Mini Bedroom Makeover

After I finished painting the Chook house I decided to keep going, I had the hang of the compressor and all the gear was out so what else could I paint?

I had wanted to give our bedroom a lift for a while...

It was looking a bit dated and tired so what better way to freshen up then with a coat of paint

Oooops, I should have made sure the bed was properly made before I took photos : )

A new coat of paint

 Some new handles

..... equals a fresher lighter bedroom, total cost $0.

We had the paint left over and we used the old handles from the kitchen makeover 

(still to come... one day....).

Another little job that has made a huge difference was replacing our built in cupboard doors with sliding doors. Given the smaller size of our bedrooms this has given us so much extra space, I just haven't got round to painting them yet.

Well another week is almost over, I best go get ready for work.

 Have a great weekend!

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Chook House

This old cubby house was a bonus we got when we bought our house.

2 years ago this is where is stood.

Last summer we did a lot of work in the back yard and replaced out rotting deck with paving.

As part of the work we relocated the cubby to the back left corner with plans to one day turn it into a chook shed.

During the October school holidays I managed to get out and give the house a mini makeover.

I gave the house a new coat of paint and young Nicholas helped me make some window boxes out of old pallets we had.

We still have some work to do before we can let the chickens move in but for now it looks

Much better and the total cost of this project was $10 for the petunia's, everything else we already had left over from other projects.



Thank you to all of my lovely friends for being concerned for me and asking how I am going, I had an exciting weekend with an overnight stay in hospital. I started bleeding quite heavily on Sunday afternoon and Nick took me to ED. The gyno on duty removed some more tissue and after consultation with my gyno believe that it may have been a large piece of placenta left. They think that it could have been what they were seeing on the ultrasound and mistaking for the AVM. I was kept overnight because I lost a fair bit of blood and my blood pressure was low so they monitored me, I am back home now and having a few days off work to rest. I have a few more tests over the next few weeks that will hopefully confirm that I am on the mend.

I hope you are all having a lovely day and I aim to spend some time catching up with your blogs this afternoon.

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P.S  I just went back over to check my spelling and realised I could include another before and after in this one blog, in the first picture you can see a little puppy running around. It was taken in October 2009, here is that little puppy now.

My space

One of the rooms we have been working on has been Nicholas' bedroom. He was fortunate enough to get a new bed, new desk and is waiting on some shelves to get installed. So no photo's of his room just yet!

It meant that his old bookshelf has now become mine to use!

You might remember that I created a little space for myself in the lounge room after Nick started working from home and took over the study.

I had set up a little desk for myself with my laptop so I could blog away and study without taking over the dining table or breakfast bar.

Now I also have a bookshelf.

I have room for my magazines, essentials for my study of course!

 There is room for some of my favourite things

 Lots of natural light through the day and a view of the TV at night if I just happen to be doing something boring like helping hubby with the invoicing!

Sometimes I wish I had my own room for my study but then I think I would still bring the laptop out most of the time so I could be around the people I love rather than in a room by myself!

What about you, do you have your own space?

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Orange Country Fair & Wool Expo

Yesterday we spent some time at our local Country Fair and Wool Expo. It was a great day for it, not too hot and not too cold, I still managed to get sun burnt though : (

 Our local historical group organises the event and money raised from it is donated to the community. This year they had approached our school with a request to assist on the day and in return they allowed us to have a BBQ stall along with some information displayed about the school. We will also receive a donation from the funds raised on the day.

There were some great displays and the old machinery caught the boys eye. 

I also found lots of great stuff to look at.

Unfortunately we were not very organised and we didn't have a great deal of cash on us. So I just enjoyed looking. I could have bought lots of lovely things though!

We helped out on one of the gates for a couple of hours. You can see my boy is getting so big and he did a marvellous job!

He does need a haircut though, however he likes it long and I am trying to pick my fights ; ) and I am sure once it gets hot he will get sick of it.

While we were doing our stint on the gate we were fortunate enough to have some musical accompaniment! We did feel very special!

It wasn't just for us though, we had a special guest, the Governor General arrived! In my lack of knowledge and preparation I tried to snap a photo on my new phone and this was it! Oh well, I think she was in there!

I was thinking that I would try and do a regular post on where we live, what do you think? Would you like to participate and share about where you live or would you be interested in seeing more of my beautiful home town?

Have a great week everyone and thanks again for your prayers and concern for my health. I am well enough and just playing the wait and see game at the moment, so there is nothing new to report!

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Lucky me!

These last few weeks I have been reminded of just how fortunate I am to be surrounded by people who care about me and and of just how blessed I am in my life.

One such blessing was this beautiful package that I received in the post from my lovely friend Donna from Rosebuds and Bluebells

I was the lucky winner of her recent giveaway and this gift arrived on one of those days where it really made a huge difference to the way I felt.

I adore pretty things and this set is definitely pretty, in fact I still have it set up just so, near my desk at home so I can admire it. 

If you haven't been over to Donna's blog yet you should, she is so creative and always full of inspiration.

Isn't that teaspoon divine?

I love a bit of bling and Donna's personalised tag made me feel very special indeed.

For anyone interested in my current health drama I visited the Gynecologist today and we have been advised to wait and see if the Uterine ArterioVenous Malformation heals itself. He is recommending that we wait for 4 months to see what happens. It seems to be an uncommon problem and if you have ever come across it and can share what you know I would love to hear more. It seems that the way that the way to deal with it used to be a full hysterectomy, however given we wish to have more children this is not really an option.

Speaking of health I want to say a really big thank you to everyone who left me supportive comments and for all of your prayers. I really am so grateful and can't thank you enough!

Another big thank you goes to Sandy from Paint me White.  I was the very ecstatic winner of her gorgeous lamp and lampshade. Sandy is so crafty and always has fabulous projects to show off. She made this lampshade herself and I was so thrilled to win it.

 If you have somehow missed Sandy's blog then head straight over, she has a beautiful house and revamps all sorts of fabulous furniture that she then sells. Her house is always changing as she makes room for her finished projects prior to sending them off to there new home.

I will show you where my adorable new lamp lives in one of my future before and after posts.

Hope you are all having a great week so far!

xx



Long time......

I hope you all still remember me! It seems that my break ended up being a lot longer than I anticipated.

I was hoping to be back to share exciting news with you all but unfortunately it is not the case. I initially took a break from blogging because I was feeling really tired and sick and by the time I got home from work I had no energy to do much but fall asleep on the lounge. I was planning to share with you all when I was three months pregnant however when we went for our three month ultrasound we discovered that I had a missed miscarriage. The following few weeks were pretty emotional as I came to terms with the loss and ended up miscarrying naturally. All seemed to be going better until I started bleeding again and went for another ultrasound, then had more blood tests and met with specialists who believe I have a uterine AVM. It is essentially bleeding in the uterus that shouldn’t be there. I have googled it and the results were a bit scary.

I am still in the midst of further appointments and test and scans but I am feeling ok and I am back at work. I am trying not to dwell on it and I am praying that the AVM heals by it self and I would appreciate any prayers that you would like to send my way.

 

I have missed you all and I am so amazed by the friendships that I have developed through this blog. Thank you to you all for your lovely comments and thank you for continuing to check up on me in my absence, I have had some really beautiful emails from some really beautiful ladies that cheered me up immensely even though none of you knew what was happening.

I am looking forward to catching up with you all again but please be patient if it takes me a while to visit you or if my blogging is sporadic. I still have a lot on apart from the health issues and life still seems to get a bit busy occasionally.

On a good note though we have been very busy at our place and have managed to finish a lot of projects (or nearly finish) so I hope to share them with you in the coming weeks.

Thank you again my wonderful friends.

xx

A little break

I am sorry that I have been missing all this week

My life is a bit topsy turvey at the moment

So I have just popped in quickly to say sorry

but I am going to take a little break for a couple of weeks

If I can I will stop in and visit you

Enjoy the first month of Spring/Autumn, whichever you happen to be in and I will be back soon!

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Better Homes and Gardens Giveaway Day 5

Hello and welcome to Day 5 of the Better Homes and Gardens Live ticket giveaway!

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This is your final chance to win 4 tickets to Better Homes and Gardens Live!

If you will be able to make it to Sydney on the 15th, 16th or 17th of October 2010 all you need to do is leave a comment on this post for your chance to win 4 tickets to Better Homes and Gardens live.

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You can leave anonymous comments but make sure you leave an email address so I can contact you if you win.

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This round of tickets will close at midnight tonight (AEST).

Good luck and have a great weekend!

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Better Homes and Gardens Live Day 4

Hello and welcome to Day 4 of the Better Homes and Gardens Live ticket giveaway!

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Each day this week I am giving you the chance to win 4 tickets to Better Homes and Gardens Live!

If you will be able to make it to Sydney on the 15th, 16th or 17th of October 2010 all you need to do is leave a comment on this post for your chance to win 4 tickets to Better Homes and Gardens live.

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You can leave anonymous comments but make sure you leave an email address so I can contact you if you win.

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This round of tickets will close at midnight tonight (AEST).

If you miss out today make sure you come back tomorrow for another chance to win. That's right each day this week you will have a chance to win 4 tickets to BHG live.

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Good luck and have a great day!

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Better Homes and Gardens Live giveaway Day 3

Hello and welcome to Day 3 of the Better Homes and Gardens Live ticket giveaway!

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Each day this week I am giving you the chance to win 4 tickets to Better Homes and Gardens Live!

If you will be able to make it to Sydney on the 15th, 16th or 17th of October 2010 all you need to do is leave a comment on this post for your chance to win 4 tickets to Better Homes and Gardens live.

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You can leave anonymous comments but make sure you leave an email address so I can contact you if you win.

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This round of tickets will close at midnight tonight (AEST).

If you miss out today make sure you come back tomorrow for another chance to win. That's right each day this week you will have a chance to win 4 tickets to BHG live.

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Good luck and have a great day!

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