5 years MFW - Lets get cracking...

nattypants

Another 'Homes Under the Hammer' fanatic, as well as LLL and Sarah Beeney, and the odd Grand Design, washed down with a wee bit George Clarke.....luurverly:dance:

HelenDaveKids

I think its the nosey part of me, plus seeing what people do with their houses. I unfortunately have absolutely no sense of colour, I have to get help with that.

wAtching sarah beeny at mo, selling houses on more 4!

nattypants

Hurray - just put it on. Thanks HDK:T

HelenDaveKids

Its nice to see her not pregnant.
Shes brilliiant at tellling people their house / flat has issues without being mean, and unlike Kevin McCloud, she doesnt do snidey voice overs.

Ebay - have 47 (yes folks 47!!!) items listed and about 15 watchers. Some stuff Im quite confident won't sell but that can join my already bagged charity shop stuff. My utility looks like a charity shop. Im hoping one person will buy the lot and arrive at a perfect time and take in one go... arrr dream

Right work:(. See you all later:)

gallygirl

HelenDaveKids wrote: »

Its nice to see her not pregnant.
Shes brilliiant at tellling people their house / flat has issues without being mean, and unlike Kevin McCloud, she doesnt do snidey voice overs.

:mad: Don't be horrible about Kevin :smileyhea.

HelenDaveKids wrote: »

Ebay - have 47 (yes folks 47!!!) items listed and about 15 watchers. Some stuff Im quite confident won't sell but that can join my already bagged charity shop stuff. My utility looks like a charity shop. Im hoping one person will buy the lot and arrive at a perfect time and take in one go... arrr dream

Crikey. The most I ever managed was 20+ and that was bad enough!!!!! Mucho respect :T.

HelenDaveKids

Sorry GG but he can sometimes be so mean and then so smug about it. I do keep watching though! Also the houses he goes to are often really ugly, metal type affairs that cost a million pounds. I prefer it when he does "real" people, even if they do quirky stuff, loved the water towers and old gas works, or churches / barns.

Returned home from work (DH in charge) and DD3 has done her drawers, more stuff, I cant do anymore, I just can't. Will sort and save for when the energy hits me. Again shes informed me, that the profits are hers.

HelenDaveKids

Loaded more bits on ebay, or should I say DD2 did it under supervision.

Have 1 item bidded on, £14 with 2 days to go. Dont think quite at give up day job level!

Batch booked, lasagne tonight, spag bog for tomoz lunch then a meat pie for tea. some other bits in freezer. DD1 made cakes, yum.

Just had a very interesting elluminate session online tutorial for my ou course, where we lost the tutor and it all got a bit silly, but fun. At least now I know my fellow students are normal.

Now a nice glass of wine as no work tomoz

edinburgher

I have to say that Kevin McCloud can come across a bit like a snobby design lecturer and not really the sort of guy you'd want to have a pint with, but I suspect that it's just because he's so passionate about his subject.

Some of the houses they showcase definitely look like modernist minimalist monstrosities - not very homely!

Well done on the eBay action, I'd struggle to find that many items to sell. That's partly a comment on your ingenuity and partly as a result of my attempts at minimalism

Do the kids get the proceeds of their sales, or is it a case of use it or lose it?

ammonite

Just read about how closely you had your children - wow!

I'm not a fan of Kevin either but also love home reno shows - we've done building and renovating and I loved it...I asked OH if we could pay off the mortgage and buy another house to renovate. He said if I wanted to pay someone to do all the work then yes we could do that but if he was expected to be the work monkey again then I could *bleep* off...so we aren't going to have a BTL empire either

Well done for eBay....you are all inspiring me...this weekend is the weekend of eBay for me. I've been collecting [STRIKE]junk [/STRIKE]treasure to go on for weeks and weeks - hopefully will have some bidders!

HelenDaveKids

Have said kids can have any money they make. As have involved them in weighing, photoing and listing so only fair.

Unfortunately have lots of rubbish to sell, but at least can declutter as go along.

Yeah, kids are like buses in our house, wait ages for 1 then 3 come straight after each other. Im glad though as they are very close and easy to cater for, so a day out I dont have to factor different ages in. Childcare was challenging, for a few years i worked fri,sat,sun and DH mon-thu, but then my mum retired and has really helped. Sometimes when I see photos, i think crikey, how did we manage, but like everything, you just do. Last one in primary now which seems very strange,.

Would love to do another renovation in a few years but think they will be our retirement bungalow!

Failed Oct grocery challenge by £45:(

Have 3 bidded items:)