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It’s been over 100 days since we started our renovation and there is finally a glimmer of light
It’s actually been 103 days since we started to be precise. I’ve gone around the roller coaster of emotions so many times now I’m bored of it. Or numb. Or maybe I’ve actually learned through the process how to manage what I can control and what I can’t? Regardless, we are in the final stretch…
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Houses here tend to look the same, which fits the location
I’ve been noticing the houses around our little part of Scotland for a while now. We moved nearly three years ago and have since bought a house and embarked on a renovation project, each of these things offering ample reason to closely examine the types and styles of houses that are available. My initial impression…
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Our house renovation is nearly done
We’re really excited now as the house is nearly done and we can’t wait to move back in!
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House renovation update: spinning the triangle
Like all projects, our house renovation project is all about a balance between scope, schedule, and cost. As all project managers know, changing any one of these points of the triangle impacts all the others. Right now it feels like we’re constantly spinning our our triangle like a roulette wheel, adjusting things and trying to…
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House renovation update: it’s “going”, just not sure where yet
My buddy asked me how the house renovation project was going and I responded quickly without thinking: “It’s going good” I said. Then I thought about it more. “Welllllll, good probably isn’t the right word there.” It’s “going”, that is for sure, but I don’t know where just yet.
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New year, new move
We are a week into the new year and the critical and most meaningful stage of the “big family project” for 2022 has begun with construction starting on our house renovation finally after a year and a half of planning. In other words, shit just got real.
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Pack a small suitcase
I traveled solo for the first time in years recently. When I left, I had only a single suitcase, and it was so easy to move. I zipped across the airport and into a taxi effortlessly. The trip was really enjoyable. On the way back though, I carried an extra suitcase filled with stuff I…
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House renovation starts in one month, here is a quick visual tour
One month from now (January 3rd) we’re starting our home renovation project. It actually started a long time ago really, but this is when we get to take a sledge to the walls and let the joiners, electricians, and plumbers in to start doing their thing. It’s hard to describe what we’re doing to the…
Writing and drawings by Nick.
