I'm running on coffee as fuel at the moment, three journeys a week to Manchester is taking it's toll on us both and something needs to keep us relatively human and coherent.
We were there for the delivery of the kitchen on Friday, then the painters finished Mum's bungalow late on Saturday night and we were there to check up on the work yesterday ... not bad, but not brilliant either!! Today the kitchen fitters move back in to fit the kitchen, so will need to be there for the first hour. On Friday we will be back there again as the Hilary's Blind man is coming to measure up for the new vertical blinds, and the kitchen will need signing off.
Then a potential weekend breather before the carpet fitters come in on Tuesday of next week. It's all go and very expensive, but hopefully this is all adding value to what was a very dated little bungalow.
I fall asleep like a dream each night, but then for some strange reason I have been waking up each day at 3.30am ... no matter what time I have gone to bed the night before. My brain is in gear from the moment I wake, so getting back to sleep is a rarity.
Sums me up perfectly. 😄
Sue xx
All that traveling up and down sounds very tiring. Hopefully, once all the work is done, you can relax.
ReplyDeleteWe will be able to tick off another job on our list for sure . Then there will just be the selling of our flat, closing our company down and all the accounts to finish off. 😄
DeleteYou will deserve to have an extended break after all the zooming up and down to Manchester.. Hopefully the bungalow will sell quickly after all your work. Norrie is painting the bathroom and I am keeping out of his way. Another cold and dull day and it’s now the third week in March. Catriona
ReplyDeleteWe will still be going to Manchester twice a week when the work is finished, but just to see Mum. We had a great journey in both directions yesterday, just the one hour each way that it is supposed to take. Unlike the two and a half hours each way that it took one day last week. It made a huge difference. 😀
DeleteBest of luck and I hope you can put your feet up at the end!
ReplyDeleteWe have a little mid-week break to look forward to in May 😀
DeleteA gruelling time for you.
ReplyDeleteI was wondering about the blog title, and then how it happened that you travelled to Manchester by tractor 🚜 🤔
Haha ... it's a joke, linked to the meme. 😄
DeleteHugs. Fingers crossed everything works in favour of the bungalow sale.
ReplyDeleteWe are hoping to not have to sell it if there is any way, as my brother could need it.
DeleteA lot of work to prepare your Mum's place for sale.
ReplyDeleteIt is, but the bungalow was very dated and needed bringing up to building regs. It's going to be really nice once it's done. ❤️
DeleteKeeping everything crossed that your Mum's bungalow sells really quickly 🤞 That's a lot of travelling over the course of a week and hopefully you can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I hope your Mum is much better after her hospital trip 🙏
ReplyDeleteWe are going to hang on to it for as long as we can, as there's every possibility that my brother will need it. Mum is much perkier now she's back at her care home. ❤️
DeleteAll that travelling must be stressful for you both. It's probably good that Alan has retired (or almost) as I guess he does the driving. I'm sure it will all be worth it in the end. Fingers crossed for a bit more sleep for you 😴 I hope your mum is better too.
ReplyDeleteAngie x
Alan does do virtually all the driving, he loves it and his car is an automatic so it's easier in the almost daily traffic jams. Mum has perked up a bit after her stay in hospital, thanks. ❤️
DeleteThat is a great deal of travel and the stress is probably why you are waking up at that time of night. It really is hard to turn off the mind sometimes.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
I have so much to remember, it's not surprising really that my brain wants more awake time. 😄
DeleteTough times - thinking of you. I go through spells of waking at four - I am at the moment - and try to think of it as bonus reading time before getting up. xx
ReplyDeleteThe lighter mornings make getting up at silly o'clock a bit better. Sadly I can't sit in bed to read, so I do have to get up once I'm awake.
DeleteA stressful time for you and so much driving. I hope that the bungalow sells quickly once the work is finished and you can market it. Glad your mum has perked up a bit too.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty much seized up today, maybe because I had a lie-in until 6am. I woke up with the light, a pleasant surprise. :-)
DeleteIt sounds like an exhausting schedule, I do hope that your Mum's place sells quickly and gives you one less worry.
ReplyDeleteI wake up at 3.30am every night, too - it drives me mad! xxx
It slipped to 5.30am this morning ... woohoo a lie in. ;-)
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