It's the simple things

It truly is the simple things in life that make a difference.

Things like ....

... leaving things out on the kitchen bench 

without them being covered in building dust.

... going to bed without covering every surface 

with a dropsheet first.

... sleeping in past 6.15am 

because the builders aren't coming today.

... being able to prepare for Christmas in peace.

And even when a builder does turn up, after all, at 7.20am

and you are still in your pyjamas

and he puts in a missing piece of stair directly above 

your pretty Christmassy teatowels and greenery arrangement

(thus creating more dust)

you can still cope

because the sense of peace 

and 'everything going to be ok for a few weeks'

has already sunk in.

* * *

But really, I can't complain about the last 6 weeks

or even the crazy last week.

Because it was self-inflicted and definitely worth the mess.

Last weekend:

a gaping hole over the living room, toilet and kitchen.

By Monday night:

And on Tuesday morning, when the glue had dried,

we

finally

got

to 

go 

upstairs!

After months of waiting

and looking at the plans,

we could see the rooms in real life,

just as we had imagined them.

Enjoying the view

(although the windows are coated in 

that gunk they put on them before painting)

Yep, definitely all worth it!

And guess who will be painting all next week??