The Lounge and study have big floor to ceiling west facing windows. It is NEVER cold enough in the tropics to have those blinds open, especially in the afternoon, so we keep them shut all the time and use the family room instead because it stays cooler, and of course these rooms become junk magnets.

We dont have as much junk now as we used to, and it is getting even better, DH has taken everything out of the study and started sorting through it, so now the lounge is a mess, but there is a lot going in the bin.

The washing line is not height adjustable and is down the side of the house, so I cant hang the washing and let the kids play with their equiptment at the same time, because I can't see them.

OHHH and the thing that irks me the most is that our neighbours have their dogs on the opposite side of their house from their bedrooms - Right next to our bedroom windows. And they YAP constantly!! Their yard is wider on the other side too, so they have the dogs in the narrowest part and ignore them when they bark. Truly a PITA.