I think the library is 50% poster at this point

Hey everyone, I am absolutely knackered and I've no idea where the last six weeks have gone, but hi! I exist! MOST of the workmen have finally left our house!

• We have a functioning bathroom, everything is a mess, and last week I rehang the bathroom door all by myself after the builders left! Lex was gonna do it after work but I was impatient and decided that I could do it. *strikes heroic pose* Although I may have accidentally dropped one of the builders in it, because the next day I asked where the rest of the screws for the door were, and the gaffer seemed very surprised that the door wasn't back on its hinges when the last workman left. To be fair, I was surprised that we had six screws between two doors, so I guess it evened out?


• But we also had a guy come and FINALLY FIX OUR KITCHEN CEILING. WHICH HAS BEEN LEAKED THROUGH FOR LIKE TWO YEARS. Like, he sawed around the edges of the room and then just started ripping it down by hand??? Kinda cool! Incredibly messy! He also roasted every previous builder who came through our house for shoving anything they didn't want to look at into the space between the ceiling and the floor above. Like instruction books! Which would explain a lot about the people who had the house before us!


• The builders cleared our entire front yard, which I assume was to give them space to actually cut up plasterboard and stuff, but mates I have been trying to clip back this bastard of a bramble all summer and they've sorted it. They are OFFICIALLY my heroes.


• Me and sithe are gonna have to paint the new walls and possibly the kitchen ceiling (landlady didn't want to pay for repainting) but I honestly kinda like the colour the plaster is right now. Oh well.


• Went back to work for my first half-shift! It was entirely set-up, so no customers to deal with, but seeing how the library is being changed around is terrifying and fascinating.
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Right now, the biggest non-apocalypse drama is that the landlady's gracing us with her presence tomorrow and she's gonna kvetch that the house is a mess, but honestly I might just hole up mine and Lex's room and hiss at her until she goes away. Yes I emailed her to let  her know that I'm back at work and thus more of a transmission risk! No that is not stopping her getting the train for two hours each way to inspect the builders' work. HE SENT HER PHOTOS ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE PROCESS. WHY DOES SHE HAVE NO CHILL.

... I say. As a person who ALSO has no chill.