Stories Collected While Living in France
The guys came to fix the chimney.
I want to cry, no scream!
The water damage, the smoked stain walls, the burnt fireplace, the months of being cold are nothing compared to the DUST!
I could scream.
And so I am.
Bad mood. I kept telling myself it is nothing, it can be cleaned, at least you have a home, stop whinning.
It will take me hours, us hours to clean everything.
I cannot even take a photo of it… dreading tomorrow's clean up.
I totally get your despair. Years ago we had to clean up sewage that came up from the basement bathroom toilet in every home in our neighborhood. I cried on the front steps and listened as everyone came home and opened their front doors and yelled OH MY GOD! The smell and damage was disgusting. Some city worker had closed the wrong pipes.
Wish I could help you. xo
I wish I were there to help. I am handy dandy at dusting and singing at the same time!
I am so sorry that you are experiencing this-prayers for all the angels to assist and make it seem like a snap! I wish I could physically help.
Courage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just take one area at a time–it’s the only way a mess like that will not overwhelm. Just keep focused on the one area you are in the process of cleaning, and when that one is finished only focus on the next section to clean. If I could I would come and help you. Take heart!
So sorry you are facing this. This too shall pass. Thinking of you.
Oh, Corey! I am so sorry. 🙁 Take it a little at a time, and when it is finished, splurge on a big beautiful bouquet of flowers and wine and bread and chocolate!
Corey,je suis avec vous, je vous soutiens,je vous accompagne, je suis près de vous, faites morceau par morceau, petit à petit, et tout va aller bien.
Je vous embrasse
So sorry…ugh. Smoky-Dust-grime. Sometimes its the last straw.
So sorry you had such an ordeal the past few months! Dust has to be almost as bad as water. It gets onto and into everything. I hope you have some good friends there to help you dust, clean and patch your way back and restore your lovely home to its former glory!
So right about one section at a time! Do you have tarps that you can lay over the areas you’ve cleaned?
Also, be sure to wear a surgical mask, or at least a bandana tied bandit-style to cover your mouth and nose, and goggles or glasses to protect your eyes. And another bandana to protect your pinned-up hair (although some dust will seep onto your scalp anyhow, but at least it’ll be a lot less).
Oh, geez, sorry to hear. I get it. Years ago we needed to have our stairs re-sanded & the company sent an employee who had no idea what he was doing. He sanded the stairs and it went everywhere. Even the walls had a coat of dust. Disgusting. So wish I could help you.
Good luck with the clean up.
No fun at all, but I will send good
thoughts to you.
So sorry- it’s awful to imagine. Hope you can find a mask to wear, or pick one up at the drugstore. I keep a box of masks to wear for dealing with dust.
Happy Birthday Alice!
Happy Birthday Alice!
Corey,
So sorry to hear about the dust 🙁 I know how disheartening it must be after all you’ve been through with your home and the Paris apartment in the past year. Good luck with the clean up, I hope you have help!
Bon courage!
Keep your eye on the prize. It’s going to be awesome and beautiful when it’s done.
xox, d
Sorry you have to deal with this! You’ve held in there this long… I would not have been able to deal with the smell, I would have been long gone! Be brave! It’s all getting fixed and closer to normal.
sorry for the mess and cleanup – make sure you wear a mask even if it seems confining … one step at a time and then it will be wonderful. bon courage, Corey.
take one area at a time, as has been said + “it will” get done + practice saying nice things to the dust. good luck Happy Birthday, Alice! xxpeggybraswelldesign.com
I’m so sorry. And I can feel your pain – we tore an old chimney out of our house and yes – it is horrid how much dust there is. If I could wing my way to Europe cheaply I would be there to help you 🙂
Happy birthday, Alice! A fellow Pisces! No wonder I was so relating to your obvious enjoyment of France!
Poor you. How discouraging.
I felt similarly as our dusty old carpet was ripped out the other month and we had bamboo flooring put in, to hopefully address my terrible chronic sinus issues. Whilst we were packing all the stuff in armoires, buffets, etc, we roused the Dust of Ages and both got respiratory problems (mine on top of the sinus stuff.) After that we wore sturdy construction masks while in the house. (Do that.) I’m still unpacking bit by bit. Can’t wait for my home to feel like my home again.
The good news is that I’m tasting and smelling now, and feeling tons better.
sending you thoughts of a dainty flock of dust-sucking fairies to aid in your cleanup!!
this gives all new meaning to spring cleaning!!
😉
If you ever need help,lol…just saying’
In fact, if you want I will CLEAN THE ENTIRE HOUSE, FREE OF CHARGE!!! Just to be there:)
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