Waiting

I have to say when it comes to renovating the worst part is waiting. We're not the typical home improvers. We can't afford to buy all of our supplies at once so we buy as we go. This is a pro and con type situation it's got good points and bad points.

The good points are we're taking it slow and easy. With this it keeps us from getting bored or frustrated so we take our time on things. We're not letting the renovation get to us so we're not making mistakes that would come with the mentality of "let's just get this done!" It's giving us more time to talk through decisions that come up during the renovation, because no matter what you do you can't come up with answers for every single situation that may come up. Plus if our ideas change we're not stuck with supplies we don't want. We can take a little extra time with decisions like "do we really want this color of floor tile?" It helps.

The bad thing is we want to work but have no supplies to get anywhere. Currently we're at a stand still. We don't have supplies to finish certain things before we can continue with another area that needs to be finished! UGH! It's a bit frustrating. Today we were stuck inside due to a snow storm and we could have worked more on the laundry room but with no supplies we ended up sitting around instead.

Some days I wish we had everything but other days I'm glad we have the time to make sure we want what we've decided. I guess it's a catch 22 situation. LOL. Isn't everything though. Lucky for us David and I have next weekend off together and we'll be able to finish up the walls and start on the drywall! Another step in the right direction.