When we moved into our house earlier this year, we quickly discovered that there was no shortage of things we could spend money on.  Every room seems to come with its own to-do list and we're constantly weighing up what jobs are worth doing, what can wait and what will actually make a difference to how we live. It's amazing how quickly you can spend money on a house if you're not careful. 😁 One thing I've seen becoming much more popular recently is garden pods. A few years ago, I probably would have thought garden pods were a bit of a luxury, but the more I've looked into them, … [Read more...]

When we moved into our new house, one of the very first things we did was fit a shower in the main bathroom because somehow, there wasn’t actually a shower in there at all and that was a non-negotiable for us. 🚿At the time, we decided to save a bit of money and cut a corner by using a shower curtain instead of fitting a proper shower door straight away. It felt like one of those “that’ll do for now” jobs while we focused on everything else that comes with moving into a house that needs updating. Fast forward to this morning though, and the shower curtain pole has completely fallen … [Read more...]

There's no getting away from the fact that selling your house is stressful! You feel like your life is in limbo (or at least I did) because you don't know what's happening and when. I hated the waiting game - waiting for someone to decide they liked our house enough to buy it whilst desperately hoping that the house we wanted didn't sell in the meantime, waiting for our offer to be accepted on the house we wanted and now, waiting for it all to go through and be finalised. I wanted to do everything I could to speed up the sale of our home and I honestly think that the things I … [Read more...]

My name is Cass and I take too many photos. 😁Actually, that's a lie because I don't actually think it's possible to take too many photos! I just love taking photos to capture a moment or a memory and if that means that I have thousands of photos then so be it! I think it started when the kids were little and my life went a bit mad when I lost my brother and my mam within 12 months. I woke up one day and really missed my mam especially and I couldn't remember her voice. Like I could remember some of the conversations we had but it felt like something was … [Read more...]