I agree with Thoughtbykat. Sometimes it's really worthwhile to have someone else take care of a problem that's too big or just too unsavory.
I'm struggling with similar feelings about cleaning out my house these days. I work about 50 hours a week, so there's not much time to clear it out (and still do the normal weekly chores like laundry, cooking, etc.) I always seem to be working or doing regular chores, and since I had cancer, I've slowed down enough that I get tired more easily, But the piles of stuff have increased over the past 4 years to the point that I no longer see them until I contemplate someone else coming over, and then I panic. It just all feels overwhelming. I keep chipping away at it, but it sure would be nice if I could get everything decluttered and organized a lot faster!
Getting an actual organizer to help you decide what to keep and what to donate and then having them donate it for you would likely REALLY help you get your house to a point where having a regular cleaner come in would keep it looking nice. I know I find the decision making process harder than any other part.
I can (now that the pressure of painting 16 illustrations is off) do the grunt work of sanding ceiling repairs, but I don't know how to put in a new ceiling elsewhere by myself or install moulding. I used to have enough money saved, and if something broke down or needed repair, I'd pay to get it replaced or repaired and it was done. No insecurity, no bandaid fix-ups or handyman specials. Times are different now.
It's an issue only if there's discord, but there's none of that - it's that different people have different priorities. I prefer to fix or replace immediately, and other people prefer to tinker with repair jobs and to make do with makeshift fix-ups. To be fair, sometimes the tinkering saves a lot of money and teaches valuable skills.
Good for you getting the driveway ploughed! (Or plowed, as the case may be.)
And - just in - we will see about making a beadboard ceiling for the sunroom, the way it was done by hometime bloggers Chris Loves Julia. It can be done plank by plank.
This week, I return to hometime projects. It'll clean my mind of the world doinkery.
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I can empathize with your frustration about finishing the house. There are things here that need to be done or were promised to be redone.
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I'm struggling with similar feelings about cleaning out my house these days. I work about 50 hours a week, so there's not much time to clear it out (and still do the normal weekly chores like laundry, cooking, etc.) I always seem to be working or doing regular chores, and since I had cancer, I've slowed down enough that I get tired more easily, But the piles of stuff have increased over the past 4 years to the point that I no longer see them until I contemplate someone else coming over, and then I panic. It just all feels overwhelming. I keep chipping away at it, but it sure would be nice if I could get everything decluttered and organized a lot faster!
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I can (now that the pressure of painting 16 illustrations is off) do the grunt work of sanding ceiling repairs, but I don't know how to put in a new ceiling elsewhere by myself or install moulding.
I used to have enough money saved, and if something broke down or needed repair, I'd pay to get it replaced or repaired and it was done. No insecurity, no bandaid fix-ups or handyman specials. Times are different now.
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To be fair, sometimes the tinkering saves a lot of money and teaches valuable skills.
Good for you getting the driveway ploughed! (Or plowed, as the case may be.)
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This week, I return to hometime projects. It'll clean my mind of the world doinkery.
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