was on vacation then got a call to come home...

Long story short i guess some "customers" always realize "to late" why you take quality of over quantity...

Anyhow Andy if i where you "thank heavens i am not because that list is scary" i would start with the most inexpensive jobs on the list. finish them one at a time and tick them as done. The more expensive jobs that may need expert skills can be listed from none critical to critical and start with the critical stuff first. Find a few friends and bribe them with cold KFC and large puppy-dog eyes or just hand them your children's PS3 games as reward... Who doesn't like free games...

I also need to paint my house "inside and out" install new fencing and security systems but my budged demands another 2 months. Since i can do most of the work myself "plumbing, painting, wiring, building, tiling and welding" i can handle it but TIME is my biggest problem. So i tend to budged on renting heavy industrial equipment to speed up the process.

This is very helpful especially a powerful water blaster that is strong enough to send the old paint flying from the walls. "previous paint job not done by me" is a peeling disaster so it will not take time. And me messing about with a little scraper with the sun on my back isn't going to happen...

Still maybe there are a few jobs where you can benefit from over-sized industrial equipment? Perhaps readdress the topic about child labour... After all that new Playstation or Phone somehow just became a motivator and not a gift...

Best of luck to you sir