If you read my article reflecting on the highs and lows of building your own home last month, you would have seen a humorous look into my past 11 months. You would have also read that I lost my laptop and my (hopefully!) more helpful article on tips for building your own home. Ladies and gentleman: I have found my ...
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Living With A Great Dane Puppy
Our beautiful Great Dane, Maggie, has been with us for a little over a month now. She’s just turned 12-weeks-old, and Maggie is honestly the biggest sweetheart (even though at times she drives me mad). So, I thought I’d share some of the ups and downs of what it’s like being a puppy parent to this adorable, enormous ...
The Seven Stages of Building a New Home: Part 1
In May of 2016, my husband, myself and my pregnant belly signed off on a contract that approved the demolition, removal and rebuild of our little 56-year old house. Up until March of that same year, I thought people that tried building a new home from scratch were crazy. Why build when there are perfectly good houses ...
Why We Love Bonnie and Neil (and why you probably will too!)
If you’re in the business of pretty-ing up your home, there is no way you can go past the stunning home wares from Bonnie and Neil. Bonnie Ashley and Neil Downie a real life couple kicking serious butt in the interior design world. The pair share a love of botanicals, colours and patterns, and have come so far since ...
Indoor Plants That Will Bring Your Home To Life!
When I was growing up, my Mum always seemed to have a vase of flowers on the dinner table. To this day, there would be no better surprise for her than a bunch of flowers. But, cut flowers die. It's sad, hey? That's why I've grown to love indoor plants - because they never die! (That is, unless you entrust ...
5 Essential Steps to Overhaul Your Personal Finance
How's your financial situation looking? Are you pinching every penny you can? Living pay-check to pay-check? Paying for everything on a credit card and hoping not to get too far behind in paying it back? More money than you know what to do with? (Ha!) Personal finance is an area that I am weirdly fanatical about. Maybe ...
Awesome Stuff; “Family Recipe Book” edition
I wouldn't say that mothers have a lot of time. Days start early, naps fly by, and before you know it, it's 7.00pm and you're putting the baby down to sleep for the night, thinking to yourself, "What did I even do today?!" (Answer: You loved your child, put them first and, most importantly, kept him/her alive. Well ...
The Power of a Small Change in the Midst of Chaos
Because I’m not a great house keeper (read: basically the worst) my house is chaotic (read: like a tornado hit it. Scrach that – several tornadoes). I know everyone says they're the worst house keeper, but I actually am. I keep up with the dishes and the laundry, and that’s about it. There are pockets of trouble ...
#Ditch500: My First Decluttering Update!
Missed my introductory post on this decluttering challenge? Stop what you're doing and click here for all the juicy background info! Posting these photos makes me cringe (hello un-edited, un-beautiful catastrophe!) but this is what raw progress looks like baby! I dedicated the first week of the month to clearing out ...
#Ditch500: My Personal Decluttering Challenge
Happy new year, you guys! Like pretty much every person on the planet, I've been spending some time lately contemplating what 2016 will look like. New years always excite me, because I'm a little bit #basic and get totally sucked into the whole fresh start thing. Every time. So yeah, I have a list of goals I would ...