Firstly the weekend rap up:
Saturday -
Cleaned house in the morning
Went and got groceries in the afternoon
Went to a friends house for a pot luck dinner and by the way, I am the dance mat queen (some thing you attach to your playstation and dance). Ate way too much, drank even more but danced the night away on this dance mat thing.......nice!
Sunday -
Late start (with very sore head)
Visitors for a coffee
Tried to clean kids room out (draws, toys etc) but didn't get very far
Sister turned up so went shopping with her while kids stayed home with their father who was building the front gate.
While out I got the kids a cowboy outfit each and also stopped off at 'Tog Zone' (swimming bars in Upper Hutt) and got Adam signed up for swimming lessons starting next Saturday at 10am (parent assist...argh!).
Went and had coffee and toasted sandwich with sister
Plonked in front of the TV while hubby cooked dinner
Went and had bath and went to bed by 9pm.......ah bliss.
Very lazy weekend.....not good.
Anyway back to the title - time to spend some money.
Hubby and I have been talking about getting a few things down around home and we have been trying to do things as we get the money but most things we just want done NOW, especially the fences (only 1 side to go now - 50m long) so the kids can go out and play and one of us don't have to be out there with them.
So we have compiled a list and are starting to get some quote's together and when we know approx what we need, we are going to the bank to get some more money and JUST GET IT DONE! I'll be happier, hubby with be happier and we will be able to spend more time with the kids on the weekend rather than always working on something for the house. Here are the things we want done (in no particular order):
Fences/Gate - $3,000.00
Underfloor insulation - $800.00
Texture coating house/garage - $ waiting on quotes
Carpet (lounge/hall)- $ waiting on quotes
Interior Paint & undercoat (whole house) - $300.00
Exterior paint (gutters/sills etc) - $100.00
Heater (bathroom) + sparky - $150.00
Lino (bathroom & toilet) - $ waiting on quotes
New curtains (master bedroom ) - $200
New bed linen - $200.00
Front door (add glass and repaint) - $ waiting on quotes
Treadmill (I wish! - we'll see) - $2,000.00
Our house has been revalued by the council and has gone up $110,000 in 2.5 years which is brilliant apart from the extra rates we have to pay now but it really needs a spruce up.
4 comments:
way to go babe, get it done ... it worked for us (a Harley and Surgergy later LMAO!) Hey you only live once and life is for living!
OOO I love lists of things to do! DOH like no one knows this? Ha ha. I say go for it, it's so much fun getting your house sorted and just how ya want it. As for house valuations, they are just bloody crazy! OUrs has gone up by $170,000 in the last 2 years!!!! Laughing all the way to the bank we are!
I think once the list is written, it's clear where you are heading! Have fun! Amazing what is happening with valuations. As Helean said you only live once!!
just git r done! quoting Larry the Cable Guy!
i'm with you, just go, get the money and get it all done and out of the way. we did it with our place in Canberra, it made life so much nicer.
we're waiting to do the same thing here, ahhhh just making decisions on where to put floorboards and what sort of outside area we want to create. our current one isn't protected from the weather very much...
domestic bliss hey?
x
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