You'll find me rocking in the fetal position

So we are renovating in our home for the next 2 weeks.  Well sort of renovating, We are finishing jobs off that have been started over the years and never quite finished off and fixing  things that have broken and never  had the time, money or inclination to  have mended. It took a couple of days to get Oscar motivated. He  needed to recharge his batteries after a few very stressful months at work. Yesterday was the first day he got stuck into things, but still he fought it by doing other jobs not on the list,,,, his reasoning they needed to be done,, my reasoning they will need to be done again the week before the house goes on the market any way. So not the harmonious start I was hoping for, but still at least my part has a huge wedge in it, not that it  really looks like it.  

 I am seriously over painting already and I am not even half way through it. Just thinking of picking up another paint brush makes me want to howl like a baby. The Jobs to do list is massive and all bitsy and needing a breaks in between so at the moment it feels like we arent getting anywhere and non of the jobs have been crossed off the list yet. I dont know if we will end up getting the  kitchen done now. We are just going to run out of time.

Tomorrow is designated day off day. We are taking the kids to the Royal show. Not that that will be a day off by any means. I am exhausted after a shopping trip, the past few days of doing these jobs are taking their toll on me physically so walking around for 6 odd hours in massive crowds(my idea of torture) I am sure to hit tomorrow night and need to turn every noisy appliance off and  just rock in the fetal position in my room for the following 8 hours =oP Can you tell I am excited about going! Oh I am sure parts of it will be fun. Seeing all the animals will definitely be a highlight and I am sure seeing it through our kids eyes will make the place seem  a little magical.

Today on the list though is more door frame painting. Finally  mission brown door frames will be a thing of the past in this house! Patio frame is only half way through( not a fan of ladders they freak me out a little so only doing short spurts of the patio). Once again mission brown patios will be no more. Hopefully Oscar will of bought the  2 sheets of super 6 today and I can paint them ready to go into the ground. And with luck he will of picked up the wooden slats to go onto the patio so The boys and I can paint them. That will mean half the painting will finally be done and half my jobs on the list. 

I know my body enough to know come the end of this week I will barely be able to move and be so exhausted I need to get a massive chunk out of my list done or next week I wont be able to get them done and I will be back at anxiety  station again right now I am on the train called Rising Tension. The place looks like a bomb has hit it. My washing is piling up, the floors are in need of  a good mopping, there are boxes everywhere I feel like we are going backwards not forwards in getting this house up to scratch ready for sale. My dreams at night consist of packing boxes  towering over me and  paint brush weapons.

Those of you that renovate houses as a hobby or find it relaxing, what's your trick? Cause honestly, I doubt I will have any hair left by the end of it all. In fact you may find me sitting in the corner with my hug me jacket on rocking away and talking to all of my friends that reside in my head. How do you cope with the frustrations of jobs taking forever to finish, How on earth do you stay motivated and mostly, How do you stay married after it all!!!!!