Maximum frustration

Ok, I'm really on the edge now... I don't know how much more I can take! Suddenly realized we're having guests coming. Eili and Tonje are coming tomorrow morning, staying till Sunday. So, now very desperate to fix things. And I'm having one of those days in which everything goes wrong...

Headed into town to get a few things. Had decided to meet Tim for lunch, but he was too busy. Sat in the park at Hanover Square and ate a sandwich, pnly to get up and discover great mud stains on my new jacket. Finally got my coffee at Selfridges, only to discover that they've stopped selling my favourite type. On to John Lewis where I got en extra pillow and two pillowcases. BIG bag. We actually have loads of pillowcases, but were short on pillows. Unfortunately, English pillows don't have the same measurements as Scandinavian ones. Here they are long and thin. I'm used to square ones. You could by 'Oxford style' pillows, which are square, but they are almost twice the size of an Scandinavan one. Very frustrating. (I'm considering making a petition for an international pillow standard. Anyone interested?) Then bought four white espresso cups from Höganäs (!) on sale, which was really the highlight of my day. But not necessary according to husband, oh well. Fighting my way through Oxford street with the big bags, elbowing all the tourists. I hate that street. Umbrella broke on the way back, just as it started to piss down. We have very English weather at the moment...

At home, all windows open - the builders have been scraping the window frames, second day in a row. Paint dust all over the place... and very cold. Things are just not going my way today.