That is what my 2022 looked like.
I made a smarht…maybe not so smart…decision to remodel a house on an island.
The unique location posed logistical challenges, from transportation hurdles to limited labor (not everyone wants to work on an island it turns out)…
I had already established a relationship with a contractor on another project, so I was confident he would come through for me.
Yeah, he came through with the shoddiest, crappiest work you can dream up.
🤡 Left HUGE messes every time
🤡 Threw cigarette butts in my yard
🤡 Somehow managed to ruin a brand new grill that I allowed his crew to use?
🤡 And charged me out the nose.
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Finding another contractor on an island?
Hooboy.
The contractors I encountered saw me as a genuine lady-sucker and gave me INSANE quotes.
Ladies, not sure if you can relate but wow.
I burned through the remainder of my budget and then some…
Lucky for me, my lifesaver came – Ms. April.
A big-hearted contractor who lived in Tacoma and rescued 4 American Pit Bull Terriers (you can guess where we bonded)…
I credit her entirely with the completion of the place.
She even fixed several of the crappy contractors work…although we keep finding more gems…
I am so grateful to her.
We’re friends now and talk often.
It’s been done since Spring 2023 and now, that I’m not in the thick of it, I can glean a few lessons:
🧠 Never trust a contractor, always verify as soon as you can
🧠 Be kind to everyone all the time
🧠 Be interested in people (it uncovered our shared love for pibbles)
🧠 You can always adapt and overcome (yay neuroplasticity)
🧠 There is always a plan b (or plan z)
🧠 Failing is quitting
🧠 My anterior mid cingulate cortex is a BEEFCAKE (tenacity)
Doing new things is where growth happens…
…and it's how we can truly discover what we're capable of.
- I am the Habit Breaker
- My Habit Breaker Program will give you a Limitless Mindset
- You can apply what you learn to ANYTHING
- Get a super-hoomin mindset
- Get a Limitless Mindset
- Get to the next level
Go from Struggle Bus 🚌 to Unicorn 🦄
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