Right here’s one thing you’ve most likely guessed about me for those who’ve been studying my weblog for any period of time. I’m a management freak. 😀 I’m not a group participant. It’s not straightforward for me to belief individuals to do issues for me. I’ve been this manner all my life. My mother tells me that one of many first full sentences I ever realized to say as a really small youngster was, “Me do it me-self!” So I’ve at all times been fiercely unbiased.
As I’ve labored on this home over the past almost-ten years, there have been issues that I’ve clearly needed to rent out as a result of there was no approach I may do them myself. I employed out the structural work once we transformed the storage into my studio. I imply, there’s no approach that I may have turned this…
…into this all on my own.
However I’m positive that these guys would inform you that I used to be at all times round, at all times hovering, at all times ensuring that issues had been going in line with plan. And issues actually didn’t go off with out a hitch. There have been some fairly vital frustrations with that contractor — miscommunications that might have simply been averted and by no means ought to have occurred — that simply added to my dedication to by no means rent out work until I completely need to as a result of I can’t belief individuals to do issues accurately. (I shared more details about that here.)
After which there was the carport. No approach may I’ve ever constructed that myself. It required pouring concrete, including big and really heavy structural beams, and so on. That was a job finest dealt with by a number of males. (I actually need to get present photos of the carport!)
And I employed out the entire foundational work (subfloor, drywall, electrical, rough-in plumbing, framing) within the visitor bed room, dwelling fitness center, hallway, and grasp rest room.
I additionally employed out the set up of the brand new HardiPlank siding, portray the outside of the home, pouring the brand new entrance sidewalk, and I’m positive there are a couple of smaller issues I’m forgetting.
So if it’s one thing that I do know I’m simply not bodily able to doing, or one thing that requires a number of individuals, or one thing that I’ve vowed by no means to do once more in my life (like putting in, taping, and mudding drywall), I’ll rent it out. I’ll accomplish that begrudgingly, after which I’ll hover and ask tons of questions because the work is being completed, however I’ll rent it out.
However I’ve at all times had such a tough time permitting myself to rent out work that I do know I can do myself. And it’s not likely a matter of not eager to spend the cash. It’s only a matter of me being fiercely unbiased and never trusting different individuals to do the work as much as my requirements. I’ve by no means let anybody do any of the ending work on the inside of our home, as a result of I don’t belief anybody to do this.
The issue is that my fierce independence and management freak tendencies aren’t simply directed in the direction of my DIY tasks and work on the home. However I additionally discover it very tough to relinquish management of issues that different individuals can most likely do significantly better than I can, like cleansing my home. And as y’all know, that received me into fairly a bind final week.
Whereas I used to be sick in mattress all week, watching helplessly as my home turned increasingly more of a whole catastrophe space with every passing day, it by no means even as soon as occurred to me to rent somebody to assist me. That thought by no means even crossed my thoughts. That’s simply not how my mind is wired.
There was really a time again in 2016 and 2017 once I did rent somebody to wash our home, however that form of fizzled, and I by no means thought to rent anybody else. For no less than six months now, Matt has been urging me to rent somebody to come back no less than as soon as each two weeks, if not each week, to wash the home in order that I can concentrate on different issues, however I’ve simply been dragging my ft on that. It’s simply so exhausting for me to relinquish management over issues that I do know I can do myself. Whyyyyyyy am I like that?!?!
Proper now, there are three issues that we rent out frequently. The primary is the garden mowing, and I’ve by no means thought twice about handing that over to another person. We now have an acre of land, and I’ve completely no want to mow it myself. We additionally rent out our pest management and HVAC upkeep, each of which occur on a quarterly foundation. These are the one issues we rent out proper now.
I go searching my home, and I see so many little tasks that I may and may rent out. The fake stone on the porch skirt. Why am I decided to do this myself? A handyman may get that completed in a day. Re-installing the shutter that fell throughout excessive winds throughout a thunderstorm. It’s been sitting there for a couple of yr whereas I inform myself that I’ll get to it as quickly as I can. Why am I so decided to do this myself? I may provide you with an entire lengthy listing of tasks like that that I may simply rent out, and but, I’ve such a tough time handing these over. Whyyyy???
Anyway, all of that to say…
Hello. My identify is Kristi, and I’m a management freak.
However I actually do need to get higher and study to belief different individuals to do issues for me. I’m going to drive myself by making some cellphone calls at this time.
What house-related issues do you’ve got exterior assist with? Do you’ve got a handyman on velocity dial? Do you rent out your garden upkeep? Do you’ve got somebody clear your own home? I’m simply curious. Some other management freaks like myself on the market?
