Our houses are built pretty close together.
It has never been a problem before, but the house to the left has recently started using a bedroom that has a window directly facing our massive kitchen window.
I do concede that it's not wholly unreasonable of them to decide to make use of a room in their house, but at the same time, I keep making eye contact with them while I'm in my kitchen.
This morning I was standing alone at my sink trying to fit a large spatula in my mouth to scrape off the golden cheesy bits that had stuck when Mrs Next Door, in dressing gown and hair net, flung open the curtains. We locked eyes and I don't think either of us particularly enjoyed the encounter.
So far I have been pretending that it's not happening and I haven't noticed. It's not a wildly convincing strategy, but it's all I can think of. Dh suggests giving them a cheery wave. Mortifying.
Diagram, because I know you'll want one. I've included the lovely view because it's the reason I'm not rushing to stick up frosted plastic. Blue box is my kitchen window. Red box is their bedroom window.