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I love this thread! I, like probably everyone else, have a dream layout floating around in my head, but I realized it will never happen unless I start somewhere. My first challenge was space. I have a large room in our basement, but not big enough. We plan to move in the next few years, so I found a section of my dream layout that could be built as a 2 x 11 foot bookshelf and started on that. It gives me something to work on, and then can become part of a larger layout in the future. I spent a lot of time carefully planning to ensure I could use as much as possible. My second challenge was money. I have a very supportive wife and a two year old son. Every dollar I spend comes out of our household budget. While we could afford it, I felt guilty. The solution, which works for us, is to budget an amount and then open a second account (I use Paypal) and literally pay myself each month our agreed upon amount. I use that account to pay for what I need. Again, this may not work for everyone, but it has really worked well for us. The third challenge we face is time. To solve this, we decided to give each other one night per week, from after dinner until bedtime to do with what we wish. I take our son out to the park, or maybe just into the family room to play on Tuesdays, giving my wife a well deserved break, and she returns the favor on Thursday night, giving me two or three hours of uninterupted "train time". My layout may never be seen in the pages of MR, but I am realizing what I cannot do (at least not yet), and focusing on what I can...and I am having a great time doing it.
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