I find it easier to think of the remaining jobs we’ve got to do around the property as how many hours of work they’ll take. That and “what’s the most cost effective way of doing it?”. Thankfully we’re now back in our home after a period of absence following asbestos being discovered and needing to…
Category: Life in New Zealand
Paint, floors, taps and a bath
Goodness… I can’t believe we’re painting already! It’s such a weird feeling because in some ways it indicates how far we’ve come in this process (and how quickly) but there’s also a great deal more to do. We spoke to our builder yesterday and when he said “so you can start painting tomorrow”, I do…
oh for the options
I miss Sydney for the first time. While bright winter days where one can walk around in shorts are appealing, the actual thing I desire right now is options. Options for a variety of tap fittings, options for a ball gown (David Jones and Bianca Spender, I never thought I’d miss you so much), options…
It’s not that easy
I write often when I feel the creative urge. Writing when I’m overwhelmed though is a discipline I lack. Since last posting, I have been overwhelming overwhelmed. Not all the time and by no means without relief, but just enough that any creative energy has been spent on just keeping it all together. It’s also…
Camping… and Mr Incredible’s Stew (aka Annabel Langbein’s Tender Beef Bourguignon from Winter Goodness)
It’s a rainy day and for the life of me all I feel like doing is embroidery. Sitting down with a hoop and some silk and painting a picture with thread. We’re camping though, albeit in a house, with most of our possessions still packed away in a shed – for the most part it’s…
Adjusting
It’s twilight when I return home and the birds that are plentiful in the morning have mostly gone to roost. I’m quite disappointed by this as I found my binoculars this morning and was hoping to do a bit of birding. My binoculars were a bit of a find – considering we decided not to…
Contentment
I really don’t think I could be morecontent with life. Really. Our bank account is certainly not as flush as it was3 months ago and we’re now on a strict budget (thanks Barefoot Investor formaking this easy!) but our lives are much fuller and the days are good. Last night we had the most incrediblecommunity…
The biggest change
Moving to Whanganui, where jobs are in short supply, Mr Incredible and I had a deal that the first to get a job would take it and the other would be the stay at home parent. With me being the first to get a job, and now from that be offered full time work (with…
A brief summary
One of the difficult things about blogging is that if I miss a week or two I have no idea where to start off again – so much seems to happen during that period and topics to post about are too abundant. If I was smart I’d do a bundle and then slow release them……
Disconnect
There’s an unexpected disconnect living in our new home. We don’t have internet and the phone reception is very poor which has resulted in a sort of stepping away. It’s twenty minutes into town and quite a few locals think we live in the boondocks… without modern firms of communication it can feel that way….
a life of less regrets 