House and Home

Ah the Insanity.

August 8, 2011
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Sometimes the insanity of what we are doing really hits me. We really are building our home, ourselves. That doesn’t mean we are ‘project managing’ like all the cashed up Brits on Grand Designs who have loads of contractors running around doing to actual building bits while they swan around in hard hats and argue [...]

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Starting Out Organised…

July 11, 2011
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I can’t believe that the school year is half over already! While I am certainly not wishing this last week of the school holidays to move any faster than it has to (in fact I’d be happy with an extra week please!) I am quietly preparing for the second semester to start because I desperately [...]

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Winter Cleaning.

July 4, 2011
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The lure of a fresh new start at the change of seasons is what gets me up off my bum and into the cleaning mood at the start of spring. But it’s the middle of winter here right now. Today is cold and windy and it feels a long way from the motivation of spring. [...]

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Ten Survival Tips for Renovation Cooking

June 20, 2011
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I’m currently ‘cooking under plastic’ or that should be ‘trying to cook under plastic’. The current state of our renovations means that our kitchen has only one wall and no roof. The current state of the weather means that the tarpaulin that is supposed to be saving the kitchen from the elements is slowly being [...]

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Mess, Manners and a Dyson Review.

June 13, 2011
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My children are the messiest eaters on the planet. The smallest thinks it is fun to toss any unwanted food over the side of the high chair. The big boy shovels food in so fast most of it ends up everywhere but in his mouth. And no matter how cushy or comfy we make their [...]

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Home Renovations – Excitement Vs Terror.

June 6, 2011
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With the floor structure complete it is time for the demolition part of our renovations to begin. During last week weather-boards came off the rear of our house, the study window was removed, the back door is gone (it will one day become our living room door!) and it is a matter of hours before [...]

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Old House. New House.

May 16, 2011
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I was going to write a long and rambling post about how excited I am about our renovations, but then I realised… most of you have no idea what our house is like now, so you aren’t really going to understand why I am so gosh dang excited about the changes. So, indulge me if [...]

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Renovation Madness.

April 25, 2011
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Once upon a time, a very long time ago, in a land before stock market crashes, flooding rain and scary heart problems, we had plans. Not just any old ‘pie in the sky’ plans. We had real plans, big plans, plans drawn up by a qualified and expensive architect. They were grand plans…. Plans to [...]

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