Incremental delivery

My Friday Thought: Incremental delivery has value is so many forms. Although the goal value can often not be achieved until the end, there can be personal value - and in the case of building muscle aches too.

Building our cabin (which is still work in progress) demonstrates this perfectly. Last week all our pieces were finally delivered, to the front of the house. Moving all the items to the back garden meant that when Sunday came we were ready to build. Value to us, more time to focus on the context of construction.

Just like in technology the unknown issue hit - they sent some wrong (incorrect length) base pieces. No dramas, quick re-plan and a B&Q trip we have some timber and can continue. Could we have waited until this weekend to have done the whole thing - yes, but then when our childminding turns up we would have delayed when we could do (hopefully) most of our work.

We completed the foundation from which we can build, balanced around gaps and worked as a full-stack pair, completing half the flooring. Before those joyful rain spots, had our risk migration plan of tarp pulled into action.

Hotter than planned, resulted in some time yesterday to get a little more completed, leaving us generally in good shape for Saturday, when we will hopefully achieve the status of all walls complete before 'CTO' parent arrives to 'help'.

We have well defined instructions, a general plan of attack, people allocated to help - yet still we must adapt. Incrementally building to our end goal, well part one at least.