Z's Kitchen Countdown - 6 - Z feels efficient

 It's all gone well in the last couple of days.  Toasted cheese didn't give me any problems at all and I got up early and did a lot more clearing in the kitchen, before spending a few more hours on lunch preparations.  I know perfectly well that everyone would have been happy with more easily prepared barbecue food but, the busier I am, the more enthusiastic I tend to get.  Anyway, there is a lot more stuff stashed away, out of the kitchen and I feel calmer for it.  The mess was starting to get to me.

I really wish I'd thought of moving the broom cupboard contents to the larder years ago.  It's so much better.  Getting to the cupboard under the stairs via a door at the end meant that most of the stuff was only accessible if I took everything at the front out and then, inevitably, I didn't bother to haul it all out again to put the stuff back, so I had to do a tedious clear out quite regularly.  The three bins fit side by side and, on a shelf, I've got the cat's food and I've various other things on the rest of the shelves. I'll put a piece of leftover flooring down, to help keep it all clean.

All the family are on good form and, luckily, we'd come indoors before the heavens opened.  It rained torrentially for a long time.  I'm so sorry for holidaymakers - having grown up in a seaside holiday town, I'm always very sympathetic to them, when the weather is bad.

Tomorrow, I absolutely must do paperwork.  Next week, the forecast tells us of rain again, so I guess Scott will carry on indoors, for the most part.  I've still got plenty for him to do, though he's a very quick worker.  The joiner called round, to check the window latches to order.  The window is made and he just needs to add the glass, which he will order on Monday.  So, the week after, it will be fitted - hopefully, when the skip is here, so that the old one can go in that.

I didn't tell you about the skip, I don't think.  There's a sizeable Dutch barn, which Russell kept adding to and the additions are gradually falling down.  We need to remove some of it and go back to its original size, but there's a lot of Lord-knows-what that will have to be taken away.  I asked for any teenagers to volunteer for hard work for a couple of days, and Zerlina and Gus offered.  They will come and stay for a couple of nights and Stephen and I somehow have to be ready for them.  I don't really need another job, but I want it done, so I'll just have to manage.  It's possible.  I am wildly overconfident.