We had a huge thunderstorm two nights ago and one massive thunderclap seemed to be directly overhead and shook the whole caravan. We had another last night, so that\u2019s two nights in a row of disturbed sleep, not to mention the nights when I\u2019ve had difficulty sleeping due to the heat.<\/p>\n
This morning I found that yet again the roof of one of the \u2018tonnelles\u2019 (gazebos) was damaged by the high winds and torrential rain so whereas I thought all of my problems in that area were over following the end of the winter it appears that things are just as bad as before, and possibly even worse, as the end of the project approaches.<\/p>\n
So one way and another what with these things and the challenges I\u2019m facing getting the inside of the house ready for occupation, I think I\u2019m becoming tired and stressed both physically and mentally. As I\u2019m becoming aware of the fact that nobody can keep working non-stop day in, day out as I\u2019ve been trying to, I therefore took it easy yesterday and did nothing more for the rest of the day after collecting three more 12 litre cans of sealer-undercoat from Leroy Merlin.<\/p>\n
That was appropriate anyway as yesterday was a public holiday here in France and it was unfortunate that my day of rest was ruined by last night\u2019s storm. As it was, I didn\u2019t re-wake until after 9.00 am having gone to bed at about 11.30 pm last night, so I must have derived some benefit from it.<\/p>\n
The good news is that I\u2019ve checked the paintwork in the lounge and corridor again this morning and it\u2019ll be a piece of cake to make good the problem areas. Afterwards it\u2019ll be impossible to see that they were ever there and work will be able to resume, possibly later today but more likely tomorrow, after the making-good has had time to cure and my spirit has also had time to recover a little bit more.<\/p>\n
Then it\u2019ll be \u2018onwards and upwards\u2019 once again. You mustn\u2019t allow events to get you down when the rewards of renewed effort will be so great ?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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