The Karen way to chop wood
There’s a running joke between Joe and myself that I am a bit weak and feeble. It’s true that I have the upper body strength of a wet towel and…
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One wall down…many more to go
This weekend we finally got off our bums and painted the feature wall in our bedroom. We had already bought the paint a few weeks back with a B&Q voucher…
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I heart paint samples
I’m a bit scatty when it comes to picking paint. As mentioned in a previous post, me & Joe got a joint birthday present from my mum this year :…
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Far from lounging around
Tomorrow will be Joe’s birthday. He’ll be catching up with me and entering his mid-20s. Scary stuff. Our birthdays are relatively close together – in fact, there’s only 3 weeks…
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Any excuse to have a house party
One thing I have learned about modernising a house is that there is a lot to get rid of before you can bring in the new shiny goodies. Luckily, when…
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Making a pickle out of picking paint
Our bedroom is almost complete. It will be the first room in the house to reach this momentous status of ‘being finished’. In fact, all that we need to do…
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So….taps are interesting right?
I am generally a very forgetful person, and a tad useless in life to be honest. The only thing that gets me through the days is my monstrous, ever-growing to-do…
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The Autumn/Winter home collection
I love Autumn and Winter. Mostly because I get to crack out my winter wardrobe which consists of funny hats, big coats, hockey jerseys and colourful tights. But I also…
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I don’t think I’ve ever hugged an oven until now
I never in my life thought I’d get sick of takeaways. That was until recently when we discovered that living without an oven/proper kitchen meant we could either: Eat out,…
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Houses look better with balloons
This blog is called “Well I guess this is growing up” so it would be rude of me not to mention my birthday! Especially since I am now in my…
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