Bombsite is the word
14 Nov 2022 07:47 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wayfaringwordhackIf I were into self-humiliation (newsflash: I am not), I would show you a picture of my house. How did it get into this state? After seeing my messy art palette, you might deduce that I am just not a neat person, and you would not be far wrong (but artist palettes are not a good indicator of mess-prone personality). I don't enjoy messiness; I just like doing things a lot more than I like cleaning them up. And I live in a house of people with the same inclinations, inclinations which run even stronger in the "12 and Under" crowd.
The current level of mess is, however, extreme and is due to the fact that ever since we have got back from France, I have had something going on. The somethings being, for the most part, health or wellness related, and I have just not had the energy to get much done or crack the whip over everyone else when endless cajoling did not work.
Coming back from our home was actually pretty hard on a mental level, especially knowing we were coming back to a non-functional flat--and things went wrong right off the bat--and had Apartment Search at the top of our list. I also got my period the day we got back. Lots of stress, social and plain ol' "life" whirl, coupled with a lack of sleep, set off the struggle to keep my shingles under control. A full-fledged flare-up is something I am adamant about avoiding. As soon as the shingle pain subsided, I woke up with a blocked back for a couple of days. It is hard to rest or do stuff when you have to be so careful of your every move. I had a couple of days (literally 1.5) of things being OK, and then the boys got sick. Then I got sick.
Now I feel better! But! I am starting my period again. :P. It is not that a period is a big deal, but it does play heavily on my mood and overall comfort. I don't have cramps that keep me in bed, thank God (I had a friend at uni who suffered that bad), but I do have back and abdominal pain and headaches.
Anyhow, I list all of that to say: No wonder I am tired. I have not caught a break in the past month and a half. I hope that our trip to Turkey is going to be somewhat relaxing, but who in their right mind thinks a trip to a foreign country, with a very foreign-to-us language, with three young kids in tow is going to be relaxing? Especially after the explosion yesterday. We shall do our best.
The Lady with the Garden Flat said their architect was able to visit the flat and the jobs we wanted done are not too difficult, but she wants to "discuss some details" with us. No idea where she wants to go with that. She is in France but traveling internationally this week, and we are traveling at week's end, so I don't know when we can arrange a call. But we are ready to get this thing finalized. I need a load off my mind. :P
The current level of mess is, however, extreme and is due to the fact that ever since we have got back from France, I have had something going on. The somethings being, for the most part, health or wellness related, and I have just not had the energy to get much done or crack the whip over everyone else when endless cajoling did not work.
Coming back from our home was actually pretty hard on a mental level, especially knowing we were coming back to a non-functional flat--and things went wrong right off the bat--and had Apartment Search at the top of our list. I also got my period the day we got back. Lots of stress, social and plain ol' "life" whirl, coupled with a lack of sleep, set off the struggle to keep my shingles under control. A full-fledged flare-up is something I am adamant about avoiding. As soon as the shingle pain subsided, I woke up with a blocked back for a couple of days. It is hard to rest or do stuff when you have to be so careful of your every move. I had a couple of days (literally 1.5) of things being OK, and then the boys got sick. Then I got sick.
Now I feel better! But! I am starting my period again. :P. It is not that a period is a big deal, but it does play heavily on my mood and overall comfort. I don't have cramps that keep me in bed, thank God (I had a friend at uni who suffered that bad), but I do have back and abdominal pain and headaches.
Anyhow, I list all of that to say: No wonder I am tired. I have not caught a break in the past month and a half. I hope that our trip to Turkey is going to be somewhat relaxing, but who in their right mind thinks a trip to a foreign country, with a very foreign-to-us language, with three young kids in tow is going to be relaxing? Especially after the explosion yesterday. We shall do our best.
The Lady with the Garden Flat said their architect was able to visit the flat and the jobs we wanted done are not too difficult, but she wants to "discuss some details" with us. No idea where she wants to go with that. She is in France but traveling internationally this week, and we are traveling at week's end, so I don't know when we can arrange a call. But we are ready to get this thing finalized. I need a load off my mind. :P
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Date: 15 Nov 2022 05:41 pm (UTC)And give yourself a break about the house. You! Have! Been! Unwell!