Almost Done

As the saying goes, “What doesn’t kill you might sometimes make you wish you were actually dead.” Okay, so maybe that’s not exactly how it goes but that’s how I feel. As I mentioned previously I have a new door which I think is quite amazing. In order to use the door, I need something to occupy the space that would otherwise provide for a rather sizable first step. Since I was helping Jeremy and Nikki build a deck at their house, I wanted to keep up with the Jones’ and build a deck at my house.

So I started this deck last weekend and now, a mere eight days later, I’m almost finished. In fact, I’m far enough along that I was able to sit on my new deck and drink a beer after two long days this weekend spent trying to finish said outdoor living area. I’d be willing to bet that one more solid day of work will complete this horrendously ridiculous undertaking.

Like most home projects that take longer than they should, I’m getting to the point where I want it to be done and I’m getting less and less concerned about the little things. For people that know me I can kind of be a little over-the-top about the smallest details but right now I don’t care if a board is spaced a little further away than I’d like. I don’t care if there is seam that isn’t exactly perfect. I don’t care if a screw is sunk in a little too far. What I do care about is getting this project finished. On the upside, I’ve decided that once this project is done I’m taking the rest of the summer off from home improvements. Of course it will probably take me until October to finish everything and get my house back to normal but that’s just a minor detail.