Story of a girl

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Blogger Fail

OMG guys! Totally dropped the ball on the whole blogging thing. One of my goals for 2019 is to blog more. Not sure of a schedule or anything. I just got a notification that I have been running this blog for 3 years! 3 years of barely there content. That will change this year.

Lots has been happening, besides 2018 sucking majorly. Joshua is now in Grade 1. We are having our struggles but the…

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Extra, Extra

I never realized just how many people I know do what is known as a “side hussle.” A side hussle is a business that someone partakes in to supplement their income. This could be selling items or blog for instance. I have done a few my self. I have done Avon, blogging, and now, I do Juice Plus+.

I went and asked a few of my friends if I could share their own businesses. So, if you are interested,…

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While doing the bathroom renos, Iain felt so bad. He didn’t want to tear out the walls because of the age and history behind them. He took some pictures and then set to work. We realized that it would be a lot cheaper if we did most of the demo ourselves. For a week we had to stay with mom and dad because of all the dust and soot that came down with the ceiling and walls. Even set the alarm system off, which I was at work so the fire station showed up and yeah…the guys laughed it off.

The good thing about Fluent  is we were able to call them after that and say hey between this time and this time can you shut the alarm off so we don’t keep getting false alarms.

Anyways, onto the results.

So some demo pictures.

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We moved the toilet around because when you sit down your knees hit the tub. Also, we realized that there was nothing holding up the bathroom. Chris built a support wall to hold it up. The “insulation” was packing peanuts.  We also got our first look into the attic. Eventually, this will be our master suite.

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Chris put up mold resistant gyprock. Iain installed the lights, vent and attic hatch. To finish the vent for outside we needed an attic ladder. We have a tiny car, so our Chief allowed us to use the fire truck to bring the ladder to the house.

It feels wonderful having at least one room that is up to code. Chris did a wonderful job. He keeps eyeing up the kitchen when he comes for a visit so it won’t be long before we start tearing that apart.

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I love the lighting and my mirror and everything. The boys did a wonderful job. Can’t wait for the next project, which is the hallway upstairs.

Look forward to the renos!

The Bathroom While doing the bathroom renos, Iain felt so bad. He didn't want to tear out the walls because of the age and history behind them.

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Just as I was going to tidy up and take pictures of the upstairs, Iain started destroying the bathroom. That is why this post is so delayed. I’m really proud of Iain. He did a lot of the work along side Chris. He even picked out everything from the colors to the floor.  So let’s get this tour on the road.

Even after all this time, I still have no idea what to do with this hallway. I might make a reading nook for Joshua since he loves to read.  There is hardwood floor under this carpet, so that is the next project. Ripping it all out and you can’t see it well in the pictures, but the walls are wood paneling. We are going to replace that with Gyprock.

  Next is Joshua’s room. We didn’t do anything in here but paint. We plan on taking the closet out and the carpet. (I did have a picture but it’s corrupted. facepalm)

Next is our spare room, or as Josh calls it, Ryan’s room. Not much done in here. The walls were thankfully painted. It looked like Cupid threw up in here when we first got it. We ripped the carpet up and found hardwood floors. When my brother came for a visit he helped Iain clear the boards a bit. We found a newspaper from 1947!

Next we head into the Master bedroom.

I love it in here. The dark wood makes it so warm and welcoming. We haven’t done much in the way of decorating. Just a picture of the Temple above the bed. I’ll get to it eventually.

Onto the bathroom next. I think it deserves its own post for the amount of work that went into it.

So I will see you in the next post

Keep Smiling,

  The Upstairs, Finally Just as I was going to tidy up and take pictures of the upstairs, Iain started destroying the bathroom.

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House Tour- Part 3

House Tour- Part 3

Here we are on to part 3 already. When I started this little series, I didn’t think it would take this many posts just to do downstairs.

Iain has been watching DIY videos on Youtube and I think we came to an agreement for what type of flooring we want downstairs. It will also match what is in the Games room and livingroom. It’s apparently a surprise so I will update that part later.

First off,…

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House Tour Part 2

House Tour Part 2

Now onto the room that gets the most use. I’m hardly upstairs anymore. We have a dual zone thermastat, and to keep heating costs down, we turn the thermastat down once we are up and ready. So during the day if I am not at work, I’m sitting at the kitchen table.

Here is the kitchen before we got our hands on it. We were given the fridge but it died on us after 2 weeks of owning it. My brother came…

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House Tour Part 1

House Tour Part 1

Nothing like going to take pictures and realizing your house is a mess. I started cleaning in the mudroom which led into the kitchen. As it was pushing midnight I had to stop. At least two rooms are gutted and cleaned. I guess I’ll count it as Spring cleaning.

Here is the mudroom before Iain and I put our own touches on it.

Here it is now…

We still have the original floor because honestly, it’s…

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Our First Home

We have been home owners for just under 4 months. It’s hard to believe. We have done a lot of renovations so far and plan on doing many others.

Our home is 108 years old. While painting and renovating, we have uncovered many things, good and bad. For instance GOOD: Loved finding the original marker for the house number while painting the sunroom. BAD: realizing the ceiling tiles were all…

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New Beginnings

Happy New Year Whimsies!

What a whirl wind the end of the year was. We bought a house, paid off the car, and finally got Josh situated in school. Still don’t have an official diagnosis but we are getting there.

As the second term starts tomorrow, Josh is really doing great. I only had one call from the principle about his behavior. That doesn’t mean he doesn’t get detention or sent to the office.…

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I'm Still Here

I’m Still Here

Well, that break was unplanned.

I had a forced hiatus because of the stress and pressure I was under. As I told my friend CeeCee, make sure when starting a blog, you don’t take on too much at once. You can follow her over at The Energy Diaries. 

We were finally successful in buying a home. I am so excited. I plan on updating as we do renos and move in. Our closing is not until the end of August.

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My #hashtags

After a conversation with a family member, I thought I would put my answer here as well.

I was asked, “why do you hashtag “special needs” and ” ADHD” in your Instagram posts?”

My answer is simple. Community.

When I use my hashtags, I get “liked” and comments from other moms. This gives me a sense of belonging and knowing I am not the only one going through this. On my darkest, stressful days. I…

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Plan With Me: March

Plan With Me: March

Good Morning Everyone,

By the look of the weather, I would say Winter is staying for a while yet. I am a little late getting this post out there, so I did not include my March Budget, since I started using it already. Speaking of budgets, you all need to check out Everydollar. The app is amazing! It’s from the awesome Dave Ramsey.

Anyway, let’s get going shall we?

I am still loving this type of…

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Happy Heritage Day!

Here in Nova Scotia, it is Nova Scotia Heritage Day. Each year we celebrate the life and accomplishments of a Canadian. This year, we celebrate the Mikmaq community.

Since it is a statatory holiday, Iain and I were off today. It was nice and relaxing. Also, with the publishing of this post, I will only have one open task left for the day. Go me!

What we did today:

Josh woke us up promptly at…

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The Struggle Is Real

The Struggle Is Real

We all have our own struggles. My struggles are what I was told everyone has. The only problem is, I have depression and Social Anxiety Disorder. That old saying, “Don’t cry over spilt milk”. Yeah, that was made because of me, I am sure of it. I worry about everything. Seriously. When I was pregnant, I had a little breakdown because I was worried I wouldn’t be able to help my child with their…

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Breakthrough

Hey There Whimsies,

Hope the Weekend treated you well. We in Atlantic Canada are bracing for a huge storm. It is predicted that we will be getting an estimated 62CM!!!

Anyway, update time.

Joshua finally had his appointment at the IWK, our local children’s hospital. It went so good. We got answers, I spent the night on Pinterest trying to find some tips. Now I can get down to business preparing…

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5 types of Mood Trackers

5 types of Mood Trackers

There are many ways to track your moods, whether it be in a journal or on a digital app. In my Bullet Journal system, I have done my first spread for my moods. You can see it here. While searching Pinterest and also Instagram, I found a few types of layouts and would love to share here for anyone wanting to try one out.

This one seems to be a popular layout. One which myself has used. This…

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Plan With Me: February

Plan With Me: February

Hello my Whimsies,

What is this? A new blog post! Well yes here it is. I am so sorry for the delay. I can make so many excuses but mainly….I felt overwhelmed. I felt I wasn’t getting anything out of my blog and it became a chore. So I stopped, regrouped, researched and I AM BACK!

It is now almost the end of January and I just finished my tests for my Level 1 FireFighters course so I thought I…

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