We wait, and wait, and wait for the varnish to dry (and apply a second coat, and wait some more).

While we wait, we sleep on a mattress on the living room floor, between a displaced radiator and a giant mound of STUFF. The floor is our new bedroom – here’s what the house looks like right now, plus a queen-sized mattress and a pile of blankets:

The dogs love the new sleeping arrangements, because it means comfier cuddling and more blankets to burrow under. It’s growing on me also, since we can now watch tv in bed – the epitome of lazy. Pretty soon we’ll move a Foreman Grill in there, so we don’t have to get up to eat. It’ll be heaven.