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I'm feeling quite helpless and pathetic if I'm honest.
I'd say a majority of time doing DIY is feeling this - for me at least - so you're not alone. Sometimes you get a nice perk at the end when what you thought was the right way/a good way turns out good and doesn't look too bad. Still, it's better than dealing with tradespeople (unless you get a goodie), in my experience.
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Thanks, I think I needed to hear this.
I have a sort of mantra "I can be disappointed for free" and it's this sort of situation from which it is derived. However I also have a personality that focuses disproportionately on specific negative things and I can struggle to see the big picture. Added onto that I'm used to being good at things, and like to spend a long time pondering a project before I take action, but that means I often don't get started at all and if I do I'm disappointed in what I can achieve. I'm detail focused to the point where ultimately I can't afford to pay for the right workmanship and I'm not capable of doing it myself. At the moment I'm feeling quite helpless and pathetic if I'm honest.
I'm also aware I've had a good few days of spamming this thread and for that I apologise. By way of moving forward on that, on my current mood and on my current project, tomorrow I plan to sketch out some finishing details that I can see being applicable to the bits of my flooring that need some finesse. Hopefully it will be of interest and might spark debate as to which detail works and when and why.