Almost all of us have the same dream....owning our own home. We forgo vacations, new cars and a Michael Kors purse for it. In our minds we can picture what our dream home looks like and waste countless hours of our lives watching HGTV and going to open houses on the weekend. In fact we know that once we attain this goal we will be happier and more secure in our future. We are all deluded.

  The reality is we are constantly working on our houses. Every weekend and holiday instead of relaxing over a good book or drinking cheap wine we are slaving away fixing, installing or improving something. It never ends. Never. Ever. Ever.

  We've lived in this house for six years now. Not one day has gone by where we haven't talked about something that must be changed. We have prioritised the main jobs and estimated the time frame for completion. By my recollection we should  have completed everything......three years ago. Instead we have four bathrooms, an entire basement, the master bedroom, hallway and entryway still to be done. We are running a little behind schedule.

  I'm fond of saying that "When we have the time we don't have the money and when we have the money we don't have the time!" In our case this has always been the truth....even before kids. The other houses we have renovated were 100% completed on the day the For Sale sign went up! We've never actually had the chance to enjoy a fully finished house. Maybe one day.

  Probably not.

  Ang