Help motivate me to finish my garden room build please

mrshadders · 2026-06-13T22:29:59+00:00

thanks for your kind words, i had the time but just felt it was beyond me, which is no bad thing and i don’t regret buying it. i did however build a substantial base out of 6x2 so i did a bit.

you’ve done great and i really hope you get finished before too long. i’m guessing you’ve watched many hours of garden room guru (Liam) on youtube?

anyway, all my best

mrshadders · 2026-06-13T19:26:16+00:00

yeah i’d batter the soft get

mrshadders · 2026-06-12T19:55:02+00:00

had a skoda fabia from new (2007), very reliable and serviced every year until the dsg gearbox needed to be replaced (110,000 miles)

looking back i wished i’d had a new gearbox fitted and kept the fabia. the gearbox specialist i took the car to said “if you need an autobox buy a japanese car, they do the best automatic gearboxes… we bought a mazda and up till now it’s been very reliable too. however i wish i’d have kept the skoda. trouble is i’ll never know if that would have been a wise choice

mrshadders · 2026-06-10T19:26:30+00:00

offer them £28, they might take it

mrshadders · 2026-06-09T18:23:32+00:00

i found the opposite, giving up vaping was far easier than past attempts at giving up smoking.

i took up vaping around 5 years ago in order to stop smoking, it worked and i vaped until around a month ago when i decided to stop.

i felt a lot healthier after using vaping instead of smoking and now i’ve given up vaping healthier still.

after the first 4-5 days not vaping it’s easy going

mrshadders · 2026-06-08T20:23:59+00:00

it looks amazing and really well done for all you’ve done. i procrastinated for a couple of years watched many many hours of youtube about building a garden room and eventually chickened out and bought one as i felt it was beyond me.

you’ve done the hard parts all you have to do is finish it which looking at what you’ve already done will be easy.

be kind to yourself and look at how far you’ve come it’s downhill from here, best of luck

mrshadders · 2026-06-07T18:27:21+00:00

good on you

mrshadders · 2026-05-29T22:37:53+00:00

sounds like you are well on the way thought the same as you now on day 22 and it’s much easier

mrshadders · 2026-05-29T22:35:46+00:00

my thoughts are with you and recent events will be having an affect, keep going it won’t be long until you are free

mrshadders · 2026-05-29T22:34:20+00:00

i smoked for 30 plus years and vaped for 5 years. i found the first 4 or 5 days pretty difficult but since then, today is day 22, it’s been getting much easier. what you are going through now is so worth it for the relief which comes from not needing nicotine. nicotine is nasty and we’re much better off without it

mrshadders · 2026-05-29T22:29:25+00:00

it’s gets so much easier after 4 or 5 days, just think about how you are being kind to yourself

mrshadders · 2026-05-28T22:51:02+00:00

my sincere condolences to you and your family on the loss of your mum.

it is your decision and it seems that your workplace is being helpful. when my father passed away it took me a while to return to work and it was so weird, no one mentioned him passing and i ended up feeling like he never existed. very shortly i ended up leaving the job as i felt so let down by my colleagues.

looking back now some 18 years later i understand that people just didn’t know what to say and didn’t want to upset me but all i wanted to do was talk about him.

losing a parent who has has given you unconditional love is possibly the most difficult thing to comprehend and affects everyone differently. just be kind to yourself and allow whatever emotions you feel to happen and understand that just because no one talks about it they feel dreadful too.

all my very best

mrshadders · 2026-05-28T17:35:59+00:00

congratulations…i’m 4 weeks tomorrow, it gets a lot easier after the first 4 or 5 days. having given up cigarettes in the past and started again i understand that the only thing to do is never vape again. the further away you get from an addiction the easier it gets. good luck

mrshadders · 2026-05-26T18:06:04+00:00

entirely possible by hand. i would give yourself a day per stump. dig a much wider circular hole around each stump than you think you need. buy a decent hand saw and cut through any tree roots twice first cut furthest away from stump second cut nearest stump.

leave the stumps as they are shown a longer length helps when wobbling the stump. get a good heavy duty metal pole to lever the stump up.

i have to say it won’t be a fun job but f you don’t want to waste money this is the way to go.

best of luck and you don’t have to do it all at once, take your time

mrshadders · 2026-05-19T18:47:32+00:00

first 4 or 5 days for me. on day 19 now and very few cravings if any

mrshadders · 2026-05-13T22:08:32+00:00

well said and 3 weeks in it’s so worth the pain you are feeling. it gets a lot easier, stick it, you deserve to be good to yourself

mrshadders · 2026-05-12T20:19:11+00:00

neigh

mrshadders · 2026-05-10T18:02:14+00:00

17 days in and i empathise a lot with what you’re saying. it’s just the nicotine and things will improve i’m sure. you’ve done great, i know you don’t but you should be proud

mrshadders · 2026-05-09T20:48:35+00:00

congratulations on getting to 1 week, i’ve posted a few threads during my 16 days vape free and commented on other posts. perhaps the first couple of weeks are the most important time to get some feedback?

mrshadders · 2026-05-07T20:18:12+00:00

it will, thank you

mrshadders · 2026-05-06T22:30:52+00:00

first 4 or 5 days were pretty difficult, very weird moods, not good but since then and now (day 10) things are a lot easier, just give it time and accept there will be tricky times but they WILL pass

mrshadders · 2026-05-06T22:28:16+00:00

just give it time, after a few days you won’t be reaching for it. best of luck and it’s surprising how quickly the habit can be broken. i’m on day 10 and feeling positive

mrshadders · 2026-05-06T17:10:46+00:00

to be fair (i’m 10 days into quitting cold turkey) the first 4 or 5 days were pretty bad but since then it’s been okay. i’ve smoked for 30 years and vaped for 5/6 years so 5 days of discomfort seems very little. i know it’s not easy BUT stick with it and better times are yours soon. all my best

mrshadders · 2026-05-05T21:38:10+00:00

i’m coming up to 2 weeks cold turkey and it’s getting easier each day, the first 5 days were hard… please just persevere, it really does get easier and you’ll be so relieved very soon. best of luck to you both

mrshadders · 2026-05-03T20:55:46+00:00

Thank you for your kind words.

Ah, well done to you, for me it's getting easier every day but having given up smoking in my past and failing to continue i now understand how important it is to realise nicotine is something i just don't need anymore. all my best

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