what matters and being" feng shuish" without having to bother...

It's a great thing to move from 108 sqm to a house that is 3 times it's size because it really brings creativity and feng shui to a whole new dimension. This weekend was dedicated to moving in..making my home mine...and with it, it brought the realistion that I don't really care about my 3 page list and anger anymore. I have a house and it feels fantastic. I can play my music as load as I want to, the kids can run around like crazy and I hardly hear them. It's ok we got the space for it!

What I don't have is the furniture so this Sunday I spent 4 hours changing the covers of my sofa and making it into two pieces. The way it looked before just looked ridiculous, what was once big, became a little grey speck on the floor ;). It is now 2 white specks with some pillows to lift it...On the other hand, not having it all, e.g 3 chairs and 1 kidchair makes dinnerparties a challenge..., and having to be creative with what I have is a very fun part of it.
 So what if I have to wait,,,It will all come together in due time. One thing that I really thankful for is my moms paintings because they are colorful, abstract and different and they really make all these white walls come alive.

my home in the winterevening

RULE NUMBER 1!

I have to confess! I got carried away by the miracle of it all and didn't realize Game rule number 1! Never never never say : wow what a great job I am amazed and YEY I am sooo happy that you are almost done!

Because right  now I am sitting in a fairly undusty house, still more cleaning to do, with lights that don't work, all fuses in the kitchen actually pops if I try to charge my mobile in one of the sockets ; ) Fireproof? No but nice looking, good thing I live in a house of wood that is almost 200 years old ; )
I  am also blessed with a beautiful gas stove that you can't cook on, not connected to the  gas... a bathroom floor that is freezing, no heat installed yet. Taps still missing, but brushing your teeth in the kitchen has never been a problem...the list goes on and on. It is actually 3 pages long,  handed over to Fredrik who unfortunately no longer is on my favorite list of builders to deal with. 

Am I happy or just miserable then? I am miserhappy...going back and forth between frustration, hope and joy. Because I love my house despite the fact that I can't wash my clothes or cook anything on my stove. It is still great to be here, who cares if it means living on the verge of chaotic mess and breakdown for a few more days?

The list?
Way to oo long to write or translate for that matter. My hopes are that we will be able to brush our teeth in the bath room and cook a real meal by Friday night, and in order to do I have actually taken 2 days off from work, both for the sake of my poor colleagues who has had to put up with my rollercoaster moods for some time now, and for my own feeling of taking back control. AND I still have to leave the old behind, where do I go from here ?

YES!!!! WE actually made it!

Was it worth it? 

Whether it did create one or two hard nights in total sleep depravation...

Whether it did cost me an arm and a leg, deviating from original budget that stated the mere "10 fingers and some spare toes"...

It has still been so worth it and:

I am already in the process of setting plans for phase 2 in this project...Top-floor...

Before then however I will take some time to give you some nice before and after pictures of this first part of the project...

 but that have to be made a whole new day, beacuse now I have to focus on packing the last stuff of my old life and focus on setting the target  of  moving into this new house of mine !

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one more thing, are they really completely done? No not really but almost, and that my friends is balancing on the verge of the incredible; )