Okay, so you know how I said I hated tidying? I do, still, hate tidying. I’ve checked :)
I suspect the house will be no-where near as tidy as I’d like when Kathryn arrives – this is down to two things:
1) I hate tidy (did I mention that?)
2) There’s not really anywhere to put things which makes me feel like reorganising the piles is sort of, well, futile, which leads back to….yeah, item 1.
*But*. That said, I have made some small achievements.
The drawers are almost split into two; There’s 4 and some of a silly little drawer for Kathryn now, and 5 and most of a silly little drawer in use by me. The tall-boy-of-jumper-and-duvet-and-sheet storage has been attacked, slightly, and has become the tall-boy-of-Kate’s-Jumpers-Kathryn’s-Jumpers-and-some-other-random-things-of-Kathryns. The sheets and duvet have moved into the cupboard next to the bed. the cupboard next to the bed is now also home to Kathryn’s iHome, a clock, and some other bits of Kathryns on a shelf – the shelf above’s been sort-of-cleared-a-bit, so as we can share it; although it’s suffered from the ‘oh-I’ve-no-idea-where-this-goes’ syndrome which has been affliciting me.
*and*
After a great deal of walking this morning, there is a hole in the soil pipe with a 40mm strap on boss (yes, really) attached to it. In a little while I shall pop out and stick the pipe in it (it needed to dry first). From tomorrow, were the water on upstairs (which it isn’t) you’d be able to turn on the tap in the sink and the water would make it’s happy little journey down to the sewer instead of out into the back garden.
Ra.
Although in the world’s most annoying turn of events; B&Q did have it in stock (although I didn’t end up getting it from there, which is why mine’s a different shade of grey to the rest of the pipework); but it’s now stocked in a different place in the store – despite there still being a hole for it and a label in the other location. It’s completely out of place in it’s new location; away from all the other soil-pipe related bits, and no one seemed aware that it’s moved. It was just as I was hunting for something *else* that I came across it. I’m debating attacking the back bedroom a bit. By ‘debating’ I mean “I think I should but have less than no enthusiasm for the task”. Pfer. And I forgot to get something important when I was out shopping this morning, which means that I now need to do more walking to go and get it :(
Gah.
Oooh, oooh, I could look at the list again:
– Finish CD organisation.
– Unpack Kathryn’s books.
– Remove centre shelf from cupboard, allowing Kathryn’s light to stand on lower shelf.
– Sort my clothes and clear drawers full of crud.
– Unpack Kathryn’s clothes.
– Sort & file paperwork. Write missing letter to NIContribs.
– Continue work on bathroom (not in order): Mount wood for cistern, Fix sink to wall, Fix toilet to floor, Paint*, Clean floor of excess grout, Commence tiling*, Finish waste water plumbing, Paint bath feet, Fit shower*, Fit bath*, Fit cistern*, Trim base of door and refit*, Sort out lighting for shower*.
Ooh, doesn’t that look better?
Hrm. See, ‘tidying the entire house’ wasn’t in that list; but it’s kind of lurking in my head. Fooey.
