yep things have definitely changed

and for the better

you know that feeling you get that things are on the move in your life... I've had that for a while... definitely since Poss was born so that makes it for at least 8 months

I find myself looking at things very differently, if I want something done, I can't wait around for someone else to do it...

the perfect example of this is our house... at the beginning of this year there was much talk of sprucing the place up for future sale...

then life got in the way

Hubby registered his business and got stuck into that as well as his full time work and other associated commitments

Family always keeps us busy and we wouldn't have it any other way

But we did get a couple of things done...

A new oven and hotplate installed

New cupboard handles for the kitchen

Finally enough towel rails for the bathroom!!!

Replaced our ceiling fan... after 2 years of it only working on the lowest setting

New washing machine (though this was because our oldie finally carked it)

When you write it all down like this, it looks halfway decent but this is what we've done in the last 6 / 7 months, not exactly flogging ourselves getting things ship shape are we?

What will really make the place feel fresh and *new* is a paint job. When we first bought the house (7 years ago) it had been freshly painted with a sunny yellow which grew on me after the initial shock of it's vibrancy wore off. And it went quite well with our furniture so really no reason to complain or change the colour scheme.

Now the yellow is looking extraordinarily tired, walls are scuffed, marked and chipped and the place needs a real lift.

The big change that's come over me is that I feel confident enough now to take action on things like this. Painting is not rocket science, there's no reason why Hubby should do it instead of me and the more time I can give him (outside of family time which is not negotiable) to develop his business will benefit all of us. So why not?

I started in the loo, figuring it was the smallest room in the house.... not considering all the fiddly bits around the cistern etc I'd have to do which made things tricky but I did it! Last week I did the hallway when Little Miss was at Kindy and Poss in childcare.

It's school holidays now so the painting might have to go on the back burner for a couple of weeks as I won't be kid free as much as usual. But I've done enough of the house to force me to keep going so it doesn't look like a patchwork quilt. Yellow does not tie in well with the cool neutral colours I've chosen!

I'm pretty proud of myself and the change in me to say the least and I plan on taking on more...

Yay Me :)