I have most of the materials, and have actually put up more than half of the
fence already. Hurt my shoulder in the process but I could get the rest done
if I take it easy and go slow. It's just that I've about a zillion other
things that should have been done long ago, remaining undone because I can
only work a short time without straining my back. And that it's summer, I'm
restricted to dawn and dusk times or I get overheated. I have to stop and
get in the shade and wet my clothes down with the hose and rest a while
before I can continue. Also, I still need maybe $40-50 worth of materials
for the fence, that I won't be able to afford until next year.

It will eventually get done, but in the meantime I still feel very bad for
the cats. I know they want to go out. I want them to be able to go out. I
need them to do as much of their toileting out there as possible, too, to
ease the cat litter strain on my budget.

Wow does that reaction to a project sound familiar!  A few years ago we had
a really long list of improvements, replacements and upgrades needed to our
house.  We've been here nearly forty years and things wear out.  We are
retired, not with unlimited resources but with enough.

Besides I figure most of what goes into the house is just moving money from
investments to real estate.  And we might as well enjoy it ourselves now.

But everything on the list developed its own prerequisite, to the point
where there was no place to start.  Each and every thing that needed done
had something else that needed done first, or was so daunting we couldn't
face it.

Then there are the long spells where we both lack the enthusiasm to get
anything done, by ourselves or anyone else.

But we have over eight years squished the list down so there are only two
rooms that need carpet, one small bathroom that needs tile and a new shower,
and small projects around the yard.

That and the small list of jobs that Charlie can't or won't do, but can't
bear to pay someone else to do.

Jo