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The things we do when we are bored!! Decorate!!
While the world is heading into Spring , I’m heading into Autumn... It’s still so hot over here , I can barely decorate the house!! The AC is just not cutting it!! Still trying to do my best in this heat!! Sweating!! 😓💧💧💧
Have I ever cooked a recipe from this book? That would be a nope!! Six years ago my hubby bought this book for me and at the time it was a great idea, but how and ever I do have the eggs on hand for what ever recipe one of us chooses .. 🤷🏻‍♀️
Almost through my Easter decorating and boy oh boy , yes, my house is in a mess!! I just cannot motivate myself at all!! 🤦🏻‍♀️ ♾♾♾♾♾♾♾♾♾♾♾♾ A quick photo shot of my new kitchen as soon as the blinds are up and the finishing touches are done I’ll do a video !! #easterdecor #easter #stylingmynest #decoratingideas #myseasonalstyling #easterbunny #homedecorations #easter
Ok, so it’s that time of year again! It doesn’t seem that long ago that I posted Easter decor! Apart from the Easter decor that I’ve scattered around the house , This is from the box I pulled out of my storage shed... Ummm! Usually I take an item from the box and just go place it somewhere and later on when the box is empty I’ll just go around the house rearranging what I’m not happy with!! For the first time ever, I’ve decided to put everything on the coffee table and work from there!! Really really really , this is overwhelming me!! 🤦🏻‍♀️ I’m not sure if I’m liking this new way of doing things.. At first when I looked down into the box, I thought yikes I don’t have much at all, but when I unwrapped and placed them on the table, it got the better of me.. I didn’t realise how many bunnies I have or eggs for that matter. Anyhow!! Here ya go , here‘s to Easter decorating! Do you just go with the flow while decorating ? Or do you take everything from the box and place it so you know what you have?
Anyone for dinner at mine? So everywhere is closed here on the island except for the supermarkets and some shops .. so I suppose we will all be making the most of our sitting room lounges!! Spending more time with the Lord and doing a bit more too the house!!
I picked up these cushions the other day and I just think they are going to be perfect for Easter!! Loving them so much!!
It’s hard to believe that we are heading for Easter again!! It feels like Christmas has not Lo g gone!! Little nest I picked up to get me in the Easter mood!! There is something about little nest eggs that I just love!! Wreaths and nests are my thing !
The sun is popping up and I’m having my morning cuppa and just about to get ready for my 10 km walk! I walk 5 km in the morning and 5 km in the evening... I love this view from my lounge area into my kitchen . The wall to left , where that lamp is , has now been fixed , no more broken brick work.. Everything is slowly coming together.. 🤗
A few hrs ago we stepped off the plane and landed back in Australia after being 24 hrs in the sky! When there’s not much else you can do up high in the sky, other than ponder on the memories that you just had with your family and friends, It’s been almost six years since me and my hubby seen our families and friends back home in Ireland.. When you miss your loved ones nothing seems to matter, including my brand new kitchen that was installed the week before we left for home.. As I walk towards my kettle to make a cup of tea for myself, as I’m completely jet lagged, I see this little time stand on my newly decorated shelf which I styled a few days previously to leaving for our trip in Ireland .. Seeing it today I realised how important time is!!! We need to cherish more time with our loved ones , don’t take them for granted... I realised that three weeks in Ireland was just not enough time to spend with the people you love! But six years is way to long to not visit your loved ones! Time goes by so fast , treasure every minute of it.. Be blessed!!!
This is not a home decor photo but I am shopping for home decor!! I’m back in my hometown (Ireland) for a few weeks and I’m out doing some shopping and Lo and behold it’s snowing!! The reason I’m here is to ship most of my furniture over to Australia, but my limit is 20ft container.. The assessor came out and told me the dreaded words ( your over on your limit) So what do I leave behind .. I’m all ready leaving beds and bedding and linen and nightstands kitchen table and chairs.. But quess what ? A good part of the container is filled with Christmas decor and things that are precious to me!! Stuff that I’ve bought all the world!! But the most precious things of all our my wooden carved candle sticks which I’m not allowed take because they are wood!! This truly broke my heart! Life oh life and all the heartache , joys, sadness, happiness that it brings.. I’m learning to take one day and it’s minutes just one step at a time!!! For now , seeing my family is the best thing since I’ve not seen them in 6 years!! Have a good weekend all!!
As much as this project has been so hard at times I’ve always woke up in the morning praising God for what I have achieved the previous day but saying that, the hardest thing is been surrounded by tools and dust and so on!!! But in the midst of my pleasurable kaos there is something about this little box and its little messages that just grounds and calms me!! Today I am reminded that He is with me always!! Knowing that God is with me always , how can that not change my day after all He is the creator of all things , He is a great designer , He designed me after all 🤷🏻‍♀️hahaha!! Some would disagree tee hee!! I have six little sayings on this little box and each day sets a different tone . Every morning I just turn it around and it’s a reminder of Him! And that’s what keeps me smiling through my day!! Fact!! The first 10 minutes from when you wake up is proven to set your mood for the day! It’s not impossible to change but it’s harder!! If you wake up grumpy and remain grumpy for the first 10 minutes , you set a grumpy tone for your day! If you wake up happy and remain happy for your first 10 minutes you are most likely to remain happy for the whole day!! Sometimes I wake up grumpy knowing all the work I have in store for me but what I do is change my attitude as soon as possible!! It just happens that this little treasurable box helps me with that!! My habits are , praising God for giving me the ability to do what I am able to achieve , changing my scripture box and two cups of tea! I say I can’t function without two cups of tea , but that’s just an excuse cause I just love tea!! Lol!! Anyone else out there with a little habit that you do when you first wake up??
Since Valentines day is in February what better DIY challenge could one possibley do for our blogging diy challenge other than hearts!! Once again the idea was put to us by our amazing host Terrie @decorateandmorewithtip This month I had no clue what as I was going to do as I’m not really a Valentine’s decor person other than a heart of two which are permanently scattered around my house.. But I have to say with all the love and hearts flowing from all my blogging buddies , it’s really got me in the mood and totally inspired.. You can check out why it was so easy to start getting in the valentines mood with all the heart felt inspiration by simply going to my bio where you can click on my blog link and see how I put this wreath together and go check out all the wonderful inspirational that these wonderful ladies has came up with.. All their links are at the end of my valentines diy challenge...
🤦🏻‍♀️why does this always happen to me!! Everything was going well on the installation of the kitchen! I got the German smear done. Some of the electrics and gas plumbing went in.. Some of the cabinets went in. But, BIG , But!! Our electrician couldn’t make it because he’s sick, which holds up the gas installer and the kitchen from being fixed to the wall because everything has to be pulled out for the electrician , which means we can’t fix or put doors on!! So we can’t fix the new sink in place which means we can’t get the proper measurements for our stone bench tops!! How and ever I’m still on top of the moon with excitement and I’m not that bothered if it can’t be done until the weekend!! All I know is the word snowball effect comes to mind!!! Things just keep snowballing and getting bigger here!!
Its so hard to imagine that I’m going to be able to turn this space into anything it’s probably one of the worst spaces I’ve ever worked with .. I’ve had nothing but a hate relationship with this kitchen I’ve cried tears over it .. The whole holdup on renovating this kitchen was that ugly wall wether we should take it down or not .. I’m the end , it stayed put... I thought I’d get this video up before the next stage of our kitchen is completed .. I meant to post this the other day!! Also mistake , I didn’t rip the tiles from under the counter tops/ work bench .. I actually knocked down all that ugly brick . I ripped the tiles from the floor, duh!! Lol!! With all the extra lighting and electrics I’m adding ( at the last minute) The kitchen is going to take us longer. This weekend in Australia is a holiday so it’s hard to get our friends to drop what they are doing.. But it’s coming along nicely ☺️🙂😍
Today I teamed up with some of my blogging buddies for the January thrift find/diy challenge! You can read all about my project on my blog. Blog info is in my bio and I’ve linked all the other participants on my blog so you can check out what they have done!! Challenge hosted by Tara @stilettosandshiplap and Emily @le.cultivateur My project this month was painting up these two louvered doors and styling them!! Swipe across to see some of the pics I took!! I have to say that I really think they have transformed my room!! The two doors only costed $20 . I originally purchased four doors and had two in my shed for a long time!! The other two I used in my bedroom!! I hand made the wreaths a few years back and decided to use them here along with the little Cupid wings which I used on a styled tray in my bedroom!! This year I’m going to try and move things around the house.. I usually get a spot for something and then it never gets moved!!! I had these corbols hid under my bed for a while , so now I finally found a place for them to hold my candles!! Below you can check out the ladies I teamed up with! They always have the most amazing projects and so talented!! They deserve a shout out!! @le.cultivateur @stilettosandshiplap @just.another.farmhouse @clochesandlavender @thehousehouseblog @colorjoyinteriors @sweet_southern_grace @thisfulllife5 #stylingmynest #showusyourvelveteen #stylingtheseasons #stylingmyhome #diyhomedecor #chalkpaintedfurniture #shabbychichome #frenchfurniture
Ok everyone I’m so super excited today because I’m ripping up the ugly tiles in our house , with the help of the hubby of course.!! Our kitchen should be arriving this week yahooo!!! Video taken by my hubby without my consent haha!! He knows how much I hate photos and videos .. how and ever the excitement just got me.. Hubby just happened to be rained off work which made me a happy camper because this was such a hard job .. The tile adhesive was super hard to remove.. and while we were at the tile removal I also removed the ugly brick around the kitchen cabinet.. y’all know I’m the type of gal that likes to get down deep in the dirt and I love. Demo yay!! I’ve two videos and a few pics so swipe across if you want to see a girl in action!! #womenandpowertools #myfixerupper
Sipping my wine on my porch tonight and the one thing I love the most about this porch has to be the lighting system we put in. At the flick of a switch I can change the mood at any moment from warm white to blue to red or to green!! I’m an old school gal and keep my decorations up until January 7th little Christmas Day!! And I’ll stretch Christmas to as long as I can because I love it so much , this year I’ll take them down on January 5th at least the outdoor ones will come down and I’ll work on the inside .. Anyone else like me that keeps up until that date??
Finally got my hubby out of the house so I could snap. Few shots!!! This had been a busy time for us but I’m enjoying our few moments we get to relax ..
This beautiful present of a candle from my dear friend! I hate when a photo doesn’t do it justice!! Thank you Sue!!

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