instead

The sun is up, there is noise outside from the machines being used by the workers down the street. A steady noise, like a mixing machine for plaster.
Open the window, let in the fresh air.
The sunlight dims, it is a cloud.
And all of this in five minutes, outside there is the heavy sound of a vehicle with a broken exhaust.

And the cat has been fed, get up to make another cup of coffee. The family is still abed, most likely asleep.

The sound of the coffee machine has wakened the son.

And the bells outside say that it is eight o'clock.

The living room is dusty, that is a job that needs to be done.
There are so many jobs that need to be done.

Sneeze twice, the son wishes gesundheit from his bedroom, a car rumbles by outside.
And the sun is back out, it is bright again.

Today a visit to the builder's supply place will be necessary. To buy fresh plaster.

But it would be nice just to rest for a while.

Instead.