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Diary of a flood survivor Part 9

Diary of a flood survivor Part 9
Our magical move-in day has been postponed.
There were a couple of reasons we set a deadline, but after much deliberation, we realised it was putting more pressure on us than we needed.
We wanted a date to aim for, so we didn’t feel like we were endlessly living at our friends’ house and wondering when we could move in. It had given us a new spark to start thinking on what needed to be done to make it comfortable, especially for our son who will be sitting his HSC in no time at all.
However, despite the spark, it also made us realise the job was overwhelming. We have managed to get the walls plastered, but then there is sanding, painting, putting on the skirting boards and architraves, electricity, flooring, and the list goes on.
Then there is flood fatigue.
I know many of us are feeling it. The constant knot in the stomach, the sleepless nights, worrying about every little thing, even when it isn’t to do with renovations or finding somewhere to live. Verging on tears just because….
Funnily enough, my favourite show at the moment is The Block (oh, who am I kidding, it has always been my favourite show) because the contestants are living in rubble and dealing with the pressure of building a home.
Experiences diverge, however, when I see the magnitude of tradies, they have to build a room in a week, or they can just use their Block Bucks to get the little extras to style a room.
When I see one contestant couple crumble because people are being mean to them, I shake my head. When they complain about being stuck there for the next seven weeks, I almost yell at my tablet screen…try six months and counting!
But we all have our different experiences and deal with them in our own way.
So, for now, we continue to look at each job, knowing it gets us that much nearer to living back in our own home.
Sending hugs to all of us non-Block contestants who don’t have chances to win $10,000 each week for a room or play challenge games to get extra items for their houses.
To those of us scrolling the Facebook marketplace to find pieces of furniture we can use wherever we are currently laying our heads, I salute you.
Little steps.
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