As I reflect over the year, through the photos I took and the memories they stir, I am struck by how full our year has been. My Dad said last christmas that we would look back and wonder how we did it, that is exactly how I feel. How? But we did and here we are, happy, tired and looking to the future. January Jars rescued from an old shed, symbolising my desire to regenerate this place that had just…
I know I have been remiss in my posting of house pictures, but a combination of no internet, terrible light over the last couple of weeks and busy days that mean things aren’t at their photoshoot best, means it has taken awhile. But today we have the magical combination of sunshine, new crafts keeping the boys busy and a reasonable night of sleep leaving me somewhat motivated after lunch. I was also super inspired by Jacinta’s pics of her beautiful…
Well hello, remember me? Crazy woman who nearly sent herself mad building a house, homeschooling and moving constantly? Tis I. A month in and we finally (finally!) have internet installed, this truly is a happy day for our household. I should probably be all “it was great to take a break, it was so much more creative etc etc” but no, I missed being connected to the world and I missed doing this, chronicling our lives and sharing some of…
We are 2 sleeps away from moving into our new home. That really isn’t long. Especially when you consider how much is left to pack. Hey ho, we’ll do our best and see how we get on. The last couple of days have been pretty stressful with peak stress hitting this afternoon. On being informed that we might not actually be able to move in on Friday despite having the movers booked, the house (sort of nearly) packed and our…
Due to the fact that my sister who may talk nice but is in fact a deadly ninja smurf kindly requested pictures, I was motivated to take a few snaps of our lovely new carpets. They were installed on Friday and I spent today hoovering them to get up all of the fluff, two hoovers worth and counting…but totally worth it. Behold the carpeted bliss, The dark grey carpet runs up the stairs, along the landing and into our bedroom…
I apologise in advance for any madness or general not-making-sense that is likely to take over for the forseeable. This is the final week before our move, that’s right we are on a clock people. This is the last Sunday living somewhere else, we are nearly there. This week I will be packing, panicking and attempting to stay sane. Really the main thing is the packing, the rest is optional. Say it with me, the stucco is finished! I will…
Throughout this build process I’ve tried (I really have tried) to remain calm and professional. I’ve been helping with the project management of the build, which has been a lot of work and effort. I’ve enjoyed a lot of it, being so involved in building my own home has been really rewarding, but there have been many frustrations. This, it appears, is the nature of building. But throughout it all I’ve tried to be realistic, helpful and persistent in achieving…
Have you ever painted your entire house? Have you ever painted your entire house all at once? You are probably thinking that doesn’t sound like a fun way to spend Thanksgiving weekend and you would be correct. Oh how correct you are. But. When you have the electricians coming next week (allegedly), the appliances being delivered and the following week the carpets are going in, well painting has to be done. In order for the final fix of electrical to…
On Saturday we said goodbye to Nana and Grandad who returned to old Blighty after a 3 week stay. Apparently warmly inviting your relatives to stay by stealing their passports and removing them to a remote location is termed as ‘kidnapping’ (damn you Lady Justice, damn you) so we reluctantly let them leave. It was brilliant having them here, they helped us massively with work on the house and with the boys so that we could get a seemingly never…
The day has finally come, I have a kitchen. After a lot of planning, waiting, reorganising, ordering, chivvying and lots of hard work on the part of the installers (Stephen and his Dad) the kitchen is in. We’ve gone for a Mid Century Modern brown tone for all of the cupboards as part of our modern/vintage aesthetic. I really wasn’t sure if the colour would come out as we have imagined but now it is up I love it. A…