How do you stay positive?

Just exactly how do you keep positive when little things go awar.

I asked Bill to fix the spraying drain going form the sump pumpt to the sewer outlet last week. He was sweet enough to begin the project on Saturday morning. Which of course didn't go as planned.

THe drain is fixed, a couple of dollar project, along with the septic system pumped out, a couple of hundred dollar project.
I still don't have any drains, because the outlet became plugged, had to be opened up which of course destroyed that plug, and because life can suck, no plugs of that size are available.
Hummm.
Why?
and
How do you stay positive when you don't have a pooper, or a sink and have no idea how much a plumper will charge to come fix it, because the home improvement stores don't stock items for older homes.

Why does a simple project always grow to an impossible project.