I though it would be a quick renovation...

Sorry I 've been off the radar for so long. Things have been very busy and to be honest I've just been tired.

I have spent almost every Monday since the beginning of July tied to my house because our landlords are having renovations done and improvements made. And as with any home improvement project, once you fix one thing, something else undoubtedly needs to be fixed as well. This is how is has been going with our house. To date we have gotten a new roof, a new stove/oven, a new garage door, a new lock, a new kitchen fan, a new faucet in my bathroom, the water damage in the kitchen window fixed, a shade put on the patio, a new drain in the shower, a new seal on the fridge door, a new magnet for the fridge door to help it close, the fridge door raised, a motion sensor light, a wall painted, an old non functioning second water heater taken out, the walls re stuccoed, a new wind cap on the roof, a new sweep on the shower, and a new breaker in our power box.

Our contractors are great guys but to be honest, I'm tired of seeing them on Mondays or any of the other days we've had to call them out.

I feel like the same thing applies when we begin to renovate ourselves. We may think we are just going to work on one part of us, but little do we know that that one part is tied to so many others.

For example, you wanna lose weight so you start to change the way you eat. But then you figure out that eating isn't just eating, it's become an emotional response. So then we have to figure out what triggers that emotional response and so on and so on.

Many people quit when they are faced with this type of realization. They are worried that working on themselves will change to much and that they will lose more than they will gain. That is such a lie and you shouldn't believe it.

If my contractors stopped halfway through, I'd have a half finished house that I could not live in. The same goes with our emotional state. You are the only constant in your own life. So if things are breaking down in your life, it's time to look at what needs to be renovated. It's time to look for a good contractor to help you with that renovation. And yes, it's going to take some time, but the overall costs will be outweighed by the benefits.

If you started work and have stopped halfway through, get back to it. Live with a you that you want to live with. There is no shame in picking back up where you left off. Even if you have backtracked a little, it will be worth it.

The contractors have to come back a few more times. But all in all it's going to make our house a better place to live. Our bills will go down and things will last longer. It's not a time I have really enjoyed because it's required so much, but the end will be worth it.