Month: October 2021
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Day 3- I see where this is heading…
So, not to jinx us- but things are going relatively ok with this renovation thing. We’re exactly three days in- and things are taking shape. Yes, at the moment there is dust everywhere and a pile of dishes to wash in the laundry that I’m still getting my head around how to wash but it’s…
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Day 2- Open Concept
So like most middle class people aged between 18 and 80, I love a good home renovation show- especially the Property Brothers. They love to create Open Concepts. I’m not sure if they actually created the phrase “open concept” but in almost every episode, they bring in the fancy computer program and walls start disappearing.…
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Day 1- things are happening!
Happy to report that after one day of kitchen action, we officially have no kitchen. The sink, the cabinets, the oven, everything is gone…. Or at least on our front porch. Hopefully he comes back today…..
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Day 0- the chaos before the chaos
Well, here we go. There’s a fridge in our dining room and our kitchen is in boxes. Appliances are on their way from Melbourne and we literally have a kitchen sink in a box under the dining room table. Yup, we’re starting our kitchen renovation today. Nervous, excited, relieved- and a bit worried. I spent…
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The Gift of Time
So, we’re 10 days in to a 14 day family home isolation/quarantine period. A kid at day care has Covid and because children have terrible hygiene and are unreliable witnesses when it comes to figuring out where they’ve been and who they’ve spoken to, the whole day care had to close and all families have…
He Runs, I Cook 