This is Episode 200. Can you believe it? Sometimes I pinch myself that I’m here, that you’re here, that we’re on this journey together and it’s now 200 episodes in and almost 4.5 years old. 
And so, in this episode, I want to celebrate this journey with you. Consider this my very sincere and possibly corny, love letter to you, my gorgeous podcast listener. 
And, perhaps I’m showing my age, but in a nod to Heath Ledger, I’ve titled this podcast “10 Things I Love About You” as a listener of the Get it Right podcast. 
(Anyone remember the movie “10 Things I Hate About You”? I think it’s on Netflix if, like me, you enjoyed that genre of movies!)
I’m also going to share some personal info about my own renovation project, as my hubby and I are starting the process of renovating our own family home. 
And remember, you can grab a full transcript of THIS episode as a free PDF download by heading to https://undercoverarchitect.com/200, so be sure to do that so you can review this episode as needed.
So, let’s dive in.
SHOW NOTES:
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I know I can promise you that it will be all worth it. And I believe you totally have it in you to make this happen. 
It may not be easy. It may be challenging at times. 
You may need to have tough conversations, hear tough feedback, change tack, or pivot on your ideas and plans. 
Things may get in the way. You may not progress as fast as you would like. 
You may make mistakes, get frustrated with the performance of those you’re working with, or frustrated with your own performance. 
You may feel uncomfortable, slow, even silly or stupid. You may feel like it’s not worth it. You may want to chuck it all in, and sell up everything and hit the road in a caravan for a year. You may want to win the lottery and just pay for someone to take care of all of it for you. 
At any point, or at all the points, you may feel annoyed with your partner, with those you’re working with, with yourself.
Anything that involves this much money, and this much time and effort … these feelings are inevitable. They will and can exist in small doses at different points in your project. 
Please know, if they’re the constant experience, however, then you need more support and help - so look for where you can access that. Because you can and should enjoy your project. It shouldn’t be a stress-filled, difficult experience from start to finish. It can have its moments and ups and downs, but it should still, on the whole, be enjoyable.
However, when something matters this much, and has this much meaning in your life, and in your long term future with your family - plus it’s something you don’t have any or much experience in - you can feel these challenging things.
When you get it right though: when you access the support and guidance you need, when you get clear on your goals and create a great team who is on the same page, with a passion for helping you achieve those goals, and you know what you need to know (or have somewhere to turn to get that help), then this is definitely true:
The journey will be so SO worth it - as will the home you create as well. I know it will. 
From my 25 plus years of doing this, with all the projects I’ve worked on and all the beautiful people I’ve had the privilege of working with, I know this to