A Return to Chaos

The day started off well, I edited an old assignment story and sent it off to Take A Break Fiction Feast, and then I edited a story I wrote on holiday and sent it to my writing group for a critique. Then I completed a mailshot for my freelance work and was feeling pretty pleased with myself.

This was all done before my eldest, who was off school with an Inset day, dragged himself out of bed.

Then, I gave up the computer so that he could catch up on his homework.  The only problem was that, because he was off school, he'd decided that he was going to spend the day on the Xbox.

During the ensuing meltdown, my husband came home and decided to redecorate the kitchen, so I ended up trying to supervise homework and get everything out of the kitchen so that he could crack on. 

On the one hand I'm really pleased that progress is being made on the house but I'm having to grit my teeth too.  Trying to make some lunch for us, with everything under the cover of dust sheets was certainly a challenge.

This afternoon, the joiner turned up to do some work in the living room, and I retreated to the spare bedroom to try to do some decluttering, because it's been decided that that's the next room to be attacked, next week.

Now I say spare bedroom, but its a downstairs bedroom which is basically used to store coats, bags, shoes, boots, stationery, filing, laundry and anything else you can possibly think of.  Its the only room in the house which has remained practically untouched since we moved in nearly ten years ago and is painted in a sickly yellow.   I'm looking forward to it being redecorated but its going to be a painful process.

You know the saying that you can't make an omlette without breaking eggs, well all I can see at the moment are shells!

But, I always try to look on the bright side. Firstly, I'm glad I managed to get some work done in the relative quiet of the day, and secondly I know it will be worth it in the long run.

I must say I'm looking forward to the day when my husband is working out of town, both the boys are at school and the house is just in its normal level of mess.  That day will be blissful indeed!

Disruption!

Being the wife of a painter and decorator, my house is usually last on the list.  In fact when I had a new kitchen installed, I waited three years for the decoration to be done.

So, yesterday, when my husband said he had a day free today and was going to do the living room, who was I to argue, despite the fact that it was a mad rush to get everything out of there.

Now the rest of the house is in chaos, I have furniture in the kitchen and electrical equipment, lamps and books in the dining room. 

Of course, it's been far to disruptive today to write, or even do any work, instead I went out and started the Christmas shopping - not that I made much headway.

But never mind, it will all be over in a few days, I'll have a clean and sparkling living room, and then hopefully I be able to get back to work.

Can't wait.