's post for instance would have recorded the new electrical pole and transformer that went up and now hovers over our neighbors garage. When I came home and saw it I was devastated for them since although they had agreed to it and may have some benefit for them, it mars the appearance of their home - hopefully just to me since it is new and once you look around you see electrical poles everywhere, but still, what was supposed to be an exciting day for us - we can finally get rid of the temporary for 8 months inch diameter cord that runs though our house - ruined by impacting a neighbors space (for the record it should allow them to remove a pole that is currently in an inconvenient place in their back yard and give them upgraded service). To top it off, it was expensive, at the discounted rate of $3000. And if I had been keeping a good record I would have had another depressing post back in October when we initially found out that they weren't going to let us rehook our line up to the existing grid and that we would have to incur some additional cost to appropriately tap back into the grid. Now I am bummed thinking about the whole thing. Best to go fold laundry. It's sad when folding laundry is a remedy.
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