Tag Archives: DIY

Day 294: Utility Room Floor Cleared, and Work Continues on En-suite

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

The day has whizzed by today. The plumbers were here again working on knocking out more of the cupboard and creating a structure for the shower wall. They found a lot of damp and said that the shower wasn’t built … Continue reading →

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Day 293: The Ensuite Has Gone, and the Decorating Continues

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

It’s been another long day. As I went to sleep so late last night, I only got about four hours; however, I knew that it was going to be another busy day ahead. I got up to the sound of … Continue reading →

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Day 292: Painting, Painting and More Painting

Posted on October 18, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

My daughter and I achieved a lot today in the spare room (her new room); however, because I’m still clearing up in there I haven’t got much time to write about the details. I’ll try and give you the gist … Continue reading →

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Day 222: A Productive Sunday For All of Us… Fixing, Dismantling, and Selling Clutter, and My Teens Did More Painting

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

It’s the best feeling ever when you wake up thinking that it’s Monday… and it’s actually still the weekend. I think that this was mainly because since finishing work on Friday I was so busy with the garden until late … Continue reading →

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Day 213: Lunch in the Shady Part of the Garden, and Recycling an Old Door

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Wow, it’s been a hot day today and working in the conservatory was too much to bear. I opened the windows and closed the blinds before it heated up which helped a little bit. After having lunch with my daughter … Continue reading →

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Day 212: DIY Doors and Hot Weather

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

You’ve probably heard of the game musical chairs, well today it felt like we were playing musical doors and handles but with no music involved. My husband (who is currently working in the spare room) is getting fed up with … Continue reading →

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Day 193: I Finally Have a Decluttered Room To Relax in, Plus a Bit of DIY

Posted on July 11, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

After the work I did tidying and cleaning most of the conservatory yesterday, it was worth spending a bit of time today sorting out the final part which was the accumulated clutter on the desk and to give it a … Continue reading →

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Day 148: Our Teens Finished Painting the Lounge, and I Revised the Wording of My 2020 Challenge

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

When there’s decorating going on in one room it tends to impact other nearby rooms. Ones that were already decluttered and tidy. What I’m finding in lockdown is that we are mostly working well together but occasionally my goals (or … Continue reading →

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Day 147: Letting Our Teens Paint the Lounge (Part 2), Giving me Time to Work on the Garden

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I sometimes find that if I wake up feeling happy and want that feeling to be with me all day, I just need to spend a little bit of time alone. This seals the happiness in. It could be a … Continue reading →

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Day 146: Letting Our Teens Paint the Lounge (Part 1)

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

We had a pocket door fitted in the lounge a few years ago and never got round to painting the plastered wall, mainly because we wanted to change the colour scheme of the whole room ‘one day’. It just never … Continue reading →

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