There are many stages for this

Cate is working her way through the various stages of post furniture buying depression.

The stages include – but are not limited to:

Incredulity: That something could change so much from what it looked like in the furniture store.

Astonishment: That you could buy something that does not actually fit into the space for which it was intended.

Amazement: That you could acquire a piece of furniture that does not go with a single thing you have already.

Frustration: That no matter how many times you move the furniture around it does not quite work the way it should.

She will soon move into a very brief stage of resignation where she thinks fleetingly that we will just have to live with it.

Unfortunately she passes through his stage at the speed of light and quickly moves onto the next phase where she starts thinking about what we need to buy to make the whole thing work.

If I am lucky it may be only things like chairs and coffee tables. I am accustomed to this endless process and the good thing about shopping for furniture is that there is always somewhere to sit down.

On the weekend we are going to Neusiedlersee to stay at the Smith Hotel. We are going to spend a couple of days just mooching about and  cycling around Lake Neusiedl.