My home, my home, sigh, my home!

Home redecorating and renovation is the most stressful thing a human being can undertake. I would rate it even higher than on the stress-o-meter than a stressful marriage or a relationship.

My home renovation work commenced in September of 2007. 4 months, 23 days and 13 hrs have gone by and we're still not done yet. Painting, polishing, alterations (minor) are still pending. It's all happening, but now am at the end of my tether. I'm just waiting for it to GET DONE!!

But it's hats off to my ma! She's been the Project Manager on this and has managed it as well as a 64 year old could. She's been house bound, she's breathed cement dust, polish fumes, slept on unkempt and dusty beds, made unending cups of 'chai', made a gazillion follow up calls, bore the brunt of my impatience and finicky 'perfectionist' attitude, called some more, was patient, stubborn, willing and committed. But now, I think she's almost lost it I think (and can one blame her?). If it doesn't get over this month, I think both she and I are willing to abandon it and go off to Rishikesh.

But seriously, I could write a case study on the do's and don'ts of home improvement. Maybe I should. It'd be a wonderful DIY guide to stress free home improvement for all those who're just about to embark on this journey. For none of us are aware of all the potholes and pitfalls and the million little things that crop up after you've okayed it with your Interior Designer. Then the fun begins...hoo boy! And if you don't have a SPOC (Single Point of Contact) then hoo hoo boy!

Anyway, ma and I are now taking each day as it comes and literally strike the days off our calendar saying 'one more day down' with no end date in sight. LOL! So maybe February 1, 2008 may see the end of the Home Improvement Project and ma and I can sleep on clean beds, in a clean home with functional bathrooms and lights and hopefully as very tired, stressed out but satisfied souls.

Hallelujah to that!