Not DIY as such this time. Instead I’ve done a spot of spending! This year I have been very careful about what I’ve spent my money on outside of the strict necessities like bills and food, not only because I’ve been saving but also because I’m keen on decluttering. One of the things I’ve been trying [...]
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Home Improvements 9 & 10
Posted in Saving?Spending, home improvements on December 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Home Improvements 6, 7 & 8
Posted in home improvements on December 12, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Remember my ‘50 Home Improvements’ plan? Some things actually got done today – woo hoo! Alas I cannot claim credit which goes entirely to Dad. He arrived a few hours ago with his tool box and a few bits and pieces and got some stuff done for us:
Door bell: The front came off our months [...]
Trying to make a plan
Posted in home improvements on November 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’m still mulling over those pesky, never-ending home improvements. Last time I reported on my lack of progress I said I was going to leave it until my Christmas break to start tackling them. While this is still the case, I decided to try and make a new plan to put in my trusty filofax. That [...]
Projects 4 & 5: Bathrooms and bottles
Posted in Decluttering, home improvements on September 15, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Husband occasionally makes sloe gin. While this is great (and it is), I find that the empty bottles get in the way. They have come to reside on the floor in the kitchen and have been driving me mad as the kitchen is small and space is very limited. We have a very long, deep windowsill in our [...]
Projects 1,2 & 3 of 50: Off to a good start!
Posted in Decluttering, home improvements on September 14, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I got started yesterday with the ‘50 Home Improvements’ project by organising a funny little corner we have…
…halfway up the stairs. This alcove is a magnet for dust and clutter. All kinds of odds and ends seem to end up here. I often seem to sling things in this corner that need to go upstairs and then [...]
50 Home Improvements
Posted in Decluttering, home improvements on September 12, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I said I’d set myself a few goals as and when needed. Well, I think it is needed right now. I feel like I am being buried alive by my house. Despite continual decluttering efforts this year (and believe me, there have been many, many sessions), complete crap keeps crawling out of the woodwork. It [...]
Plodding on
Posted in Decluttering, home improvements on September 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I really didn’t feel like continuing with the bedroom today but I eventually got around to having a go at it. Husband and I managed to put the curtain poles and the curtains back up (though not in the second bedroom – I developed a case of fingers-in-the-ears la la la). I then replaced the [...]
Painting done
Posted in home improvements on September 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Well, I’ve finished the painting in the bedroom though I really ought to have painted the windowsill in the second bedroom while I was at it. We still haven’t put our curtains back up since a few months ago when our windows were replaced. It is getting ridiculous.
Can I just say that I really, really, [...]
What the IKEA is going on?
Posted in Saving?Spending, home improvements on September 7, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I began my week off with a trip to IKEA. It’s quite a jaunt from where I live to my closest store – I spent nearly four hours in the car due to heavy traffic. Was it worth it? Hmm.
We’ve had some cash stashed since last year for our various home improvements and bits and [...]
A spot of shopping
Posted in Saving?Spending, home improvements on August 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I have been shopping…
A couple of months ago I was having a quick look around Gap and spotted a cosy looking hoody. I fell in love. I’ve been looking for a new hooded sweatshirt for…well, forever it feels like. I wanted one with a zip because my other one (without a zip) makes me feel [...]
