Sometimes, starting over is the best thing to do.

I love that warm fuzzy feeling you get when you've been working on a feature and the code feels smooth and natural. With fewer lines than you expected, without being overly terse, and without resorting to complexity, you just know the code is "right".

But sometimes you struggle. Ideas in your mind don't translating into clean structures. And the more you forge ahead, the less you like what you're producing.

It's never fun to throw out work, especially when it represents weeks worth of effort. However, sometimes you can't refactor your way to quality. At times like this, starting over is the way to go.