No I haven't movedNo we didn't put up another wallWhat I did do after much umming and ahhing and toing and froing is buy the largest outdoor mat I could find.And its shown me that after all these years this ol house can still surprise the socks off me somedays.So in the interests of general … Continue reading The Outdoor Room I Never Knew I Had
I may have mentioned this before but I'll say it again anyway - small changes that make a big difference are my favourite kind of changes. So in keeping with that, I thought I'd share a quick change done recently that was easy, fun and mostly done by me sweet girl Olivia. Last Saturday she … Continue reading Small Change, Big Difference – Impromptu Feature Wall
Five Minute Friday on a Monday night but it still works the same way. Prompt word, five minutes, just write. No overthinking, no over editing. This weeks prompt word is MORE We always think we need more, if not for now then for later, for just in case. Survival instinct I guess - the more … Continue reading Five Minute Friday – More (or Less)
Because when things aren’t perfect, which is always, you have to choose what you are going to focus on. Myquillyn Smith By happy accident, I now have a new favourite reading place. My husband started a project totally uninstigated by me, at the far end of our back room - this happens to be … Continue reading #MySundayPhoto – The Reading Nook
The answer doesn’t always have to be long and complicated. Sometimes (not always but more often than we think) the answer is simple and sometimes its easy. In fact they’re my favourite kind. See I’m a great one for overcomplicating and overthinking things - things like my faith, my writing, raising these two beautiful children or … Continue reading Simply Does It – Five Simple Refreshes For Your Home (and For Your Heart)
I'll tell you something about myself. I get easily distracted. Very easily I start a task with enthusiasm, but before long the whiff of something more interesting or creative and/or pressing has me wandering off and starting on something else before I’m finished the first thing. Anyone else? It happens too when I have so … Continue reading The Life Changing Magic of Twenty Minutes A Day
I suspect my house might be like a lot of houses - its smaller, its older, its needy. It has issues. And such a range and variety of them. Long term issues, short term issues and everything in between issues. There's the undone, the half done and the nearly done. Things that are broken, things … Continue reading For When Your House Has Issues
So this ones for when you or your families love of a good movie or 400 is threatening to take over your house. Now I don’t usually do these "this is the answer to all your problems" type posts because it may not be, but this little idea worked a treat at my place so I’m … Continue reading Making Room – DVD Storage That Works
Water Into Wine 