Home Renovations Part 2: Laundry

White hand-drawn doodles of a renovated laundry, including a washing machine, dryer, cabinets, folded towels and cleaning supplies, on a navy blue background. The text reads “Home Renovations Part 2: Laundry”.

Last year we did some pretty extensive renovations to our house. The laundry, main bathroom, and ensuite bathroom were completely overhauled, and we got new bookshelves (which I’ve already posted about here).

All that was left was to paint.

A huge shout-out to my father-in-law here, who came and repainted the walls while we were away.

We can finally say we’re done! It only took 1.5 years, whoops haha. Almost as long as it’s taken me to write this post. Thanks NaBloPoMo for helping me get through my backlog of things I wanted to write about!

Before the renovation

Here’s the before of the laundry.

Laundry before renovation, with open linen shelves and a freestanding sink cabinet.

Or, if we look at it in its full glory, here’s a photo I found from one post-camping weekend.…

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Monday mentions (vol. 3)

Phew, what a weekend! It went by in a flash.

I’m happy to report that no one got punched in the face at my husband’s high school reunion. In fact, it was actually a really nice night, and I met some amazing people. Sorry it was so anticlimactic.

Here’s a pic of the dress before I steam-ironed it. I didn’t get a great photo of me actually wearing it out that night, so this will have to do. It was super comfy to wear out, and it has pockets!

I’ll need to buy a new strapless bra to wear with this dress in the future. The old one I had thrown out because it didn’t fit anymore after I lost weight, so I had to do a rush to the shops and ended up with a stick-on bra instead.…

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An overdue NaBloPomo introduction

An image drawn in doodle style with a laptop, notepad, books, camera, and coffee.

We’re a week into NaBloPoMo, and I realised I’ve not introduced myself to anyone that might have recently discovered my blog, sorry! And welcome!

I’m Kel, and I’ve been blogging off and on since about 2003-ish.

My sister first set me up with a subdomain on her site, called Kelly’s World, where I started writing about the Diploma of Justice that I was studying. Originally, my plan was to become a police officer, and eventually a forensic scientist. Instead, I somehow sidestepped into the software industry, where I still remain 23 years later (and love it). I briefly went back to university to start a Bachelor of Chemistry, but after dating someone in the law enforcement industry, I realised that career path wasn’t for me.…

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Ten years of filth and 20 minutes of satisfaction

Hand-drawn navy and white illustration of dirty and clean window tracks with cleaning tools and the post title.

It’s a quick post from me today.

I’ve spent the morning doing my nails (simple neutral colour today) and getting ready for my husband’s high school reunion tonight. I promise to post dress pictures later.

Neutral-coloured Glamrdip manicure in the shade Good Morning.
Glamrdip “Good morning” neutral

We’ve heard that someone who bullied him in high school will be there tonight.

I’ve also been told by my husband I’m not allowed to greet him with “Oh you’re the asshole I’ve heard all about.”

Party pooper.

Anyway, today’s post is a total detour into some cleaning I did this week that brought me huge satisfaction. Oh, you didn’t know I’m a weirdo that enjoys cleaning? Yet my house is never spotless, definitely not because of my husband and child, or their magical abilities to leave dirt and glass clippings wherever they go.…

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5 things for Friday (vol. 16)

Thank you all for your kind comments on my post yesterday. I can report that I’m feeling much better, so all the self-care was worth it. I definitely enjoyed the music and a nice smelly candle while I worked yesterday.

I think a few early nights still would help, and the new markers I bought for colouring in will too. I couldn’t help myself and ran into the store last night for a look, and walked out with a set of 36 markers for $19. I’m considering it an investment in my mental health *wink.

Here’s my latest roundup of random thoughts and things I’ve been doing.

November iFit challenge

This month’s challenge on iFit is the “Move Like Him” challenge.…

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Sometimes all you need is some self-care and a bath

Doodle image of self-care techniques

Yesterday was a bit of a rough one. Despite starting the day on a high (hello, anniversary), my anxiety got me to a point where I needed to deal with it or crash.

It’s been coming for days, but somehow, despite how often I try, bottling my emotions up doesn’t seem to help. What am I doing wrong? (Just kidding.)

On Tuesday, my social anxiety really peaked, and I ended up binge eating an entire block of chocolate. Not great. I could feel myself teetering on the edge of the slippery slope, so I went out to my husband and declared what I had done. I explained that I needed to admit it openly so that I didn’t reach the stage of hiding my eating habits again.…

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