Honestly

Sometimes it is hard to be the one who is blogging about this tiny house adventure...but not the one who is doing all the work to make it happen.

I've written a few posts about being realistic about work that I can do and work that I really just shouldn't be doing.

Such as putting shelves up on the walls.

Or ordering hot water heaters.

There are just some projects better left to people who like figuring things out.  I mean actually find joy in creating and figuring out a problematic project.  They really enjoy figuring out how to make something WORK or turn something old into amazing.

My sister-in-law is one of those people.  She sees beauty and possibility in the old furniture on the side of the road.  She works hard creating and figuring out problematic projects.  The results are stunning.

My husband told me the other day (while discussing the wood stove), "I like figuring out how to make it work."  He pointed out how much he is enjoying the challenge of figuring out how to make the wood stove work safely and efficiently (and really it hasn't smoked since before I wrote my last post).

He must also be one of those people.

As I said, sometimes it is hard to be the one blogging but not actually doing the work because, I am NOT one of those people who enjoys figuring out problematic problems.  I just want something to work perfect the first time or to have a definite answer I can use some sort formula to figure out. Yes, I know this does not always happen in life and, yes, this has created a lot of opportunities for self-character building.

There have been a lot of lessons learned through this tiny house adventure but I would say the biggest lessons for me have been about being realistic in my work.

• What am I (realistically) able to do?
• What do I see other people doing and want to do but probably wouldn't actually enjoy?
• What do I want to do but really wouldn't be able to do?!
• What do I want to do but will never have the time (or patience!) to do?
• Why do I even want to do these things???????  
• What can I do, even if I'm not really good at it (and it won't have to be redone when I'm finished)?

I have often said since starting this tiny house adventure, "Something can be super cute or absolutely amazing but we don't have to own it."

I think this applies to my work as well, "Someone else might really enjoy working on something but that doesn't mean I will enjoy it".

Really, this has been a good lesson and a good character building process for me.  I am enjoying doing the things I can do or want to do.  I will leave the problematic projects to the people who enjoy doing those projects and I will be very appreciative of those people!

After all, I am sitting here in my cozy chair next to a warm (but not hot or smoky) wood stove and I am writing.

I'm really enjoying this.