The drainage is done on the summerhouse, the electrician is almost finished and soon all pluming is new in the whole house. We have spent the weekend throwing out rubbish, putting furniture’s that we want to save in the basement while Nils has been taking out spikes in the wooden floors and the girls have played at the lake. They have sent off several bottles of secret messages out on the lake so soon we’ll probably get a visit from the local garbage management! The carpenters were supposed to start tomorrow but we just found out that there is a two-week delay. Well, it was going a bit too smooth!
Opposite to what people might think I don’t like renovations but I do like the results so I take on the challenge over and over again. We had just completed the renovations of our house in Nijmegen when we moved to Sweden. Last winter and spring we lived in a small summer cottage as our current house underwent a major make-over and now we are at it again. The planning of it, all the decision making that has to be done and controlling the budget are all things that easily increases one’s stress level. The process has helped Jochem develop his Swedish rapidly and I think he is a lot better renovation manager then me. He has also extended his network and sometimes uses Swedish terms that even I am unsure of. Integrating into the Swedish society and culture can happen in many different ways! All I dream about is a finished house, sitting on the balcony and enjoying the beautiful view over the lake!
One day! One day.....
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