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How to survive a month without a kitchen?

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 17/01/2011 16:30

We are in the very fortunate and longed for position of having our kitchen completely done in a couple of months. It needs everything right down to rewiring and new ceiling. Our kitchen chap is planning for a month.

we live in a teeny house, no downstairs loo, no utility room etc. How are we going to manage?

So far plans are:
I'm cooking double amounts of things, like bolognaise. Freezer will go in garage temporarily.

At some point the washing machine will be plumbed into the garage. But before it does I guess its the laundrette. Tricky - I don't drive and dh is working long hours. I guess it will be Sunday afternoons at the laundrette!

fridge and microwave going in dining room. Along with essential foods plates and kettle etc. Do have a camping stove and a bbq that can come into play. oh, also a slow cooker. its the carbs bit that seem harder. Can you do pasta and rice in the microwave?

Washing up to be done upstairs in the bathroom? Grim.

I keep telling myself we go camping for a fortnight with less than this but it still seems like a bit of a challenge. Any hints and tips please to make it easier?

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 21/01/2011 11:58

thank you for the more tips.
we may well be having to cancel having the kitchen done. found out that dhs job is at risk.

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teta · 21/01/2011 13:13

Oh Kitten,i'm sorryShock.

OhYouBadBadKitten · 21/01/2011 14:33

if the job goes it really will be a bastard but we are in that horrid waiting bit where we just dont know. the good side I suppose is that the money for the new kitchen was from redundancy money and at least we've not signed any contracts yet, so we still have that. I'm trying to convince myself that the kitchen deosnt matter. I can always artfully drape some new tea towels about the place or something. it'll wait.

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 21/01/2011 14:34

funny how life goes eh. one moment happy planning then boom, back to reality.

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