chaos by graemestevens

chaos

We spent our christmas break frantically painting and wall papering our humble abode with a view to selling...and then promptly procrastinated. Eventually we put it on the market and, 4 days later, have sold.
We've purchased a section in town to build on but have, in typical Stevens' fashion, been caught so short that we're almost subterranean and now find ourselves having to move in to the mother-in-law's house for an undefined period of time.
To add insult to injury, I found this box upside down. It's clearly faulty.
Bugger.
So sorry about your predicament... as for the box... well... maybe just blow the darned thing up?
February 22nd, 2018  
I think I have p;ity for the mother in law.
February 22nd, 2018  
Oh no, I feel your pain. Good news about selling though.
February 22nd, 2018  
And let the fun begin! Can't wait for future posts...
February 23rd, 2018  
Moving is NEVER for the timid or faint of heart! This sums up life rather well. I suggest crawling inside and let the world readjust to you and yours.
February 23rd, 2018  
PS- something must be amiss, there's color showing
February 23rd, 2018  
Ohhh bum deal! Make the best of the situation and I’m sure it’ll all work out in the end! Much like the box did here! Turned it into a fantastic image 😏! Nicely done!
February 23rd, 2018  
Great use of text in an image. Best wishes with the building process
February 23rd, 2018  
I'm wondering what your MIL will think of the gas mask?
February 23rd, 2018  
Cool shot.... moving is so stressful!
February 23rd, 2018  
Boy I’d be upside down too if we’d ever had to move in with my MIL even though I adored her
February 23rd, 2018  
wonderful story behind. wow! I guess you are going to be crowded... I'm sure your emotions about it will show through your pics...
February 23rd, 2018  
@adi314 You can never tell what may happen...it may go swimmingly...
@jgpittenger She's a lovely lady...from a distance...
@jclaireyp I'll probably end up even greyer...
@365karly1 More importantly, will she even see it coming?
@hrs Thank you very much - we'll be fine. How bad can it be...?
@christinabengephotography I think I'll just need even more wine!
@joysabin There is some colour showing...although to be fair, can we class beige as a colour?
@featherstone26 Fun? We shall see...survival of the fittest I think.
@nicolecampbell No pain - yet. And I'm not sure who's going to hurt the most.
@joansmor She's been asking for it.
@northy I may have to set it on fire.
February 23rd, 2018  
I'd call in the bomb squad with a robot if I were you. Good to hear you've sold your house. Not so good that you're caught short. Hope you get on well with your MIL.
February 23rd, 2018  
It's clearly the box's fault...Congrats on the house sale and good luck with the move...
February 23rd, 2018  
@sandrajo I do not approve of faulty boxes...
@golftragic We shall see...
February 23rd, 2018  
Laughing! Sounds like you'll have quite a journey ahead and a bit of a nomadic life. I feel for you -- worth it in the end, but I imagine some dark(er) photos ahead!
February 23rd, 2018  
Haha - good news and bad!! Great image
February 23rd, 2018  
@taffy It will certainly be...interesting...
February 23rd, 2018  
@lyndamcg Indeed, but there's no other way...mind you, I do have a fairly good tent...
February 23rd, 2018  
I smurk and snigger.....
February 23rd, 2018  
Hope that upside down box is not too bad an omen.... here's luck..
February 23rd, 2018  
Every cloud etc..... You'll have photo of ma-in-law opportunities!!
February 23rd, 2018  
@30pics4jackiesdiamond Indeed...I'm not sure how I feel about it.
@joannakate I hadn't thought of that...
@newbank audible gasp.
February 23rd, 2018  
Oh wow,... you will have some stories to tell,.. probably your MIL too. I wish you,... well I do not know what. Luck? Sereneness? Stoicism?
Great capture to tell the start of that journy.
February 23rd, 2018  
Brilliant! Good luck with the move.
February 23rd, 2018  
Oh good luck with it! :(
February 23rd, 2018  
After having seen your previous pictures I wouldn’t like to be your mother in law. But especially I wouldn’t like to be your wife, caught in between the two! Nice picture though
February 23rd, 2018  
Love the image. Good luck with the transition. Moving into the mother in law's house could be ok... ... ... as long as she's moving out of it!
February 23rd, 2018  
Welcome to the club! Ultimately, ordering is just a special case of chaos!
Nice pov and shot.
February 23rd, 2018  
@haskar Thanks very much - my chaos was only ever going to e a special case ;)
@lsquared It's a big enough house but I may well have that human skull after all
@caterina I wouldn't like to be my mother-in-law either...
@radiogirl We may need more than luck...
@helenm2016 Thank you very much :)
@mona65 Thank you - I don;t know what we need yet either, so I'll take all 3 and see what's left over!
February 23rd, 2018  
Lee
Building photos to come then, oh! what about the buried sculls waiting to be dug up.
February 23rd, 2018  
Lee
Forgot to mention, Good shot.
February 23rd, 2018  
Make your mom in law happy, wear your mask when u greet her good morning 💕💕💕
February 23rd, 2018  
@joemuli She wouldn't be happy for long...
@gamelee All dug up, present and correct...I made sure of that before we sold!
February 24th, 2018  
Love the photo, love the story, can totally relate.
February 28th, 2018  
@ahleena Thank you kindly - trying times ahead!
February 28th, 2018  
Ha ha poor mother in law, hope they build quickly for all your sakes!
March 8th, 2018  
@happypat So do i...
March 9th, 2018  
@graemestevens my youngest son just moving into a self build at Kinloch, it's gone up in a remarkable time, so good to see it grow so fast. I like the way you build houses in NZ!
March 9th, 2018  
@happypat I really do hop that it pops up out of the ground overnight...
March 9th, 2018  
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