This:
This might not look like anything special to you. In fact, you may be wondering why I’m posting a photo of a very normal toilet. But I am excited.
We’ve lived in this house for the last four years and had an outside toilet the entire time. Finally, we bit the bullet, replaced the entire grey water system, had new trenches dug, put in new piping and got a toilet put inside. See here for photos.
It was an absolutely huge job and half of my front yard remains nothing but clay and mud (we’re hopeful we can put grass seeds in soon) but it’s DONE!
My friend, the ever lovely Lucy, dropped her husband in it and suggested that he could put our toilet in for mates rates. I am beyond grateful to them both, not only Tom for taking the time out to plumb everything in and make it work, but for Lucy letting us borrow him and being so generous with her friendship and support. Also, Mum for offering to make the ceramics to pay Lucy and Tom with.
Sometimes, the people you meet are simply amazing. They really really are.
It’s been a busy few weeks, but it’s all done now and guess what Internet – I can pee inside. No more am I freezing myself at 3am because the baby bounced on my bladder.
So beyond thankful.
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18 responses to “I am so beyond thankful”
That’s a huge deal! Congratulations!
YAY! Having grown up in a house with a port-a-potty (and a shower made out of a 40-gallon drum, a hose, and greenhouse plastic, and a fibreglass bath that had to be moved into the kitchen and hand-filled), I understand why a toilet inside that has REAL PLUMBING is so exciting! 😀
*throws confetti*
Yep, this is a huge big deal. Enjoy:)
Woooooooooo!!!!!
WooooHoooo!
I’m excited for you
Yay!
Not-so-cold-tootsies at 3am – oh, yes, I still have those night time trips but for different reasons these days lol.
Awesome , so lovely to read about acts of kindness with much other stuff out there.
I’m so glad our ‘shed’ was owned by a plumber previously and we had a bathroom , rough as it is but INSIDE and with a door.
That IS a big deal. When I was a kid (I’m not that old), we lived in a house with an outdoor toilet. I HATED it. Everything about it. (We were in a rural area, so it wasn’t plumbed or anything. I’m talking the old fashioned outdoor toilet). Not only was the toilet horrible, but I had (Pfft. Still have) a phobia about Cane Toads. And I live in Brisbane.
The day my father built a new bathroom and it had a toilet – amazing. I remember it so vividly. So I know how good that must feel for you right now. (We didn’t have it for 4 years either. He put the bathroom in less than a year after we moved in).
We reckon you are all WORTH it. Enjoy the everlasting feeling of warm toes and empty bladders in this chillier time of the year!!! Xxxxx’s
This is awesome! I’m so glad for you!! When you become a billionaire blogger you can pay it forward. 🙂
Huge news. Well worth a celebration. What a wonderful thing to finally have, especially now! Hooray for no more cold trips outside!
That is fantastic news. Yay for peeing inside 🙂
nothing like shitting inside.
HUZZAH!
I got so excited when I saw the picture loading!
Three cheers for indoor plumbing!
And three more cheers for Lucy and Tom.
Frankly me getting up at 5am in the freezing cold is a stretch. And I’m sure it’s not Tasmania-freezing. So yayness!!
Hooray! So excited for you!
Thank heavens for tradie mates! Does he want to come up here and stop my constantly running dunny?! Glad you’re warm in the wee hours now (every pun intended!). X
That’s brilliant news! BG Xx