House envy

It took me a really long time to put a washbasin with hot water and a radiator in my tiny downstairs loo M0nica.

It was perfectly fine as it was - just colder and not so welcoming but SO lovely afterwards.
It had been put off for maybe 15 years because of the route the hot pipes had to travel and the mess it was going to make.

I know you will be looking forward to the changes!

When I was growing up we lived in flats. Nice, big flats with the living areas totally separate from the bedrooms.
Now I live in a bungalow that is both very private (surrounded by a hedge) I can dance naked in the rain if I feel so inclined!
The big bonus is my bedrooms are down the hall so I can leave my bed unmade without visitors seeing what a slut I am. Just like our flats.
I just love it and although some friends have bigger and better and some have smaller I don’t want to swap with any of them.
That cottage by the gates in Hyde Park though. I’d be there in a flash!

The best way to be happy is to be content with what you have

I think we can be perfectly content and still admire other things and think "oh that would be nice".

Maybe I'm odd but I can the hold two thoughts/feelings true at once.

...Or maybe the "envy" word had been taken quite literally by some?