renovation

89/365 The Bunker

This photo was taken last week. Inside the bedroom where we stayed for most of the week, staying out of the painter’s way (mostly). And although she had some pretty strong objections to having the door closed, she put up with it admirably well. She was having one of those gorgeous hair days that the [...]

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Discoveries of Necessity

This week in adventures of supermumhood and/or madness a few things have become apparent. I much prefer having my computer and desk in the bedroom. Not because I particularly like having the computer in there, but because it has a nice big window. And there’s something about being able to look out a window to [...]

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Running Interference

It is all kinds of challenging to attempt any renovation with a toddler. Other than brief napping periods (oh so brief!) you need at least one person to run interference. Because as delightful as it is that they just want to be a part of absolutely everything, you can’t really let them do the vast [...]

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The Unrelaxing Long Weekend

I thought it would be a brilliant plan to make a dent in the painting. Long weekend. Perfect time to do projects around the house – or so hardware store advertising would have me believe. Obviously the marketing geniuses for those advertising campaigns don’t have toddlers. A sweet little bundle who looks up at you [...]

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Unleash the Control Freak

This year I want to get organised. And not just with the big stuff, with all the little details as well. But I suppose if I could get on top of the little stuff, the big stuff would follow. Control freakdom is creepy that way. Now, my inner perfectionist may be dead, but my inner [...]

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