9 areas of my life are a mess, I will make each area better every day in 2010

renovation.girl

im well chuffed, i got a firm job offer this morning from the nursery where i know the manager. plus i got put straight onto the books of the first nanny agency i was interviewed at, the second one cancelled on me, meeting them tomorrow instead - so got two interviews tomorrow.
iv removed half a room of wood chip paper in the front room,omg talk about mission impossible. i would like to get hold of the person who superglued it on and give them a long talking to! i picked up 10 wallpaper sample books off freecycle last year, its a lot of lovely luxury paper and im going to patchwork it onto the walls. yes it will take flippin ages to do but i reckon it will look fab. bit too shabby chic for some im sure but it could look really good if i get the colours right and plus its totally free:money:
no fags for me since friday night - and i feel fine. bf is home tho, iv told him if he has one puff around me im kicking him out, tough love is needed
today was think FINANCES day, and i thought i need to get on my bf case about getting a job and support me a bit more, iv carried him for months so its only fair. i will do an income v outgoing for feb tomorrow.
i did my cleaning downstairs for the day, just missed doing any washing, but i got absorbed doing the wallpaper stripping so im not going to beat myself up over it;)

kaz665

Hi Renovation Girl,

I have just read your thread and it sounds as though in a short space of time you have started to make lots of small changes that will make your life better. I am truly inspired and going to follow your lead and spend tomorrow (my day off work) coming up with things I caan improve for myself. Well done on the job front - I look forward to hearing all about your adventures in the upcoming weeks. :beer:

MsRed1

Brilliant. Renovation.girl you're doing so well.

Good luck with the new job/jobs.

renovation.girl

thank you folks x
im stripping wallpaper again at the mo, im determined to get another whole wall done today. my appointments start at 3pm so must get cracking xx

rainbow81

Well done on the job offer already, that's brilliant!

And also on being a non-smoker! I can't say I've been through it but it must help with the finances a great deal! :j

no_pennies

hi please dont do the patchwork wallpaper thing lol cant get it out of my head if it comes to it i will send you some paint (green been in garage since we moved in 3 years ago ) last time i saw something like that the nutty man who lived next door to my mother had wallpapered xmas paper as a border round his room and also stuck a few seashells on for good luck ha ha well done with everything else you seem on the balll

renovation.girl

no_pennies wrote: »

hi please dont do the patchwork wallpaper thing lol cant get it out of my head if it comes to it i will send you some paint (green been in garage since we moved in 3 years ago ) last time i saw something like that the nutty man who lived next door to my mother had wallpapered xmas paper as a border round his room and also stuck a few seashells on for good luck ha ha well done with everything else you seem on the balll

hi - how about this tho:


http://www.craftycrafty.tv/2009/03/galleries/gallery_patchwork.php?pic=2
i will do mine in the same size squares and not overlapping.....
and post a pic when im done.xx
only a little bit of chippaper to go, cant wait
todays think is HOME - i need to get on with decorating to make this house a home x

velocity.girl_2

i'm new to this thread and must say ren.girl you have done AWESOME...and as for the wallpaper, how cool is that!!! kinda Cath Kidston...i'd of done something similiar if i was allowed...i went to a restaurant last year for my bday and it had random strips of wallpaper and cut to different lengths and it looked amazing!!!

good luck and can we have a piccie when it's done lol xx

natsplatnat

GO FOR THE PATCHWORK!!! Squares or strips - and pleeeeease post up a pic!

I would love to do it but OH would have a fit!

renovation.girl

thanks everyone! my oh IS having a fit. we are both giving up smoking and i think he is really struggling with it, then there's me saying 'should i go for this pattern or like this, and should i paint the floor boards, should i gloss in white or magnolia etc etc' poor soul he's had enough and gone out lol
i will post a pic when im done but that will be a long time away yet, got to paint the ceiling, fill holes, sand the door, do the glossing and lay the carpet before i start doing my wallpaper patchwork. better get cracking eh xx