Work Being Done on Our House

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Since last Wednesday we have had workmen at our house every weekday. It is exhausting to me. They are here every day at about 7:45 am. They stay until 2:00 pm every day. I stay up late and wake up late every day. I go to sleep around 1:30 or 2:00 am and wake up around 9:30 am. But when the workmen are here, it's too noisy so I am woken up at 8 every day. My husband is an early riser and gets up every day at 7:30 am so he greets them and lets them into the house if they need access. Most of the work they are doing is outside: repairing rotting wood on windowsills that are shaded and don't get the sun, repainting front and back decks, fixing slats in the decking that are coming apart, re-digging drainage ditches on either side of our driveway that have filled up with dirt, leaves and rocks over the past 8 years, trimming trees, etc. We have had a "to do" list for this company for the past 18 months, but they haven't gotten it all done. They would show up for a day, do a little work, then we wouldn't see them again for a couple of months. My husband finally had to call the owner of the company and say we were going to have to find someone else to do the work. That got things moving. I'm glad the work is getting done on the house and yard, but it's exhausting being woken up that early every morning. It's also emotionally exhausting having people in and out of the house all day. Our dog doesn't like it either. She is constantly barking and growling at everyone...just doing her job I guess. I am starting my day out very tired today. Not even the coffee is waking me up. Are you having a good morning or are you tired too?