I feel compelled to write about this week's trauma not as catharsis but as a warning. Please, PLEASE, don't do what I did. You may remember my irrational obsession with the 'creaks' in my floorboards. Let's be clear, they don't even squeak, they just move a little in a few places. It's that same level … Continue reading Central Heating: Let Sleeping Pipes Lie
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Carpet Fitting – Painting – Skirting
I know you are all dying to learn how I got on during my two weeks off. ITCHING. WRITHING IN SITU. Unsurprisingly, I powered through the first week but by the second I was fucked. Do not recommend. I didn't touch the fireplace, the floorboards in my bedroom still move and creak (I can't seem … Continue reading Carpet Fitting – Painting – Skirting
Log Burner Quotes
Genie is fine, I promise Summer is over (do not try and convince me otherwise) but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. Why? Because CHRISTMAS FIREPLACE THAT'S WHY. I have two weeks off work, a DIY schedule to make you wince, and three slabs of porcelain absolutely dying to begin their new vocation as a … Continue reading Log Burner Quotes
Carpet Fitting: Office Edition
In case anyone misses being in the office: *walks in on the first day of the month*"Morning! Can you BELIEVE it's already August?" ad infinitum For real though, what the fuck. Now that I'm through the [first of what is predicted to be many] eye[s] of the Storm of Crippling Ennui and some normal service … Continue reading Carpet Fitting: Office Edition
The Final Grow Off: A True Underdog Story
When I set the end date of July 31st for the sunflower competition, it felt like years and years in the future. Since the middle of March our little group of friends-cum-gardening enthusiasts have shared even our smallest of horticultural victories, from the first sproutling to final harvests. This wholesome cultivation of life and friendship … Continue reading The Final Grow Off: A True Underdog Story
New Boiler and Central Heating
This will be short because I keep welling up. I got the quotes, I did the research, I listened to my instincts (say what you want about this but I guarantee your gut is a better judge of contractors than your bank balance) and this is where I landed. And if I can offer a … Continue reading New Boiler and Central Heating
Choosing New Carpets: Deep Impact
It's easy to underestimate the longitudinal effects of a global pandemic and enforced quarantine. This may seem like an obvious statement, but when I am kneeling on the floor of my bedroom crying out for my dog because I have been looking at carpets online for so long I need the company of another mammal … Continue reading Choosing New Carpets: Deep Impact
Restoring the Inglenook Fireplace: Third and Final Attempt
It's done! We did it! We were meant to do a couple of rows then go for a pint, as it was the nicest afternoon we've had since May, but we dug ourselves deeper and deeper both literally and metaphorically. This post is primarily a warning for anyone thinking of doing this themselves. I enlisted … Continue reading Restoring the Inglenook Fireplace: Third and Final Attempt
Tools: A Quick Peep
Happy Saturday, m8s! Genie is having a sleepover at her dad's, the pubs are back open, the sun is out, and I am hungover af (not from the pub) and will not be leaving the house. *draws blinds* *whines softly* I have cheered myself up with a bit of retail therapy at Magabala Books which … Continue reading Tools: A Quick Peep
Renovations: A Story of Stagnation
BLM Activity has slowed and steadied somewhat on my feed but there is movement everywhere. Earlier today I found this documentary available for free on the murder of Fred Hampton who I knew nothing about until recently. I haven't watched the movie, entitled The Murder of Fred Hampton (1971), yet but I'll be sitting down … Continue reading Renovations: A Story of Stagnation
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