Kitchen finished (almost)

After seven weeks my father and his girlfriend finished the renovation of my kitchen this Friday. They have stayed at my place most weekdays, taking a huge interest in this project. I'm very happy with the result. The difference from the old kitchen is quite large. Now I have the dishwasher in a floor cabinet so I can use the counter top also on the right-hand side of the sink. The sink is smaller, since I never used the left one of the double sink I had before. The doors don't slam every time I close them. They basically close themselves, pretty soundless. The space for the fridge is bigger so now I can get a normal size fridge (and I will as soon as the present one gives up its breath - I have had it for 12 years). The only things left are the tiles and wallpaper, they will have to be put up later.

Over the weekend I spent many hours trying to get the items back into the kitchen cupboards. In addition, it generated three piles of stuff: one to charity, one to the summerhouse and one to the attic. I had to clean everything also. The amount of dust is mind-blowing.

Saturday was yet another shopping day. This weekend the car boot sale outside Lund opened for the season. It requires a car to get there and this was my first visit. It was a large area to cover but I made several purchases at very affordable prices. Some books and a wall shelf, for instance. Then I continued on to a charity shop that had an Easter sale. Everything with Easter theme was offered, like egg cups, colored feathers and anything with chickens on. Since I collect egg cups it was a great opportunity. I ended up buying seven egg cups.

This week at work was very tough. We lost one of our temporary workers and a new study period began. We had so many requests we had problems coping. And we have even moved the deadline to 1 PM. The storage round this Monday didn't manage all the requests, so I went to the storage in the afternoon also.