Keeping occupied is no problem. The problem is Mrs Wader envisages the end result but pays no attention to how the project may be achieved. Then, when work is in progress she will either change her mind or load the next job.
After building a number of decorative walls around raised flower beds came the utility room enlargement project. Before that was complete came the new garage door, a new front door, a new door in place of one of the garage doors, then lining a 'blind wall' with insulation, and presently dry walling her conservatory.
Note it is HER garden, HER utility room, HER front door, HER conservatory.
Now if you were single or newly divorced THEN you would have a problem.
For pin money I have a regular job as a Poll Clerk, steady work, once every couple of years
and also as an exam invigilator. You would be surprised how many organisations need invigilators.