CHAOS!
Last week I was a little frazzled. Many things were going on in my real life and outside influences controlled it all. I'm a bit of a control freak over myself, so when other things take that away from me, I'm not a real happy camper.
We decided to have a new floor put in upstairs. Not the entire upstairs, but the hallway and the bedroom Live In Handyman uses for an office. We purchased the flooring but had to wait for the installer. A couple of weeks. No biggie ... gave Live-In Handyman time to sort, throw away, rearrange, and move things out of his office.
The installers came on Thursday. Much noise. Much commotion. That same day, the people came for our free termite inspection. Guess what? They found termites eating one of our exterior walls.
Friday the termite pros came back to treat. With a jackhammer to drill holes in our patio. The floor installers returned, too. Hammers upstairs. Jackhammers on the patio. Compressor upstairs. Compressor outside. The noise was INCREDIBLE.
Also on Friday, during all this, a family member who's moving to San Antonio drove in to leave her plants here while they're packing up their soon-to-be-sold home and until they move into their soon-to-be-purchased home. She arrived at the height of the uproar. Her poor plants probably thought they'd arrived at a noise factory.
During everything, the doggies, bless their hearts, were absolute jewels. I was so proud of them. This time last year, they would've gone berserk. But afterward they were as zonked as we were.
We all used the weekend to recuperate. It's amazing what a little quiet time will do. I wanted to make this a funny post, but I guess it's too soon to see all the humor. It will come.
How do you handle disruptions to your life?
We decided to have a new floor put in upstairs. Not the entire upstairs, but the hallway and the bedroom Live In Handyman uses for an office. We purchased the flooring but had to wait for the installer. A couple of weeks. No biggie ... gave Live-In Handyman time to sort, throw away, rearrange, and move things out of his office.
The installers came on Thursday. Much noise. Much commotion. That same day, the people came for our free termite inspection. Guess what? They found termites eating one of our exterior walls.
Friday the termite pros came back to treat. With a jackhammer to drill holes in our patio. The floor installers returned, too. Hammers upstairs. Jackhammers on the patio. Compressor upstairs. Compressor outside. The noise was INCREDIBLE.
Also on Friday, during all this, a family member who's moving to San Antonio drove in to leave her plants here while they're packing up their soon-to-be-sold home and until they move into their soon-to-be-purchased home. She arrived at the height of the uproar. Her poor plants probably thought they'd arrived at a noise factory.
During everything, the doggies, bless their hearts, were absolute jewels. I was so proud of them. This time last year, they would've gone berserk. But afterward they were as zonked as we were.
We all used the weekend to recuperate. It's amazing what a little quiet time will do. I wanted to make this a funny post, but I guess it's too soon to see all the humor. It will come.
How do you handle disruptions to your life?
Comments
Wishing you a week filled with peace and relaxation!
Terry
Terry's Place
Romance with a Twist--of Mystery
Brenda - I agree. Fighting fate never works. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
Joanne - Yes! Laughter always wins.
Linda - Last week I learned what a zombie feels like. This week I'm all better :)
Janet - No, I've never had windows replaced. But I can imagine....
I'm having some floor frustration myself. New floor in bathroom in the new apt - put the door back on and guess what? Door now doesn't close... So now will have to saw off some of the door I guess, or go to the bathroom with the door open. :)
I handle disruptions with the help of my ever-calm husband. :) When I get all wound up, he reminds me that it's usually not as big a disruption as I think!
We don't have termites in Colorado. I'm so glad.
Nancy
N. R. Williams, The Treasures of Carmelidrium.
Maryann - I did sort of trip into overload :)
Shallee - Everything is fine this week. Live In Handyman is usually calm when I'm frantic and vice versa. This time both of us were noised out.
Elspeth - Quiet is SO nice :)
N.R. - Lucky you with no termites. Four year olds bring a whole new kind of energy.
Lydia - I'm thankful it was only for a couple of days. The recuperation time turned out to be just as long as the disruption.
RaShelle - Cool new photo! The termites has just invaded what became their wall of death. They are no more. Neither is our cash - LOL.
My kitties would FREAK!
I hope it's all finished now and things can get back to normal. We've passed the halfway mark of this incredibly long week. Yay!
Words Crafter - It's nice and quiet now. All's well that ends well. Who said that?
I don't handle disruptions well at all. :) I wish I were more of a go-with-the-flow type, but I'm not--I suffer! :)
Clara - "Disruptions--Outside strong and calm, inside a freaking wreck!"
EXACTLY! I sort of go inside myself a little bit because it's the only way I can cope when things get way out of whack.
Nice to meet you. Becky's great!
Helen - You're so funny :)
Elle - I don't know why, but it's so true. At least around here.
Carol Garvin
Holly - So true.
Kathi - Try to replace your carpet when you're not on deadline.