When the chips are down

Today I feel rottenly depressed, so much so I just want to cry and curl up somewhere. Trouble is, there is nowhere to curl up, my house is not a home let alone a house. Work is still undergoing so much so that there is not a single finished project with everything semi-finished. The builders seem to be starting on jobs and not seeing them through just so they can stay on the job and this is beginning to piss me off.

I must apologise sincerely for the language usage but I hope you understand that there are times when one needs to let rip, this is the time for me. Writing this is to try and help myself to calm down or maybe not jump on the builders' throats because I am ANGRYYYY. My husband ended up doing some of the work himself last night and only slept this morning at three o'clock. That ain't fishing healthy but he feels this is the only way to get some of the things done.

To help you understand my frustration I will tell you the current situation; the entrance hall has only been plastered one side, the wooden floor has only been laid in the playroom and on the stairs making    the whole place look even more awkward ugly. The bedroom has been plastered only one wall (which my husband did) and the kitchen still requires plastering and the floor still needs to be finished before the wooden floor can be laid. My husband has had to insulate our bedroom because this has not been done when it was required to be. All theses snags are delaying other teams from either starting or completing their jobs. The plumber is waiting to finish off the plumbing, the engineers are waiting to finish off the heating installation, they need walls to be plastered before they can put up the radiators and electrical work needs to be completed. All these jobs are riding on one team who seems to be dragging their feet and draining our purse at the same time. Don't get me wrong, they are not utterly and completely incompetent, they just lack the completion skills for the little they do they do well (just not all of it). So if you think this is not good enough to be pissed off please educate me on what is.

I can't clean my house because there is nowhere to clean but there is nothing that is clean. Am I making sense? Yes the guys are nice enough but nice ain't fishing cutting it anymore and I want my home back, no; I FISHING NEED MY HOME BACK! Today is Sunday, it's normally my resting day, kids go swimming, I clean the house and do some ironing and then cook with the children; normally. Nothing is normal anymore, I'm waiting for Waitrose to deliver my food, the builders have decided to turn up so they can catch up on some of the work (it's effing Sunday and I live here I need some normality) you may say I'm just throwing my toys out of the pram and still wanting them right? Wrong, I'm not throwing tantrums, this is because they were supposed to be here yesterday and they weren't, apparently the builder had an upset tummy from a curry he had on Friday "bull manure" that is. Bottom line is I want my life back and the builders out of my house or they might as well move in with their families.

Ask me one day when all is well and I may recommend them to you but at this present time it's a NO. I apologise to the one friend I have recommended them to so far I hope they prove me wrong when they come to you. If you haven't called them yet then please to hang on.

View From Above

So this week saw the erection of the roof, the flooring of the kitchen and the laying of the patio, oh and the enlargement to the living room door, porch insulation and revamp of the stair case 💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾. I'm doing a jig with happiness, seems like I can finally see the dusty days over. I've even been up the roof and can honestly say I will be sneaking up some deck chairs and using the roof as my sun lounger with a few glasses of Pimms. Trouble is, I am scared of climbing down the ladder (which is why I've practising to be a robber) 😂😂.

My son up the roof, finishing touches to the sun lounge being put

Too scared to go down the ladder so I decided to use the window instead

Newly laid patio with the kitchen flooring underway

I look forward to my cooking days in this kitchen

Dust, what dust?

Many special thanks to my three non-diva, no tantrum throwing gorgeous children for not crying or complaining about dust and mess as we have collectively watched the building continue. This week we have seen the chimney being brought down, the bedroom floor and electrical work, the kitchen roof all go up. Just thirty minutes ago, we had the patio stones all the way from India (hahaha no, we did not order them from India) but they are Indian stones they are natural and authentically beautiful. 

Now the fight and arguments continue about what appliances, I have now decided I want a biiig oven with a proving tray, a separate oven with a dish warmer, double ovens are too small for my cooking so two separate ovens will ideal. We are also arguing on the colours to get (just remember a few weeks ago this is the guy that said I can get whatever I wanted, now he is doing the manly thing of trying to guide me to his own ideas and choices). So I'm a girl I think I will end up doing the crying thing to get what I want. I will win I know that. 

My bedroom (floor to be laid, electrics done roof insulated already)

Bedroom (en-suite at the far end)

My kitchen

Insulation plus patio stones 

Thank you so very much

Dear Builders

As I watched Arsenal v Hull this evening, I decided to make these cakes to have with your teas tomorrow. This is my way of saying thank you for the good job and also to say I am grateful of your marvellous job so far. thank you for your dedication that led you to working on Saturday putting up the timber for my roof. 

Enjoy the brownies, and the Victoria sponge cake, they were made with love and appreciation. 

Tabie

Milk and white chocolate brownies

 Victoria sponge with clotted cream and fresh raspberries 

 

Taking Shape (part 2)

Today is Friday, so I thought I would show you how things are taking shape so far. The walls have gone up and I'm being told that the roof will be going up early next week then work will start in the bedroom.

The patio is also looking up and I'm beginning to see what things will be like ame although depressed by the mess and living in dust, I am beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

That is my kitchen, I will be cooking in there one day hehehehe and my patio will soon be laid out next week.