Major strain from renovation

I am taking major strain.

This is the black plastic sheet separating the two rooms we’re living in from the building site we will one day call home.

We’re two weeks into the chaos and I am really, really struggling.

Two weeks of constant, severe dust allergies. Two weeks of noise and banging 10 hours a day, people around me all the time, living amidst piles of clutter and not being able to find anything. Two weeks of (rightfully) super-emo kids because they’re highly sensitive too, and this is extremely hard. Two weeks or no personal space.

My nervous system is taking such strain. I am doing all the things, and they are just about keeping me sane (just about). Early nights and lots of water, walking and time in nature, reaching out to friends and watching funny things on TV, Epsom salts baths and magnesium. Lowering expectations and making space in my diary for rest.

What else can I do?

Please send tips! And hope, and chocolate 😉