Have you ever noticed how simple projects can quickly mushroom out of control? Especially home improvement projects.

It all started, earlier this summer, when my husband decided we would not go on a vacation, but, do a few things around the house that needed to be done. The biggest one was, to install a new energy efficient heating /air conditioning system. Our old one was 30 years old and was in bad shape.  All went well, until we thought…

to get the most efficiency out of the unit, we needed to replace our old single -paned leaky windows and patio doors. So, reluctantly we did that… (cha ching). 

 While that was in progress, much of the outside wood trim had to be replaced around some new windows and a patio cover removed, because of termite damage. So now,  not only the termite damage had to be repaired but the house fumigated as well. …(cha cha ching). 

 So now, all of the new and old trim had to be primed and painted. Since we had to do this, we should probably paint the rest of the house, for not that much more, right?  We did that… (cha cha cha ching).

  Ahhh,  finally to the end…no way! I found a large wet spot in my hallway carpet. It wouldn’t dry, so I tore up the carpet to find wet subfloor going into 3 rooms. The new air conditioner cooling coil in the attic had been leaking for 2 months down inside the wall and under the carpet. Grrrrrrr!!  So, now we (they, reverse cha ching) are replacing the carpet in the upstairs. Will it ever end!

I’m hoping that’s the extent of the menacing, mushrooming, mountain of maintenance for one year. We still have to put on a new roof and garage door, but… that will be my “vacation” for next year…unless the roof leaks before then!

Moral of the story…Go on vacation, it’s a lot cheaper and much more fun than staying at home!

Can you relate? Any homeowner horror stories out there? They say talking is good therapy, thanks for listening, I feel better already!