Finishing

If finishing feels so good, why do we avoid it?  This past weekend I was able to actually finish a project.   It was a small one, but, finished none the less.   For Christmas my wife, Stephanie, had asked for a new back splash for the kitchen.   It was a job that needed to be done since we moved into the house 5 years ago.  The previous owners had installed tile, but the color choice was interesting and they never finished it by grouting.  So, After Christmas with some time off, we started the project.   All in all, it was not very difficult or time consuming.   Just tedious and a lot of details.  Well a couple of weeks ago the main part of the job was done.   Tile installed, grout in place, things looked good.   We had to wait a few days for everything to cure and then the final details could be done.  Seal the grout, update and install the trim, install the electrical plates, and caulk the seams.
     Well, as things happen, it already looked good and we needed to function in the kitchen, so everything was moved back into place with out the final details complete.  Then weeks went by.  It’s easy to see from this project why projects don’t get completed.   You get to a point where things are functional and you get on with life.   Add to this the fact that usually the final tasks are detail oriented and most of us have a fear of this detail.
     Steph was out of town for the week, so in an effort to make sure everything was ship shape when she returned I decided to complete the back splash.   It only took a couple of hours and everything was complete.  I really liked the way it turned out, but I like more that a project is complete and off my list.  I need to somehow bottle this feeling for when another project is waiting for the final details.   I need to open the bottle and have it shoot, “Just Finish, it feels great!”.