Our DIY Dream
Getting everything done
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- Published on Monday, 18 February 2013
Authors: Michelle
Since Ruby has been in my life, one of the biggest challenges I have faced is finding time to fit everything in – running multiple businesses and blogs in addition to doing the admin side of Clint’s business. Add to that the management of the household…what to cook for dinner, paying bills, doing chores. Then...
Buying for your baby
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- Published on Friday, 15 February 2013
Authors: Michelle
As a first time mum, you can’t wait to get past the 12 week mark in your pregnancy so you can do the one thing you have been looking forward to doing since you found out you were pregnant. That thing my friend is shopping for your new baby. It was so hard for me to wait that long especially since I found out I was pregnant...
Renovating in 2013
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- Published on Wednesday, 13 February 2013
Authors: Michelle
This coming March will see us in our house for 2 years now. We’ve made a lot of progress in that time and have pretty much finished the inside bar the kitchen and laundry. I spent some time recently looking at the photos from the day we got the keys and it’s amazing to see just how far our house has come in that...
Finishing bits and bobs
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- Published on Tuesday, 12 February 2013
Authors: Michelle
It’s about time we had a renovation update to keep you in the loop of what has been going on.
Clint had some time off over the holiday season. The year before year he worked all the way through, with maybe an afternoon or morning off here and there. But last year he decided to finish up on Christmas Eve and spend some time...
Do you like our blog?
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- Published on Tuesday, 12 February 2013
Authors: Michelle
I was recently checking out our annual stats for our little blog. We’ve been going for nearly two years now – time flies when you are having fun right? In the last year we’ve added 104 new posts so that is 215 posts in total…wow, where did I find the time?
I have to admit, I love blogging. I’ve always...
Reading aloud
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- Published on Tuesday, 15 January 2013
Authors: Michelle
I’ve always been fascinated with books, right from a very young age I loved to read. There was not an MS read-a-thon that I would miss and my reading card was always filled with a long list of books. I even remember as a teenager being excited by the prospect of going to my local library and then spending hours there...
Holiday season wrap up
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- Published on Friday, 11 January 2013
Authors: Michelle
It’s been a pretty hectic year for us, what with Clint’s business going gang busters in addition to me launching my own business. On top of that there was the continued renovation of the house with the completion of the downstairs bathroom, the painting of the outside of the house and numerous other bits and pieces in...
2012 Thank You
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- Published on Thursday, 27 December 2012
Authors: Michelle
It’s been an awesome year…busy, exciting, successful. Who would have thought this time last year we would be where we are today and have the added bonus of a gorgeous new family member.
We’re so grateful to have a great bunch of peeps following our journey, encouraging and supporting us through the wins and...
The holiday season is coming
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- Published on Wednesday, 12 December 2012
Authors: Michelle
You may have noticed the Christmas decorations creeping into your local stores since early November. Seems it gets earlier each year. Yes, the season to be jolly is coming thick and fast. It has me thinking of our own holiday plans already. Plus it’s Ruby’s first Christmas so we are very excited about that:
I remember...
Post pregnancy drama
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- Published on Saturday, 08 December 2012
Authors: Michelle
When you come home from hospital with your new baby, you imagine your new life as it will now be. Sure it will be filled with endless sleepless nights, bottle making, changing bums…the whole gambet of activities that come with a newborn. But that time is also the important bonding time. The time for you to get to know your...
