Practicing Gratitude When I Really Want to Punch Someone a.k.a Kitchen Remodel Roulette

 So August is over now I guess. Again, not sure how that happened. Were we busy? I guess so. I did have two glorious weekend get-aways so I am grateful for that. But the rest of August... it made me want to throat punch someone...

But I am trying to work on my gratitude... 

I am grateful I did not throat punch anyone during the kitchen remodel. Cause I wanted to! So bad!

Here is what was going on... (warning this is a LLLLOOONNNGGG story.)

1. Trying to do some much needed updating in the kitchen. So I ordered new countertops, purchased a new sink and faucet, and ordered new appliances.
2. Then I waited.
3. Then I waited some more.
4. Then after three months of waiting the countertops were finally ready to be installed.
5. Nope just kidding. Reschedule. Wait some more.
6. Okay now they are ready and they will be there sometime between 8 am - noon.
7. Just kidding... make that noon to five.
8. Just kidding again! Tee Hee... Let's make that 6 - 8 pm.
9. Hello... um we are not able to make it out until like 9:30 pm is that ok?
10. Are you kidding again?
11. No, but if you want we can reschedule.
12. NNNNNOOOOOOO just come!
13. Countertop installation complete at 11:30 pm. Hallelujah!!!!
14. Tomorrow the plumber will come and install the faucet. (sure he will.)

The plumber did indeed come the next day to install the faucet... Only the hot water doesn't work. He said the faucet was probably faulty.  Well great. So now what?

Well... while I have been trying to get the faucet fixed we have been continuing to wait for the appliances to come. Their delivery has been rescheduled twice.

Finally appliance delivery day happens and goes a little like this...

1. Appliance delivery guys actually show up on time. (This is feeling promising.)
2. About two minutes into it all hope goes out the window. Not only are the delivery guys tiny little men, they look like they are about twelve. (Maybe I am just old. Ugh!)
3. Surprisingly they had no problems getting the appliances in the door, but rather they struggled with things like how to shut off the electricity breaker, and they apparently had no tools, and they pretty much brought the appliances in and left, even though I paid for EVERYTHING to be installed!!! They say... Oh the guy coming tomorrow will install everything.... (sure he will)
4. Guy comes next day to install. He is only installing the dishwasher and the stove. He says the guys who came yesterday were supposed to install the microwave and refrigerator... (of course they were.)
5. So I call the company I bought the appliances from, who BTW also were where I bought the countertops... They are like... Oh no that was not supposed to happen... we will fix that... we will get someone out next week to take care of the installation of the fridge and microwave. (sure you will.)
6. Gratitude practice!!!!! Well I was grateful the fridge was useable, it was just the waterline we are waiting to get hooked up so there is no ice but our food is cold. And I am grateful the stove works so not having a microwave is not that big of a deal.

So I wait another week. No biggie. I am cool. Until the next session of Kitchen Remodeling Roulette... cause you really never know what you will get... or not get.

The second session of Kitchen Remodel Roulette happens and goes a little like this...

1. I get two calls telling me someone is coming to finish the installation work. 
2. Great. I am not sure why they are sending out two sets of people but at this point I don't care and I think I am not going to say anything and we will just see what happens.
3. First guy shows up at 7:30 am. Super early. Ok great.
4. Hi... I am here to install your dishwasher.
5. Huh? The dishwasher has been installed... I need a microwave install and refrigerator waterline installed.
6. Nope I can't do that... (of course you can't.)
7. No worries... not sure how that was screwed up but oh well. I am hopeful the next guy will get it done!
8. Ding-Dong the doorbell goes... and it's the tiny-twelve year olds again! (The ones who did not install the microwave and refrigerator in the first place!) 
9. GOD HELP ME!!!!!!
10. Hello! We are here to pick up four appliances. 
11. WWWWWWWTTTTTTTTTTFFFFFFFFFF! 
12. I calmly explain that they have already taken away the four appliances when they delivered my appliances... them.... actually them in the flesh... yeah you!
13. Oh yes now they remember... Hmmm so they are not sure what happened, so they go call headquarters or whatever. They come back and they are like okay we will install the microwave, but we can't do the fridge waterline. (you know what... I believe you!) And BTW do you have a tape-measure? (OMG I am going to throat punch you!)
14. So they whip up the microwave... which looks a little wonky, but I am at the point where I don't care. I am so ready to punch someone I could scream so please just GGGGGGOOOOOOO!

So let me recap...
Everything is now installed but there is no water to the fridge for making ice and there is no hot water to the sink. A part is being sent to me for the faucet and I guess I am still going to have to try to find someone to do the waterline even though I have classed the plumber twice and they do not call back... or maybe youtube here I come... Stay tuned for the next episode of Kitchen Remodel Roulette! 

So I didn't punch anyone... because honestly, I am very grateful that these are my problems... these are not a big deal. I will survive. It will get done. Through this whole thing I am completely aware that I am whining about a kitchen remodel while people are fleeing their homes in Afghanistan and people are underwater, literally, in Louisiana, and fire is burning up houses out west... So I am good! Grateful to have a house that needs some work. Sending well wishes out to those with real problems and hoping things go better soon! And just so you know... Retail Therapy Helps! And we have the prescription for you! Check out what is in The Shop now!