You have a great space to work in! And you have the ability and opportunity to work on it, which is more than many, many folks can say.

Now make yourself a priority list, and focus on what HAS to be done rather than what is not that important.

Can't wait to see those cabinets!

Your existing cabinets look like they might be in decent shape. I would contact habitats for humanities. See if you have a local branch with deconstruction services.

For my kitchen, they had 4 guys working 4-5 hours. For $150, they removed all of the counters and cabinets, appliances.

Only thing they left for me to do was demo some back splash and dispose of the counter tile and trim that they bagged up.

They saved me a week of demo work if I had to do it on my own. Plus I got a nice write off for donating my cabinets and appliances.

Keep it going, you will get there. Hopefully you have all of your cabinets built. We were I think 6 weeks without a kitchen.

greenhaven;

I've got several lists but they don't help anymore.

Today I measured and layout the led lighting that I haven't purchased yet as I'm unsure which one to purchase so it was sort of a waste of time.

I then asked my son if you would go with me to Lowes and pick up several sheets of drywall with there van rental and he was willing and able to help.

My wife helped moved around the cabinets which are already built and made some room for the appliances that are being delivered tomorrow. Fridge, Stove, Dishwasher, Microwave, Food Waste Disposal and Vent Hood.

I guess that's progress, albeit small progress.

diyguyjr;

I already removed 70% of the cabinets and had Habitat For Humanity pick them up. Demo is easy, putting Humpty Dumpty back together again in a modified state is another story.

My plan was to have the kitchen out of commission for about 2 weeks. Again, that was the plan, but I'm not quite working the plan at the moment.

ANY progress, is PROGRESS!!

Yep, we lived in a couple months of modified state here. Chopped up the outgoing counters into manageable chunks and lifted them on and off as needed to make cabinet adjustments. Changed our cooktop from hardwired to plug for this, musta unplugged and moved that thing half a dozen times during the phases. At one point the kitchen sink was shipping taped down to its deck so it could be popped and replaced as needed until the new counter and sink.

My goal was just to have basic functionality and safety, and not stress too much about the mess as it shifted around.

Every day I made SOME sort of progress, and eventually the new parts were in and the messes banished from the kitchen proper!

All this to say hang in there, you ARE moving forward. I know it's not your first ride on this train, but one does get fatigue even so and have a hard time seeing the end. : )

Sorry for not updating everyone, I've kept busy as my motivation returned.

See progress pictures and keep in mind they're not all in sequence. .

You, my friend, are rockin'it out! Wow! So glad to hear from you, and that your mojo has returned!

"The Way We Were"

Mem'ries,
Light the corners of my mind
Misty water-colored memories
Of the way we were
Scattered pictures,
Of the smiles we left behind
Smiles we gave to one another
For the way we were
Can it be that it was all so simple then?
Or has time re-written every line?
If we had the chance to do it all again
Tell me, would we? Could we?
Mem'ries, may be beautiful and yet
What's too painful to remember
We simply choose to forget
So it's the laughter
We will remember
Whenever we remember...
The way we were...
The way we were...

I don't remember birthing my children. I remember remodeling my kitchen. I TRIED to forget.

Yay! You're moving right along :)