Saturday 9 November 2019

Decorating the Guest Room


I'm decorating again!  This is my downstairs bedroom, the guest room.  It's usually a dumping room for anything that doesn't have a place, only getting tidied when someone (usually family) visits.


It's been on my list to decorate for ages and now I have a good reason to get it done asap.  That disgusting green carpet had to go!!!


There were 2 built in cupboards and about a year ago I had the idea to turn one of them into a dressing table area as the room was too small to have a proper one.


So in the last week I've stripped the walls and removed the carpet and underlay.


A big plastic pipe from the old cooker extractor fan was removed (the kitchen is on the other side of that wall) and the hole to the outside vent was insulated and blocked up.


And the surprise mould under the wallpaper has now been cleaned and treated.  I'm ready to start the painting and wallpapering.  I'll be ordering my carpet tomorrow so fingers crossed they can do it before Christmas.


It's been a busy few weeks with work (but still managing to find those yellow stickers!!) Busy but positive.  I have another mature post grad student.  She is doing really well but as it's her first ever placement I'm constantly planning with her, observing her lessons and giving her feedback.  I'm mentoring a teacher from another school in our writing scheme, which I'm enjoying but again takes up time.  And my union rep duties are just ridiculous with everything that's happening here!!

But my holiday has done me good.  In fact, I've booked another one!  I'm going to Australia for Christmas and the New Year to see my middle son!  ✈🎄🐨 My flights are booked and I've arranged a housesitter to look after Emma and the chickens.  Hence the need to get my guest room finished asap! 🛏

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  1. You are busy, I feel tired just reading all your plans. Imagine what you would accomplish if you were retired like me!

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    1. I tend to have bursts when I'm really busy but I can just as happily do nothing much! I cannot wait until I'm retired!!!

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  2. Australia for Christmas sounds wonderful.
    Good luck with the decorating

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    1. Thanks! I'm so excited to spend time with my son :-)

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  3. Oh wow, Christmas in Oz, how lovely. Hope all the décor/carpet laying goes well.

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    1. Thanks! Ceiling has already been painted. Next task is all the woodwork

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  4. Think of all that sunshine and with family. Glad your spare room is not huge, but there is loads of gloss painting to do.

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    1. Yep, loads of woodwork!!! That's today's task

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  5. You will be very busy but its good busy with a feeling of satisfaction at the end, unlike work busy which does do good but is not quite as instantaneous! How lovely to go to Australia for Christmas and New Year to see your son. We're now saving madly to go back to see our son the year after next. He doesn't like being in Australia for Christmas so this year he'll be here and next year at his partners family home in Canada so I doubt we'll get to Australia for Christmas anytime soon! I'm sure you'll love it. x

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    1. It's so expensive to fly there isn't it? Now he has residency I'm hoping he'll be able to come back here for a visit soon. He's moved from Cairns back to Melbourne so I'll be seeing a part of Australia I've not seen before :-)

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