In the midst

In the midst of it (refurbishment) there is dust.
In the midst of it there is confusion.
In the midst of it there is disruption.
In the midst of it there is movement.
In the midst of it there is unsettlement.

Yet...

We are nearer finished than at the beginning.
We are nearer the building we want to have.
We are nearer the kind of workplace we would wish to have.
We are nearer the quality of place that will give pride to the community.
We are nearer the beginning of a new chapter in the future of CCH.

Definitely worth the midst of it all.

re-building - a voyage

In the middle of refurbishment is always the worst place to be.



Neither finished nor as organised as normal - you tend to be at the messiest and most disorganised. Everything is everywhere, and nothing is where it ought to be.



That us where we are right now. And being there it is difficult to see the finish line and what things will look like, and it becomes increasingly difficult to remember how things were.



But despite this we have uncovered and discovered some amazing things about our building, some lovely features, and made some new ones, which all adds to putting this generations stamp on a building which has stood before us, and will stand long after we are gone.



Such things should not be taken lightly nor dismissed. For we leave part of ourselves for those that follow to see and feel.