In the course of all this remodeling (the whole fish tank saga) we are re-papering our bathroom. Paper guy came and stripped it, then we had painter paint the ceiling. I hesitated a couple days in scheduling the paperer to return, because of uncertainty about whether I was going on this ski trip or not.
After a couple days of phone tag, I spoke to paperer yesterday - he can't come until Feb. 14th to complete the job. (Now mind you, the bathroom is fully functional, just needs wallpaper).
H calls me from his ski trip this am, asks about the schedule, and I tell him it won't be done until the 14th. H then starts to tell me to call another paperer, he wants it done right away, he justs needs it to be finished etc. etc.
Now - mind you - what are the odds that any paperer who is immediately available is any good (if he's so good, why doesn't he have work in our busily remodeling area?). Plue we've already started with this guy, he's very experienced and nice to work with and seems very reliable and gave us a reasonable price- some things you don't always find when contracting household work.
I put my foot down and told H he was being unreasonable. But I really do understand all this now, in a way I never did before - this is how H deals with his anxiety - by controlling the physical environment around him. And he's really, really anxious right now, with all the stuff happening with the kids and such - so he REALLY, REALLY wants the wallpaper done so he'll feel better!
Gee - why didn't I understand this years ago????
Ellie Oh - PS - I WILL help him feel less anxious by having all the stuff put away by the time he gets home, the kids rooms all arranged and organized, the house looking completely decluttered and nice. I draw the line at changing wallpaperers, tho' !
