A Tough Week With Little Progress

Have you ever ever been engaged on an enormous venture, and also you go searching and suppose, “There’s not a lot left! I’ve virtually received this factor wrapped up”? However the nearer you suppose you’re attending to that end line, the additional away it appears to seem? Yeah. That’s how this studio venture has been feeling to me.

I promised y’all an replace on the progress in the present day, and I had excessive hopes that I might have the cupboards within the workplace space of the studio completed by in the present day. Not solely did that not occur, however I actually haven’t achieved a lot for the reason that final time I confirmed you the progress, which was proper after I had put in my fake crown molding across the high cupboards and the cubby bridge.

I had such excessive hopes, however the reality is that Matt has had a really tough week. And when Matt has a tough time, extra of my time is required to look after him, in order that leaves much less time for me to work on initiatives. The week began off superb. Monday was regular, in order that’s once I was capable of get the wooden filling and fairly a little bit of sanding finished.

However then Matt had a horrible Monday night and evening. And his horrible night and evening changed into my horrible night and evening. So by Tuesday morning, I used to be so exhausted that I might barely maintain my eyes open or operate. He didn’t even get off the bed that day, in order that meant that we ate lunch within the bed room.

I can’t stand consuming meals within the bed room, however when you have got a husband coping with a power illness that leaves him too exhausted to get off the bed on some days, you study to do what you need to do. So we ate whereas watching a present, and as quickly as I used to be completed consuming, I fell asleep (not on objective) and slept till 7:30pm!!! I couldn’t imagine it once I awoke at 7:30!!! Y’all, I’m not the form of individual to take a nap through the day. That’s simply not one thing I do. However clearly I used to be exhausted, each mentally and bodily.

In order that day was utterly shot. After sleeping all afternoon, and waking as much as Matt nonetheless having a tough time, the very last thing on my thoughts was work. Then Wednesdays are my “lunch with mother and Rod” day. (Rod is my brother.) And Wednesday night is our church group that meets at our home. So there was no time for studio progress on Wednesday.

I felt sure that I might get lots finished yesterday, however nope. That didn’t occur. For causes I gained’t go into (however coping with a medical-related appointment), yesterday was such a foul, disappointing, discouraging day for Matt (and for me) that Matt ended the day in tears saying, “I really feel hopeless.” That almost tore my coronary heart out. The day ended with each of us in a really unhealthy mindset. So for sure, studio initiatives had been the very last thing on my thoughts yesterday as properly.

And that brings us to in the present day. The studio cupboards are nearly in the identical state of doneness that they had been on Monday once I went to mattress. The nice factor is that Matt and I each received nice sleep final evening awoke this morning feeling significantly better. (It’s wonderful what a great evening’s sleep can do for one’s mindset and psychological well being!) Very first thing this morning, Matt was laughing and joking round. We had been each laughing collectively. The temper appeared lighter, and he even stated, “I’m doing significantly better emotionally in the present day.” After yesterday, that was a reduction to listen to. Matt is usually a really upbeat, glad, lighthearted individual, so when he will get down and even says he feels hopeless, that’s a really critical factor. It’s very uncommon for him to get in that mind-set, and I’m so grateful for that.

So entrance right here on out, I believe I have to undertake the identical mindset with my studio that I’ve with our addition. I’m not going to get confused about it, and I’m not going to vow that I’ll get this factor finished that that particular date. I have to have extra of a “it’ll get finished when it will get finished” angle about it, and maintain the stress low. Each Matt and I’ll profit from that. The actual fact is that Matt has had a tougher time ever since he was within the hospital final October, and he has required way more of my time and a spotlight than he did earlier than. I don’t perceive why that has occurred, however life is completely different for us now than it was earlier than. And clearly, he’s way more essential than any dwelling venture I may need in progress.

So right here’s to hoping that I can get extra work finished on these cupboards in the present day and tomorrow. But when not, I gained’t stress about it. They’ll get finished once they get finished. 😀 Within the meantime, I can all the time stare on the one completed wall within the studio. This one nonetheless makes me smile.

Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I transform and embellish the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do the vast majority of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.