Tuesday 18 July 2023

Living In CHAOS

That's Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome. Except of course, we do have a house guest fir a few days. Cousin Julian is here with us till Friday. And he is brilliant - on Monday whilst I was at my Craft Group, he went with Bob to collect the new bedroom furniture. The old stuff is going up into the loft to provide slightly more organised storage of craft materials. But as is the way of these things, that stuff will not fit through the loft hatch. 
So everything has to be dismantled, and will be reassembled once it is up there. The dining table was out of action all through Monday and meals eaten in the lounge
Lots of hard work, on our knees, assembling IKEA flat-pack stuff. It will be great when it is all done. It was lovely to have Julian on the assembly line with us, and made things a little faster, as we collaborated on the building.
But there is still the matter of sorting the drawers and deciding what goes where. 
I suspect odd socks and tatty pants will at last be binned. I have a bad habit of keeping them 'in case of emergency'. What sort of crisis would that be, do you think?
It was Quizzy Monday again - so we downed tools to watch Only Connect together. Such a relief to see V C-M after the trials of Puzzling, with Lucy W!  And I really enjoyed Amol Rajan"s appearance asking the questions on University Challenge. He had a light touch, and relaxed manner. This match was was a nail-biting start to the new series too. 
Now all the new furniture is built, awaiting contents. The recycling collection is today - there will be lots of large cardboard boxes outside Cornerstones. I hope there isn't another storm in the morning. 
Thank you Julian and  Bob for doing the bulk of the work whilst I was out at my craft group. 




22 comments:

  1. Always good to have an extra pair of willing hands to help with projects! :)

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    1. Yes it is. Many hands make light work 😉

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  2. That's good of Julian to help- excellent timing! Kx

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    1. He's a hard worker and we have a lot of laughs

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  3. So good for you to get help to put together all the Ikea stuff. I am sure it will be very nice to get all organized when it is done.

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  4. We did our bedroom earlier in the year and I hope that’s going to do us for a very long time. IKEA was our choice for furniture too and the old stuff nor provides essential tool storage in the garage. Catriona

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    1. It is good to repurpose stuff isnt it? Flat Pac is an anagram of Cat Flap!

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  5. What a shame that things wouldn't fit through the attic space. I'm sure it took a long time to do, undo, redo etc etc. But it will all be worth it when you have your lovely room sorted out.

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    1. The old stuff is dismantled and whilst Bob was out this morning, J & I managed to get the bits thru the hatch, and stack them.neatly in the loft. They will eventually be put together again!! Next step is sorting towels and sheets

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  6. I try to avoid putting too much up in the loft. Only raises the question how will they dispose of it after I'm gone!!I also have to disagree about UC. For a start the bling AR was wearing would have been more at home at a pub quiz!I would have loved to see Clive Myrie as Quizmaster!Lots more class and he's brilliant doing Mastermind.Great job on the furniture.

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    1. Ok I agree about the Bling - but I liked his style of questioning. CM is brilliant on Mastermind - but I wouldn't want him on MM and then UC all on the same evening!

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  7. It will be all worth it when finished, great that you've had help x
    Alison in Wales x

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  8. It's always fun to have an extra willing person along to do a task like that! It must be a nice change for Julian too! JanF

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  9. Goodness you have been working hard! But worth it in the long run, for sure

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    1. Planning on a gentle weekend of stitching...

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  10. Nothing is better than young backs and knees when doing this kind of project! Indeed a blessing to have Julian there to help!
    You'll soon have the new drawers and cabinets full of needed items!

    Hugs!

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    1. It will be good to get straight at last

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  11. How nice of your cousin to help! I reuse old socks as garden ties for tall plants (eg, sunflowers to stakes). Cut off the toe, cut length wise to open up and then into strips. They're soft and don't damage delicate stems.

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  12. That's a great tip, Celie. Thank you🌻🌻🌻

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