muledeerjunkie
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Another option that has been working for me:
Have your wife create a list of all the things around the house that she wants fixed or changed, but only work on them once every twelve months or so... Evaluate the list and cut projects to fit a four to five day window (the extras go on next year’s list).
Invite a family member (like a brother, etc) who is a contractor/carpenter to your place for a long weekend in February (after Superbowl weekend has passed). Most of the hunting seasons are over by this time and business is slow enough for him to be gone for a few extra days without consequence.
Share your wife's most recent “honey-do” list with him several days before he is scheduled to arrive. Make sure he understands that you'll never complete her list before the season opener next fall unless he jumps in while he’s there for a few days. He feels your pain and agrees to assist where possible.
Start out by asking your brother to provide a list of needed materials for all aforementioned projects.
Purchase all needed materials a couple days prior to his arrival, then stage them in your in the house/garage. This is done as an attempt to ensure that he has adequate time to complete all needed repairs/modifications before he leaves without wasting his valuable time driving to/from the hardware store or lumber yard.
Start all projects knowing that he won’t leave an uncompleted project. Hand him the proper tool when he requests and spend a few days BSin’ with him while he does most of the work. Make solo trips to the store for “one-off” items while keeping him in the house working to complete the list.
Purchase additional personal items as Big Fin mentions/suggests. If you wife questions any extravagant purchases at a later date; tell her it was a gift for your brother (for all his hard work), but you forgot to give it to him before he left. If he ever asks about the gift, give it to him in used condition or purchase a replacement for his next trip.
Have your wife create a list of all the things around the house that she wants fixed or changed, but only work on them once every twelve months or so... Evaluate the list and cut projects to fit a four to five day window (the extras go on next year’s list).
Invite a family member (like a brother, etc) who is a contractor/carpenter to your place for a long weekend in February (after Superbowl weekend has passed). Most of the hunting seasons are over by this time and business is slow enough for him to be gone for a few extra days without consequence.
Share your wife's most recent “honey-do” list with him several days before he is scheduled to arrive. Make sure he understands that you'll never complete her list before the season opener next fall unless he jumps in while he’s there for a few days. He feels your pain and agrees to assist where possible.
Start out by asking your brother to provide a list of needed materials for all aforementioned projects.
Purchase all needed materials a couple days prior to his arrival, then stage them in your in the house/garage. This is done as an attempt to ensure that he has adequate time to complete all needed repairs/modifications before he leaves without wasting his valuable time driving to/from the hardware store or lumber yard.
Start all projects knowing that he won’t leave an uncompleted project. Hand him the proper tool when he requests and spend a few days BSin’ with him while he does most of the work. Make solo trips to the store for “one-off” items while keeping him in the house working to complete the list.
Purchase additional personal items as Big Fin mentions/suggests. If you wife questions any extravagant purchases at a later date; tell her it was a gift for your brother (for all his hard work), but you forgot to give it to him before he left. If he ever asks about the gift, give it to him in used condition or purchase a replacement for his next trip.
