Signs your contractor may not be up for the job

1) He shows up smelling like booze. So much so you have to stand a few feet back
2) His hands are shaking so badly it's hard not to stare
3) His book of "references" include 5 photos of random furniture

I'm concerned. I'm stressed. What the @#%^ have I done. Oh well. At least Mike was there this morning to speak with him. It took all my will power not to howl in agony. Apparently it's hard to find people that you can say "here is the project, here is the budget, let's get it done".

I'm also very tired and cranky. The heat is not helping and to make matters worse I was so mad after meeting the contractor I insisted we eat at Wendys and not Subway. Hmm.....maybe not the smartest move? I'm also cranky at the thought of spending 2 days attending a seminar I'm not too psyched about. Why did I sign up for this thing in the first place? I figured I had to spend my education budget somewhere but did it have to be there? If I was smart I would have found the same seminar if Vegas and then written the whole trip off. Now that's a good utilization of my budget. Crap.

It almost rained a few minutes ago. I was very excited to see a few drops fall but now they have stopped. Could I use this as an excuse to run outside and smash every window in sight? I think I would feel better :-) I could create a new stress management budget!! Brilliant.