A journey from house to home Every year, I set personal goals. One of my primary focuses this year was transforming our new house into a cozy home. It was a journey that began in earnest in early 2024, a year filled with both challenges and immense satisfaction. A New Chapter After a whirlwind move
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With December nearing its end, it’s time to check in on my 23 in 2023 goals. To see the original list in its entirety, please check it out here 23 in 2023. Well, what can I say, this build has taken way longer than I thought, and anyone who asked “Are you in the house
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It’s hard to imagine that in December 2021 we knocked down our tiny two-bedroom house to build our new home. All of 2022 was spent building. You can read about the beginning of our journey here – Building a Passive House and here Passive Skew update. While it would have been nice to have the
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Did you know we are building a Passive house? A lot has happened since April. April saw the completion of the assembling of the SIPs. Now if you thinking of wow, that was fast! That’s the beauty of SIPs. However, there is still a lot to do. First, we need to wrap house in its
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At the start of the year, I created a list of 22 things that I wanted to do for the year. You can read that list here – 22 in 2022. The 2nd of July marked the halfway point of 2022. So it made sense that I do a check-in to see how that list
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Back in December 2021, we demolished our house in preparation for building a new one. Three months into the build and a lot have happened. After clearing all the debris we used an alternative to concrete stumps, Mega Anchors. People have asked us why we haven’t gone concrete. Simply put, concrete is not a sustainable
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I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling 22! 22, Taylor Swift, Red Every year (except 2021 for some reason), I create a list of things that I want, like, and dream to achieve. This list covers all areas of my life. From running to family to reading, with a few random things thrown in
For fifteen years, we have lived in this little green house. The actual age of the house is unknown, as it has had multiple renovations. We believe it was built around the 1880s, possibly earlier. It could have been the headmaster’s house to the primary school across the road, which was built in 1865. While
