Laundry Room: Phase II

Here's the thing about my laundry room reno (and what I assume happens in any reno that involves a major inconvenience): you bust your hump to get to a stage where you can reasonably resume your normal activities (seven loads of laundry that piled up).  'Bust your hump' in my world means use every spare second between work and child care; stay up hours late to finish another step; ignore and deprioritize anything short of necessary-to-live.

What happens next?  You sit down for the first time in weeks and suddenly there isn't a rush to finish the other details, so they collect dust.  

For weeks now the transition piece between the laundry room and the hallway has remained ungrouted. We haven't sealed the grout. We haven't finished the trim work.  We most certainly haven't put the hooks up.  Our garage is still a disaster zone.  I won't even go into decor items (watching a 35 minute Youtube tutorial on making a roman shade nearly gave me hives)!

We lost our steam and we need it back!  The long weekend came and went and while part of me said "Get this done!" Another part of me wanted to sit on my duff and relax! A third part of my brain won the war - it was nice out and we had been cooped up all winter so our team of three went to the back yard and started the overhaul there.  

I've mentally moved on. That bench I mentioned in my last post has been calling my name.  The paint on the wood is flaking off and begging for a good sanding and a glossy coat of creamy yellow.  I'm eager to oblige but the weather isn't cooperating (I need a stretch of days with 15 degrees of warm and no rain .  

How do people actually finish a project without becoming tired or bored?  I would be delighted to know! 

Are rooms ever actually finished?  If you've ever felt like a room was finished let me know and tell me your secrets!