No Llamas please

I managed to get a grant for a new heating system. The installation starts tomorrow. I am dreading it, have heard it could be 2 days also that is could take over a week...

This means I will be restricted in what I can do with possibly floors up right through the house and electricity, gas and water off at different times.

It may sound like nothing much to some of you, however I have been preparing for this for the past couple of weeks, I actually applied over a year ago. An existing gas fire had to be removed in the computer room as a new radiator has to go there, the new 'combi boiler' (heats the water on demand and 5 radiators) is going into the airing cupboard which means I have had to find places for all the towels and bedding that previously had been stored in there. I bought a new bed that has drawers in the base for various things. In actual fact my old bed past it's best many years ago, so that was a necessary purchase. My tiny front hall now is stacked to the ceiling with those plastic storage crates. Some have paintings in from years ago, that had been under the old bed. They won't fit now... The rest of the crates have bedding and kitchen towels. I cleared a shelf in my bedroom for bathroom towels and spare pillow cases. The top of my wardrobe space now has pillows and blankets...

Anyway I am really wondering if it is all going to be worth it. I may not have time to get to my computers at all for a few days. Hope I can still access my ipad for emails, that is if and when the router/modem is plugged in... Shucks...

I had thought I would spend some of the time in the garden whilst all this is going on, however the forecast is wet and cold... The plastic greenhouse I bought came with 2 parts missing and the company cannot get them at all. As I don't have a car I now have to find a way to get this all back to the store. It came in a box which I donated to a stray cat to sleep in, it rained. I had to throw out the box... I phoned up and don't need the box... So the greenhouse is now in 5 plastic rubbish bags that I cannot lift to get to a taxi to return the flipping thing  I don't live on a road, just a walk with no vehicular access, it's all up hill and very steep to the road and I can't do the walk 5 times without a lie down. So the greenhouse will have to wait and my wonderful organic seedlings will have to go in pots around the garden for now... I have asked for a lift, hoping it would be this weekend, however I didn't have any luck. Tomorrow the workmen will be here and there is no way they are wrecking my house with me not in it...

I will be very pleased when this week is over and I can look back on it...

Roz X