Wasting Time

You can never really predict how long a home project will take.  I had plans of hanging new vanity lights in our bathroom and replacing the drawer pulls.
1.   Picking out lighting - I had decisions to make on vanity lighting.  I searched on LampsPlus and found what I wanted, but the cost was going to be WAAAY too much.  When I abandoned my cart online, I actually received a call on my cell phone from LampsPlus to see if I had encountered problems checking out.  Yes, I had encountered a $600 problem!  Time wasted - about an hour.

I love you but you are too expensive!

 2.  I went to Ace Hardware looking for drawer pulls.  After much deliberation, I decided on some pulls.  I needed 13, and they only had about 6.  I conceded and found another pull I liked.  Again, there were not enough.  Over and over again...until I left Ace empty handed.  Time wasted - about 30 minutes.
3.  I went to Lowe's to continue in my quest for pulls and lights.  I found some vanity lights I liked.  I crawled under a ladder and found bin 28 A 17 where they were located.  I needed 2.  There was only 1. Time wasted - 20 minutes.
4.  I found another vanity light I liked.  There were 2!  Yes, add to cart.  It needed glass canopies.  I carefully selected the canopy I liked from 20 different choices. I needed 6.  There were only 5.  I had to settle for another canopy.  Time wasted - 10 minutes.
5.  Now, for some coordinating drawer pulls.  Where are they located?  Why is every Lowe's laid out completely differently?  Where?  Hardware?  Help?  Anybody?
Yes!  I finally located the pulls and carefully selected what I wanted.  Bonus - there were plenty.  I purchased 13.
6.  I found someone who could help me purchase longer screws to fit my pulls in the event that the screws that came with them were not the correct length (which is usually the case.) See, I have learned to ALWAYS BE PREPARED!  I am so on top of things!
7.  Now Phase 2 - installation.  First, I screwed in all the pulls with no problems.  For once, the screws they came with actually fit.  Wasted time in step 7 buying the longer screws - 10 minutes.

 9.  Next, vanity lights.  This was a new realm for me.  I took down the old light and removed the mounting plate from the wall....only to find - 

....A giant hole in the wall making company with 3 medium size holes and 6 small screw holes.  There was no way my new small mounting plate and fixture would hide this monster.  And I don't do drywall.  And I am pretty sure there should be an electrical box of some kind here instead of just wires sticking out of the wall.  Realization sets in...experts will have to be called.  Time wasted - the last two weeks of preparation and everything leading up to this moment.

10.  Project enters Phase 3 - Reinstallation of the vanity light I just removed.  Wasted time - it's hard to calculate when you are this frustrated!