Touching up, it's a new start

Just some minor things to fix before Threehouse is about to open. Touch ups here and there, finish the shower downstairs, waiting for the last (for this time) delivery of things as kitchen cabinets and such, touching up a bit here and there, do decoration and clean and clean and clean... Tomorrow will be a lot of cleaning to do, tonight after painting the wall (of hell) to the top floor i just had the energy to clear away stuff and boil some pasta for dinner ´til my head felt slightly numb and i decided a night of sleep and an early wake-up to do the mopping of the floors will be better.

On the 14th i can't do any sort of work since it is chinese new-year. It is bad luck cleaning and such during this day, it's like sweeping away your luck sort of and you must also put away your brooms and whatever out of sight, you can also not go to sleep this day, night. So it is a lot to do before this in cleaning way, i have also noticed how the chinese in my neighborhood are preparing for the new-year by painting their facade and cleaning, it is quite a nice feeling with it. It's so far away from what it is back in sweden-home. This year i think i will by some oranges to decorate with, it is like a luck symbol, like gold for fortune and good luck in the coming year which is the year of the tiger. Red is also a color to be used during this time of the year (the chinese new year is celebrated for 15 days if i remember it correct), it is a lucky and happy color which is also believed scaring away bad spirits like the mythological beast called Nien that comes around during spring time, new year to scare especially children and it is said that Nien was once scared away by a child wearing red. There are many legends about the Nien. One is that it was caught by by Hongjun Laozu - the leader of the Taoist Immortals and teacher of the Three Purities. Hongjun Laozu – whose name means "The Great Primal Homogeneity" – then uses the (former) monster as his mount, i.e. rides it as one would a horse.

one type of a Nien statue

The new year is supposed to be a new starting, so many people get new clothes and many girls go the hair-dresser, it is impossible getting appointments at this time, i have saved one red dress i never wore before which i think i will wear one of these nights and i will go and by some new cheap red tops and maybe a new pair of jeans for me so i don't necessarily have to wear black. i would also like to put up a couple of lanterns or chinese welcoming scripts on paper for good spirits and paint my facade in red but if there is time doing so i don't know. And you never know if the rain decides to pour down a whole day...

Anyway, time to sleep. It's a whole day of work waiting for me... good night 晚安