Pretty much! Looking forward to seeing all your videos. Thanks again!

Gonna get sappy for a min. I've spent an hour and plan on spending a lot more time watching your videos and getting to know you, so I like to have you know a bit about me too because it's less weird that way.

I'm a computer guy by trade, but I love, love real estate. We flipped homes for a few years starting in 2017 till the market became too expensive and saturated with investors to make good margins or find good deals. We built (through a developer) our first home in 2019 when we had our first kid and were waiting for our second to arrive. We have three now, two sons 3 and 4, and a 10 month old girl. We finished our basement ourselves as an apartment that covers our mortgage. Which is great because I work for a super stable company that stays stable by not giving raises, so I'm on the same income I've been on since 2017, before kids.

I can do hands-on stuff, and I really actually love it, even though I wasn't raised that way. But I have a lot of challenges that make it a little harder. I mentioned my mind as one. On top of that, I've had six surgeries in the last two years, five of which in 2022, all but two on my wrists and hands. I'm still in recovery for the last two, knee scopes for arthritis. So I can't really get around very well at the moment. I did sit on the floor and help a bit last night with the bench and really enjoyed it, then had to spend an hour icing my knees.

DIY stuff is something I love if I can find the time, get over my mind and when my body permits. I'm 36 and have the health problems of someone twice my age. I often ask God why He set me up this way, but I keep my chin up and do my best with what I have. I think there's a reason I was blessed with a wife who is hands-on and can do all the things I struggle to do. She's basically been a single parent the last year or so because seven months of 13 I've been recovering from some surgery that has made it impossible to do a lot. So like you said it's a team effort, I do what I can as often as I can. The biggest trap I have to work hard to stay away from is the victim mentality. As soon as I start thinking wo is me I know I have to shut up and find something to do that is for my wife or kids to get out of my own head and stop that negative feedback loop in its tracks.

Headed over and watched a few of your videos. Great stuff. Subbed and hit the bell. Love your use of playlists.

Do you have a link? I'll go sub

My wife is the handyman in our home, far and above (I'm just the handsy man 😉🤔). I'm really not good at hands-on things. I have too many OCD's and it just takes me a really long time for me to get going. I have to fight my own mind and usually over think things and make mistakes.

Her current project (she usually has one or two) is a built in shelving/cabinet/electrical fireplace for our tv area. Pic. Framed is the beginning of the bench. She doesn't have a history of wood working or anything, so she just figures things out as she goes, following online guides or DIY things like yours.

This timing couldn't be better. My wife started a built-in storage bench literally last night so I sent this to her and she's very excited to go through it.