Patience is not a virtue for me.But this renovation is helping!

When my husband and I bought our first home we knew it was going to take a lot of work. When I say a lot.. I mean.. A LOOOOOTTTTTTT of work. This home renovation has taught me a lot. Over the past 6 months we (me, my husband, my dad and grandpa) have worked very hard to clean up both the house and the property which was used as an Illegal dumpsite. We are now at the point where we can start the fun stuff. If you asked me last month what my plans were with the house... I was set on getting everything done and be ready for move in by the times the boys started school. I wish I had taken a picture of my day planner where I had sticky notes on every day showing what I needed to get done. The reality of it all?? When it comes to remodeling/pretty much rebuilding a house, everything takes a LOT longer than you think. The kids start school in 3 weeks and honestly I've come to terms that we are no where near ready for move in. Ive realized that when my husband and I move our family next door, I want the house to be perfect. Even if it takes us longer to move in I want to make sure we do everything the right way. Last week was a big milestone. We had a team come out and level our home. When I walked through the house yesterday I felt overwhelmed. It was then that I realized just how much work we had left and my dream of moving in got pushed back even farther. After a phone call to my dad I agreed the best thing for us to do is focus on the house one room at a time. Whats next on our to do list? Tackling each room by scraping down all the popcorn ceilings, replacing sheet rock peices. Then when Im done with all the rooms we can start to  tape/float the whole house. Then its time to re-texture the walls and then paint. After that, its flooring time! Whats great about all the hard work were putting in, were pretty much going to be living in a brand new home (and not owe anything on it). I like to think of this house as my craft house. I can do whatever I want to this house when I want so honestly, whats the hurry? We live in a super cute secluded small house in the woods directly next door to our new house and come September 1st I will have more time for my family and to work on our home because I wont be working anymore. YAY!!  Life is going good. Im learning to take this home renovation day by day and to enjoy the fact that in time we will live in our beautiful country home on 6 acres and we can finally do all the things we've dreamed of. Im looking forward to getting my chicken coop and having fresh eggs and putting our kids in 4-H. I want to fill our land with fruit and pecan trees and lots of gardens. Ive always been country at heart and this house is everything Ive always wanted. Right now, our house is a blank slate, I can be as creative ,crafty and as frugal as I want when we're building it up (oh and I will!). There's always a project to be done, lots to look forward to :)