I Am In HELL!

[badly_knitted]

Work has started on the house. This SHOULD be good news, however I've not been feeling well today (or yesterday), we've had an army of workmen trooping through the house stripping polystyrene tiles off all the upstairs ceilings (yeah, I know, but it was insulation back when you couldn't get much else), another team putting new lintels above the

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[zazajb]

*huge hugs* not that they do much, but I am thinking of you J and I wish I had a magic wand to whisk you away somewhere wonderful while all this is done so you are away from the stress... *sends a plea upwards*
If you need someone to scream at - at least let me be there for you that way...
Love always
D xxx

[badly_knitted]

*hugs back* Thanks, D.

Right now, I don't have the energy to scream! If I was feeling alright, it wouldn't be so bad. The workmen are good and very efficient (if messy, as workmen everywhere are.) It's just so noisy and the weather is so hot, and I spent all day shut in my room. On top of that, we still need to clear stuff for storage, but no one is available to take anything this week. I'm dreading when the electricians start.

Mum hardly did anything to help with clearing the kitchen yesterday, despite me not feeling well, so I had to do most of that myself as well as hanging out laundry - I swear I've done 30 washer loads over the last 2 weeks, using a faulty washing machine. I now have piles of clean sheets and nowhere to put them. It's all the stuff thst was in the airing cupboard when the pipes burst, which got stained, damp and a little mildewy. *heavy sigh* *hides under bed* They'll be back at 7.45 tomorrow *shudders* I'll be lucky if I get 5 hours' sleep.

[crazycatt71]

You have my deepest sympathies, I've been there. when we remodled a few years ago, I ended up cooking on a camp stove on my back porch for a month and taking showers at my mom's for two weeks after the water was only gonn'a be off for two days. Hang in there, it'll all be worth it in the end.

[badly_knitted]

Yep. in the end it will be worth it, but we've been in a mess since the pipes in the loft burst back in December and I had to spend three and a half months sleeping on the floor in the lounge. Then the heating packed up just before Christmas and we had no heat and temperatures of -15 and a damp house. It just seems we're in a worse and worse mess all the time and the re-wiring will be a nightmare. On the bright side, we'll have a decent kitchen for the first time EVER, with worktops and plenty of storage. Our kitchen is miniscule. Most people's bathrooms are bigger than our kitchen!

Thanks for your sympathy and understanding, it really means a lot! Right now, I wish I could just leave home, but being agoraphobic kinda makes that difficult! Besides, I have nowhere I could go!

[analineblue]

Gah, that sounds incredibly annoying. :/ I hope they finish quickly!

*offers moral support and hugs!* ♥

[badly_knitted]

Thanks, I can use all the moral support and hugs I can get!

I think it'll take about a month altogether, what with the kitchen, new windows and a complete re-wiring of the house! Plus the ceilings will need tidying, they have some cracks and holes and are a disgusting shade of brownish cream and flaking yellow. They've been hidden under the tiles for about 40 years!

Ah well, at least at the end we'll have a decent kitchen for the first time ever (miniscule though it is), plus double glazing and power sockets you don't have to crawl under furniture to get at!

Of course, then the whole house will need re-decorating, new flooring throughout, and something needs to be done about the damp, upstairs as well as downstairs (some of the clothes in my wardrobe got mildew!) And then we'll have to get everything back out of storage and try to fit it back in...

Maybe we'll be sorted in a few years *heavy sigh*

*hugs back*

[analineblue]

Hearing things like this makes me sort of grateful for the fact that I still live in an apartment! (Whereas usually I'm cursing the lack of space and the fact that we don't have control over anything? ^_~) It sounds like it's going to be amazing when it's finished though--I'm sure it will be worth it! Hang in there. <333

[badly_knitted]

I'm hanging on and gritting my teeth! Works finished for the day, the workmen will be back bright and early on Monday morning - not that we ban relax for a second over the weekend as we have to clear several areas by Monday.

The window people start Monday, but there are still two more lintels to be done and the kitchen can't be finished until the plumber comes - also on Monday, which is when the electrician is coming to look around and there is NO WAY he can get access to everwhere he needs because of the amount of clutter. He's supposed to start work on Tuesday!

I'm not sure 'amazing' is the word - this is still a small, badly constructed house from the thirties, with tiny rooms, inadequate storage and wonky walls. It's no one's idea of a dream home, and never will be, but it's all we've got, so we'll make do even though the damp will probably ruin whatever redecorating we do within a month.

Sorry, shouldn't be moaning at you, it's just exhausting and depessing as well as stressful.

[toshiani007]

You can do it, my dear, I know!!! Sending you good vibes and intentions!!! Lots of love and hugs, Ani!!!

[badly_knitted]

*hugs tight* Thankyou, dear friend, I need all the good vibes and encouragement I can get! Everything is such a mess and I'm so hot and tired. I've been dreading the work starting, but at least they won't be here Saturday and Sunday, so I can stay in bed a bit longer then!

[toshiani007]

Okey, just think at this moment that you and I are sharing two mugs of coffe (of course Ianto's, but with CostaRican coffee), with snacks, maybe a tamal asado, it's from here as well, I love it, it's yummy and little sandwiches. And.. with our favorite couple with us. Felling better now??? Someone else wants to join us??? xxx A

[badly_knitted]

Oooh, careful, everyone will want to join us! There will be a queue a mile long!

Thankyou, A *hugs* That will give me something lovely to think about while all this chaos is happening =)

[magikalrhiannon]

*HUGS* it'll get better!!

[badly_knitted]

*hugs back* It will, but first it has to get worse - I'm dreading the re-wiring! Do you think if I hide under my bed they won't notice me?