It really is like a 2nd job! Right there with you on the schedule, etc...I try to organize a bit each day so that I'm not overwhelmed by it at the end of the week but that doesn't always happen ;) Spreadsheets are super helpful - in a dream world I would scan everything in so that I don't have the giant binder of receipts It's my first reno but I think that living under construction is just how it goes. I am attempting to keep all of the project stuff in one room so that it doesn't take over my entire house. I found Houzz.com for my inspiration "tears" so I don't have my huge binder full of inspiration - can just use the computer and print out - saves one file at least. :)

Go to the last bound off stitch you made. Pull out the end of the yarn if you have already woven it into the shawl and pull that end through the loop of the last stitch. Now you should be able to just gently pull on the end and all of it will unknit row by row. (Sometimes you need to pull the yarn through the second to last stitch too.) If the yarn was a fuzzy or eyelash type yarn, you will find that the fuzz or the lashes will tangle every now and then, so you just tug a little harder there or untwist the fuzz, and continue to unravel it.

Oh, I think you'll find that most of the folks here and on some of the other forums herein like Decorating, Bathroom, yada yada, are incessant researchers as well. I think that trait is what draws us here in the first place. I don't know if budget issues increases that time commitment. I've definitely seen people buying fridges that cost more than my entire remodel doing hours of due diligence as well. Sure, we get a few folks who post and run and just want some hand-holding and then we don't see them here again. That's fine. That's what we're here for. Of course, they could be doing hours of research other places as well so that' not a sure-fire way of knowing just how much time they put in. I have analysis paralysis in most areas of my life. Changing eating habits, researching gear for hiking/biking, trails and bike routes, exercise routines, how to pack light when traveling, planning a vacation, gardening, etc. Sometimes I have to force myself to just pull the trigger and do it, whatever it is, instead of just reading about it. :)

Set a date and invite some people to either come to dinner, or for the weekend. Works every time in getting me to work on, or finish a product. I do end up working myself to death, but it feels so good to get it done. And we recently decided to think about selling. A realtor friend called and asked to show our home. You would not believe what I got done in just 4 short days before realtor came to check the house out. And then more done in the week before her clients came to take a look!!! That was two weeks ago. Now I have company coming on Monday night...just for the night. And then we are throwing a Labor Day weekend cookout on Friday night. I will be working on a few projects this weekend. :)