Do you get frustrated when a project gives you problems?

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I have realized again in the past couple of days how frustrated I get when a project doesn't go right. We have a light switch in the bathroom that doesn't always work, so I wanted to replace it. I helped my Dad replace switches and outlets many times as I was growing up. So it should have been a simple project. However, this switch has an outlet built it which made the wiring a little more complicated. I wired the new one the same way the old one was wired, but it just blew the fuse. It took three trips to the store for the switch, new fuses since I only had one left, and more fuses when the first ones wouldn't fit. I got really frustrated, and ended up putting the old switch back in. Now I'll have to find someone who knows what they are doing to help me. That's what I should have done in the first place, but I like to do things myself. Today I needed to clean out our grill. Spiders built nests in the gas lines so I was just getting large yellow flames instead of the nice blue flames we're supposed to get. So I decided today was the day. I thought I could just pull the grills off and lift the part out where the gas comes out to clean it. Wrong! I had to take the entire grill apart to get at the pins that held it in there. The main base of the grill covered those pins. That project should have been short and simple. It took me about an hour and a half and became very frustrating. Some of the screws were so tight or rusted that they wouldn't come out. I broke off a drill bit. Frustrating! However, when I got it all put back together, I have the nice blue flame again. Now it feels good to have completed the project. How about you? Do you get frustrated when projects don't go like they should?