Hitting The Hurdles
As anyone who has taken on an enormous project knows, somewhere around the middle you begin to lose hope. You feel like you’ve been working forever and can’t even begin to see the end.
The sisters were near their breaking point and it was only day three! There was still so much to do, their house lay in shambles and a long list of unfinished tasks remained which they had no idea how to even approach.
Flexing Their Abilities
Although the sisters soon learned the sheer amount of physical labor required for the big job, they were not all unfamiliar with physical fitness.
Heather, the oldest, helps others achieve their health and fitness goals and keeps them on the right track by hosting working accountability groups. Halice also knows a thing or two about keeping fit, because she was in the midst of getting her degree in exercise and sports science while the renovation was taking place.
Playing To Their Strengths
The fact that the sisters were so close in age was also a big advantage because they were used to working together as a team. The enormous undertaking of renovating an entire house in only a week would not have been possible if the Schoonover girls did not know how to cooperate with each other and play to each other’s strengths.
When the girls were growing up, the family used to pursue geocaching, another activity in which they had to cooperate in order to succeed.
Looking For A Boost
Early the next morning, the girls had a hard time leaving their warm beds for the chilly winter air. They grumbled as they put on their dirty old clothes and got ready to start another day of hard work.
They had all slept poorly and were hard pressed to keep going in their nearly uninhabitable house. To keep them focused on the task at hand, one of the sisters picked up a pack of energy drinks, and they all gladly dug in.
Wearing Them Down
Although by now the girls had brought in extra help, painting every room in the house was far more work than they had originally anticipated.
They probably believed moving all the furniture in and out was going to be the biggest challenge, but as night came on and they were all still painting window edges with no end in sight, it took all their willpower and words of encouragement for each other to keep them from throwing in the towel.