Actually not the pregnancy one, but the pretty much all the rest.

I probably should have made a checklist when I started work on the farm cabin, it would have been fun to put a little tick in each box.

The Impossible Timeline:

This one has moved so many times I don’t even know why I bother pretending anymore. I can’t even bring myself to joke about in by Christmas anymore.

The Unrealistic Budget:

I would argue the original budget was almost realistic for the original plan, it would be the later design changes and unforeseen costs tropes that would see the problems start.

No Project Manager:

Obviously I don’t have one of these because I’m the star of this show.

Return to Work:

Taking a break from the self build to earn enough money to continue the self build? I am currently in the middle of that one:

The Weather:

Hot, cold, wet I have had them all. Most rainfall in a decade and hottest day in a February for a 100 years? Of course.

Planning Issues:

Thankfully fairly minimal, though I did have septic inspection fail because I had disconnected everything, and will cost another 500 dollars when the time comes.

A New Baby:

I guess technically I can tick this one because there was a surprise cat adoption half way through. However cats are definitely better than babies for both your building schedule and your mental health.

The Overconfident DIYer:

And finally the big one, me insisting on trying to do everything myself with as little help as possible. I am sure Kevin would be constantly pointing out that a team of builders could finish this in half the time. Unfortunately Kevin I don’t have the budget for that.