Disclosure: This is a paid collaboration with The Paint Shed. We’ve been in our ‘new’ home for just over a year now so it’s time to finally make our house our own. So far, we’ve redecorated the bedrooms but two big jobs remain. For ‘remain’, read ‘were ignored in the ridiculous hope they’ll miraculously do …
Disclosure: This is a paid collaboration with Bosch. One of the items on my long-since failed 40 before 40 challenge was to complete a DIY project from scratch. So, when Bosch got in touch to ask if I’d like to try one of theirs, I jumped at the chance. Bosch loaned me the necessary tools …
Our house has been on the market for several months and, although there have been a lot more viewings lately, we’re still nowhere near moving. Sometimes we need to rant about things to get them out of our systems, so this is what I intend to do today. I think there’s a direct correlation between …
Disclosure: this is a paid collaboration. Not that I’m obsessed or anything, but it’s time for another post about our attempts to finally move home! Last week, I wrote about how we might need to be prepared to reconfigure a new house to make room for everyone. Unfortunately, there are limited options in our area, …
Disclosure: this is a paid collaboration. I’ve written a few posts about moving home – or at least trying to move home – recently. The signs continue to be encouraging and we’ve had more enquiries in the last week than in the last few months put together. With that in mind, we’ve been keeping a …
Disclosure: this is a paid collaboration. One of the must-haves in our next home is a decent garden. This is especially important as I feel we’ve let the kids down with the one we have at the moment. Making it more kid-friendly was always on our to-do list, but we only got round to dealing …
Disclosure: this is a paid collaboration. Our house has been on the market for a while but, with January out of the way, there are signs that things may pick up soon. We’ve started getting calls from our estate agent again and other properties are being sold locally, so there’s cause for optimism. As a …
Disclosure: This is a paid collaboration with Dr Beckmann. This post also includes affiliate ads. If you end up buying any of the products, I may earn a few pence! If there’s one household chore I need to get better at, it’s cleaning our appliances. Actually, that’s something of an understatement. Just cleaning them at …
I’m going to start this post with a confession. I’m awful when it comes to looking after the garden! I mow the lawn – probably less often than I should – and pull up weeds. Basically, I’m reactive instead of proactive. In fact, all we’ve really done is maintain what we have rather than improve …
If I ever go on Mastermind, there’s an unlikely candidate for my specialist subject. Cats. As well as growing up in a family of ailurophiles – yep, cat lovers – I spent five and a half years working for the UK’s biggest feline welfare charity. Specifically, I wrote and edited copy for a wide range …