Thursday, 8 July 2021

Space Required

Please don't misunderstand me...I really do think the world of may family...but we all need some space...not just to move around in either...daughter and her family currently have no kitchen or bathroom so regular trips to Grandmas' are in order...and usually welcomed...but this morning I have found it all just a little too much...I had some payments I needed to make and some phone calls that needed to happen before I go off to work later...cue daughter arriving with the children to make a cake...my nearly new Kenwood bowl crashing to the floor...the sofa cushions being removed...and generally everything needing to be moved up out of reach...I gritted my teeth at the screaming as youngest caught his hand in a drawer...scooped him up and passed him to Mummy...and exited to the garden for a spot of therapy planting! I have returned some time later to a much quieter and emptier house...apart from the noise of the builders...tears I feel are not far away...this building lark is stressful indeed!!

Hopefully back soon in a better frame of mind...and having caught up with some blog reading...

Blessings, J. x

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9 comments:

  1. Poppypatchwork8 July 2021 at 14:37

    I feel for you, home is my sacred place, love my daughter, love my grandsons, they visit a couple times a week, any more would be too much.

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    1. Winters End Rambler10 July 2021 at 14:05

      Looking forward to us all having our sacred spaces once more! x

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  2. Aril8 July 2021 at 19:32

    Perfectly valid feelings. Lovely though they are [well most of the time] it is exhausting being with little ones sometimes. Arilx

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    1. Winters End Rambler10 July 2021 at 14:06

      Sadly I know there will come a time when the boys don't want to come and see Grandma so I really must bite my tongue and enjoy it all whilst I can. x

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  3. Jules9 July 2021 at 06:37

    I hope you manage to achieve some more space for yourself. Your feelings are completely justified. X

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    1. Winters End Rambler10 July 2021 at 14:07

      Thankfully it won't be forever...and this time last year it was worse as they were all living with us! x

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  4. Pensive Pensioner9 July 2021 at 09:23

    I completely understand your feelings. I'm of the age when I have to prepare myself for visitors rather than them just dropping in and little ones, however lovely, are exhausting. Hope you get some quiet time...

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    1. Winters End Rambler11 July 2021 at 08:44

      Oops…reply below…as a comment…silly me! x

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  5. Winters End Rambler10 July 2021 at 14:08

    They are indeed! Ladies tennis final and I'm watching it alone. x

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