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Okay, I told you about my husband's list of chores for us to do this weekend. Well I was thinking about it this afternoon and decided that instead of resisting, I am going to embrass it with enthusiasm.
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You know I find myself complaining about being bored, but when faced with something to do, I complain about that as well. Today, when we go up, my husband had prepared a list of things for us to do.
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Following are photos of the day before we moved in. There are still small amounts that need to be done but the most important thing is that council have passed us to be able to move in.
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Isn't it funny how some words survive that seem a little odd? Sconce is an example. It's a word used in relation to candles or lamps, and merely means a kind of holder.
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It's becoming more like a real house now. The water tank has been installed, so has the hot water tank and the toilets.
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Our first few forays into checking out the upstairs of the house meant we had to climb a ladder inside.
There was no way we were going to allow our boys to get up there until we had some decent stairs. Their first trip to checking out the main...
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There were two requirements that I had when we designed our new home. Aside from the obvious (bathroom, laundry, 4 bedrooms etc.
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The following photos show the newly laid tiles in the kitchen and bathroom upstairs.
The tiles need a bit of cleaning but they still look great because they are where they are meant to be...on our floors.
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Coriandrum sativum
Coriander is an annual native to southern Europe and western Asia. Grows to 50cm, with finely cut upper leaves, small white or pink flowers and rounded seeds in beige seed coats.
This herb is now grown throughout the world...
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It's finally in. Our lovely, lovely kitchen and it looks exactly how I planned it.
The only extra we put in was profile doors. I love them and despite friends telling me they take up more time cleaning, I couldn't help myself.
We have room for...
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Absolutely!
I believe that our home is a blessing and we have attracted it for a reason. It is there to teach us something we need to learn or experience which then enables us to move forward in life in a more positive way.
Think about the...
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There are three different types of luck and these include: Heaven Luck, Earth Luck and Man Luck and each one accounts for about one third. Feng Shui falls into "Earth Luck".
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Pre-Purchase Consultations
During the past few months I have had lots of enquiries regarding people wanting to know if their prospective home has "good feng shui". Considering purchasing a home is one of the biggest investments than it makes...
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I love this Feng Shui blog and its ability to help me communicate my views and opinions about the subject that I am so passionate about.
I have hundreds of clients and after years of consulting and the past three years teaching I am still...
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It's hard to believe that an archetrave or skirting board to be exciting, but as they keep appearing around the house, that's exactly what they are.
The following photos are of the downstairs area and include the spare room, laundrybathroom and...
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I've been talking so much about the house I have forgotten to mention the backyard.
The block is 811m2 and had a huge pile of dirt on it leftover from the scraping out of the foundations. As it was somewhat low-lying we got a grader in to flatten...
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Something for you to think about, smell about, see about, feel about, touch about and sense about.
From: examiner.com
Soaking in the tub, taking a nice hot shower or just rinsing your face off with water helps to repair your health...
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If you have a swimming pool, what is one thing you should do to keep your loved ones safe? By loved ones, I mean your children and your pets, and your small relatives. Children flock to a swimming pool and you can all have many joyful hours playing...
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A look inside Bernard Madoff's New York City penthouse.
The living room of Bernard Madoff's penthouse apartment in New York, September 8, 2009.
REUTERSUS MarshalsPool
what you can do...
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A friend asked me recently why we painted our house orange when we had a red roof. I corrected her and said it was 'autumnal' which really means it has a more terracotta look.
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