I rolled over in bed, pressing the pillow over my head. No, not again. Not again! The house lay still. My wife stirred next to me. I relaxed slightly. Maybe I’d just imagined it. Maybe there wasn’t actually a— Drip. Dammit! I leapt out of bed and stormed into the bathroom, turning on the lights […]

‘You want to do what to our bathroom?’ I frowned at Harold, slipping off his bunny slippers. ‘Not the bathroom,’ he protested. ‘Just the bathtub.’ ‘My mistake,’ I nodded. ‘You want to do what to our bathtub?’ He rolled his eyes, swinging his legs around and ducking the under the warm covers. ‘I just think […]

I put the two pieces of tile against the naked bathroom wall and stuck them there with some ‘tack I’d found in the cupboard, taking a step back to look at them and imagine which one I was most willing to live with. ‘Any thoughts?’ Vanessa asked, standing by my side and doing the same […]

I absolutely love my new house. It has three bathrooms. Did you hear that?! THREE. For a four-bedroom house. That’s almost one bathroom per person and in a house of all girls, it’s an absolute blessing. There’s only been a couple of occasions where I’ve had to wait to use the shower or the toilet, […]