Renovation HELL or My Home

We are not doing too much to our home this summer. Or, at least that's what I thought. It all started with rot. Many houses built in the late 70s to late 90s used Masonite as a building material instead of true wood shingles. This was all good and well until it was realized that it rots. Terribly. So, now it's no longer a building material, and Hardi-Plank is used instead, but all of those delightful homes that did use Masonite now are in the process of having their siding replaced. Now, we are joining them. It should have taken a couple of weeks. Instead, with every layer of our home peeled away, more issues were peeled away with it. So, now, we are getting a pretty much brand spanking new house. We have also now freshly painted the exterior and interior and are living in hell. Boxes of stuff everywhere, I can't find anything and everything seems to be getting worse instead of better. I think the hardest part to swallow is that we are planning on moving. Every bit of love, sweat and tears we're putting into our home is to really get it ready for a new family. It's a hard decision to move from the place where you started your life together. M. has been living in the house for seven years, and for him, the house is rife with memories of single life, roommates, a kitty, meeting me, dinners together here, and finally our first home together as a married couple. But we know there are some things that we need for our lifestyle that we aren't getting out of this home. Namely room for recording for M., and space for my workout gear and a yoga mat. Here's hoping it gets done before December!