More renovations and a big headache... carpet right said we should have taken up our own carpet, set down our own underlay (?) WTF? and generally this was a very stressful day in our home renovations.
Wednesday 25 November 2020
Roof off, Dormer on
Not a beginners guide to home renovations
In case you didn't know, we had major renovations done on our house this year. Some of it was great fun but that wasn't without its difficult times and challenges!
I'm really considering writing it as a definite tale to be taught. But where I find that time, who knows. Although I'd really appreciate you letting me know if this is the work you would read. It's got a working title of
Not a beginner's guide to home renovations.
This video was quite the rainy day video. Mid June, roof off and yes, we were so ready to get water tight. Sadly, some of the materials were delayed as lockdown took a hold of manufacturing and as you imagined, the rain came down.
This is also the day that my books arrived! (read about that here: https://amzn.to/3m3aKfU ) and I was due to sign them all and get them off in the post as all face to face signings were cancelled.
Then along came the news that we wouldn’t be able to get the kitchen renovated which was a massive disappointment to me. I figured I wouldn’t be seeing very much of the top floor as that room wasn’t my bedroom. I also figured that my bedroom would just get the ceiling made good and that would be it. Gosh – when you look back, it’s astounding!
The Renovation series can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwf5UN3J86KJFGtRTnSZrr6vZtzxBY_iN
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Monday 23 November 2020
The law of attraction is all around - EVEN on I'm a celebrity
In this video, we explain how you can get what you think about.
Did you see I’m a celebrity with the spot the difference and the clock? If not, watch this video to hear the mindblowing story of what happened. I was stoked they let us see this.
Are you creating your reality with your thoughts? Are you living the life you love?
Friday 13 November 2020
Balancing being in the now with striving for more
Some people can breeze through life not minding if they are achieving more or not and others try so hard all the time to achieve and not pay attention to the now. Is it possible to do both do you think?
Monday 9 November 2020
Trip to Shakespere's county
Stratford-upon-Avon is a pretty, Tudor town set on the River Avon.
My daughter, Jasmine and I travelled up by car in horrific rain and began to wonder about the fear consuming the country as it stands right now. Was this foolish to travel at all? Should we have stayed at home? It didn't feel like the right thing to do to turn around and head home so we enjoyed our snacks, the radio, each other and looked forward to seeing some different sights.
The houses were epic mansions with history woven through them and silent walls held the stories of families departed from long ago. They were stunning, some behind gates, some more open to eager eyes like mine. Jasmine drove so I could let my eyes follow the view until it was out of sight and on to the next beautiful building.
Getting away from our regular life felt odd recently when we went to Center Parcs and this trip seemed to carry a similar theme but it was nice to feel as though we were travelling once again and I felt hopeful that there might be a time soon when I could book my next Tui trip.
After a friends wedding, in the rain, we headed to our hotel to get checked in. I was delighted with the views on the way there and the look of the hotel. Although it was dark, the surrounding beauty on the other side of the window waited nicely until morning when we had breakfast.
We chose to stay at the Swans Nest Hotel which was right next to the beautiful river. Reception greeted us with our name and we headed to our room. First thing you always do, after finding out how to switch on the lights, is press on the bed isn't it. Yep, it passed the test and felt comfortable, which it was. I enjoyed a wonderful night sleep here and I was not disappointed with the amazing shower either.
Jasmine and I headed for breakfast at 9.30 and the Bistro was a very french looking quaint orangery overlooking the river through small, squared windows. the food was outstanding, great flavours, served beautifully and I was delighted with the meal. we even had two courses as well as coffee and apple juice.
After checking out, we explored the local area. Even though it was busy, everyone was polite and wore face masks while keeping distant. So nice. the swans floated in grace while the contrasting seagulls created chaos. so many dog walkers were out and the occasional busker allowed me to empty my full purse of small change.
Our plan was to adventure into discovery of the local area. we saw Shakespeare statues, I posed with Hamlet and then the rain started again so we took shelter in the costa and enjoyed a hot chocolate. People, all around yet we felt very safe and actually pretty happy. It was almost time to leave when our friend called us to meet up before we headed home. Which we did, having seen another new, UK place to visit.