After that big effort, it’s time for a break. Ignoring the boxes.

Letting the kid unpack. On the new shag rug.

Making coffee the slow way. Tackling paid work thoughtfully (but pausing to smile satisfactorily at the new dining room rug).

Walking around in the grass after the sprinkler system(!) does its thing. I might call it the sparkler system, because oh how pretty it makes things in the morning sun.

It feels like spring.