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What you don’t see are the discussions, my tears of being overwhelmed, our constant shuffling of the insulation mats. Unpacking the insulation mats outside and laying them out to dry. Tidying up and searching for things in the chaos. Measuring ourselves 10 times or not being able to remember a measurement for more than 3 seconds and the entire stud framework of the house being one big notepad. What you also don’t see is how we dance through the rooms to 90s music, laughing and having fun.

Ah. Doing it yourself really is something.

What a brilliant, honest description. You put it into words wonderfully and I absolutely relate 1:1 for our old building renovation done mostly by ourselves, including the 90s music :-D Our big effort was 2-3 years ago now, and we often look at spots in our house and nostalgically say things like “Do you remember when you dropped the wall groove cutter out of your hand here? You just can’t imagine that anymore.” Have fun still – and don’t let it get you down!!

The man said to me at the shell construction when I asked for more work (but that won't happen to me again :rolleyes::p) "Sure, if you still feel like it, you could make a slot in the wall for the channel for the TV cables." Said and done. I started chipping a slot with hammer and chisel and quietly cried to myself. When he noticed that, he said totally horrified: "Oh dear, what's wrong with you? Did you hurt yourself?" And then I started crying loudly: "Nothing gets finished here and now I have to hurt our beautiful little house again and always just break everything and chip slots. Dirt everywhere and nothing becomes nice." At that time, we were really exhausted :D Afterwards, we loudly laughed about it over the after-work beer and still do today, but in that moment you could really throw someone a hammer on the head, I was sometimes so broken and exhausted! Wonderful when I think about it now and look here at the TV and you can no longer see the slot! So : EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE! :D

Oh and , many thanks for your encouraging words! I always try to keep in mind that it will be finished at some point and will look really nice. But inside the house, it still overwhelms me. I just see everywhere what still needs to be done, and my brain goes crazy.

I have a tendency towards perfectionism anyway, or I always want to be able to do everything perfectly without practice. It’s probably the worst prerequisite for a project like this. On top of that, I’m not good at seeing well, and the annoying millimeter measurements on the tape measure or other measuring devices keep blurring :D The fact that, for reasons unknown to us, we got tiny drywall boards and therefore ultimately more work, wasn’t helpful either. For the roof, we’ll bite the bullet and buy bigger ones so that it goes faster.

Fortunately, our house isn’t that big, and at least it’s clear what we have to do by when. That helps a lot.

Not helpful to my frustration either was that I broke my ankle on the third day and then sprained a finger over the weekend (which is already a bit better). I am and remain a klutz on the construction site.

But WUSAA, yes, everything will be fine!

then sprained a finger over the weekend (it's already somewhat better). I am and remain a klutz on the construction site

I can reassure you a bit. I also bent my finger backward while laying the network cable/antenna line on the construction site. Nothing broken, but it strained badly. The "ring finger" was twice as thick and hurt terribly. It lasted at least 6 months. Now, after about 1.5 years, the wedding ring still doesn't fit over it and I have to wear it on my left hand. Especially when laying the palisades and curbs, you really feel the "age". We're just not 25 anymore... :p

Oh my, that sounds really very unpleasant. I was told 6 weeks in a cast plus 2 - 4 weeks of physio, and after 3 weeks the cast came off and I was supposed to just walk again. The finger is almost okay again (funny that it's not good to put your entire body weight on the part of a plasterboard that is about to break. And that when it breaks, it actually breaks and the finger hits the floor. Nobody could have expected that :D). We are also no longer 25, everything hurts every day.

I broke my metacarpal here during the new construction :D Wanted to mill out the last socket with a drill without a slip clutch, then my hand played helicopter. A plaster splint was necessary for 6 weeks. Fortunately, this was the phase when the interior plaster and screed were applied and then had to dry.