I was recently employed to decorate five separate areas in one property. The customer wanted me to use Farrow and Ball paint. This was certainly a big job and I pride myself on delivering perfection on every job that I do. The first area I decided to do was the hall, landing and stairs. This…
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R&M's Frozen Bedroom Makeover
Read moreSo we have been in our new home for just over a week and with the girls now being three years old we decided to change their cots into beds. We also started to design their room around the Disney film Frozen. The room had plain white walls when we moved in. so I found…
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How to achieve the perfect painted finish on wood
Read moreWhen you’re painting wood, whether it be doors, skirting boards or window frames the key to a smooth finish is preparation. It’s worth spending a little time making sure the surfaces are perfect for painting. Here’s how: 1. The first job to do is to wash all areas in a sugar soap solution to remove…
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Brillant dad feature week 2
Read moreOur second brilliant dad feature is Diary of a Dad Hi, I blog at Diary Of A Dad. I’m a working father of two girls. One is three years old and the other is 16 months. I’m fiancee to the amazing mother of my children and blogger at www.diaryofadad.com. 1. Have you always wanted to be…
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Tips for choosing a new TV
Read moreMy wife and I have had our current TV for around 10 years. It’s served us well over the years aside from the odd occasion when the channels have all disappeared for no reason! It was easy to fix though with some simply re-tuning so we never really saw the need to buy a new…
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Age gap relationship
Read moreThere is no predicting how your life is going to turn out with all its twists and turns. I guess it would be pretty boring if we did know! After 18 years of marriage to my first wife, which I admit was pretty dull and very messed up, it did have a silver lining because…
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Why do some children's TV shows appeal
Read moreIt has never ceases to amaze me why some children’s programmes stop kids in their tracks and make them watch them. Our twins are three years old and certain shows on ceebeies they just stop and watch. For example, Bing, they love him and will watch it from beginning to end. I have no idea why!…
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R&M are 3 years old
Read moreThe girls presents all ready Well this time 3 years ago we were getting ready to go to the hospital to meet our girls 6 weeks earlier than planned. Now they are 3 years old and just a constant source of fun and laughter and they bring so much joy…
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Brilliant Dad Feature
Read moreThis is the first of a new feature on my blog called ‘Brilliant Dad Feature’. Every week I will feature a different dad talking about their experiences of parenthood. First up is Ryan, dad of two. Ryan blogs at Dad Creek Without a Paddle. 1. Have you always wanted to be a dad? Yes. I’ve…
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Why I think R&M are lucky to have their mum
Read moreWhere do I begin? My wife was born to be a mum. If I was a child I would wish for a mum just like her. Some women are just born to be mums and my wife is one of those women. She has the fantastic ability to communicate with R & M on so…
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We're featured in Wales Online Today
Read moreMy wife and I are featured in Wales Online today! http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/i-terrified-might-lose-both-8610606
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Why I enjoy having the girls to myself one day a week
Read moreEvery Monday I am a stay at home dad because my wife works two days a week and child care costs an absolute fortune! When I initially said that I didn’t mind staying home on a Monday and mostly work Saturdays I was very unsure because up to that point my wife was on maternity…
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Twins can say and do the funniest things
Read moreChildren in general do say some of the funniest, but we get it in double! 1. The other night we were watching TV and from the bedroom where R sleeps we heard her say “tickle tickle”. What was she dreaming about? 2. Both R and M were in the car when they came out with…
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The girls first year continues
Read moreFollowing on from my last post… We were now moving very quickly to the second six months of the girls lives and things were settling down into a nice routine. There was unfortunately a few down sides. We lived on a second floor flat which had many disadvantages. Going for a walk was difficult as…
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Sometimes a bit of good fortune is so welcome
Read moreI have never been lucky in getting money for nothing ,I have always had to work very hard for my money not that it has bothered me I have always believed you get what you work for in life. I am from a generation that many people have inherited a lot of money from their…
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Converting loft space in a bungalow
Read moreImage courtesy of digitalart/freedigitalphotos.net My mother has recently converted the loft space in her bungalow. I was in charge of doing this for her to ensure that everything she wanted was included. The loft was very large and very high so I knew we could fit two bedrooms in plus a shower room. I didn’t…
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Decorating using Dulux light and space paint
Read moreI was recently employed to re-decorate a hall, landing and stairs in a detached house which is approximately 30 years old. The area to be decorated had previously been painted in a rag effect and had an artex ceiling. The first job was to skim the ceiling with plaster to give a smooth finish. This…
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Bluestone Wales day 4
Read moreGood nights sleep again. We woke at about 7.30. The girls were refreshed and raring to go. First job today was to get all the rainwater off the roof of the buggy so nobody gets wet! We decided today to have a quieter day so we went down to soft play for the girls to…
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Bluestone Wales day 3
Read moreA much better nights sleep last night. Girls were exhausted from everything they had done the day before so slept very soundly. We woke at about 7 o’clock, the girls had breakfast and a shower then we were ready to go swimming. We all went out to the buggy. It had rained quite heavily during…
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Twins and their different personalities
Read moreI always thought – naively I suppose – that having twins would mean that they would be very similar in character and personality. Now thinking about it though my wife is a twin and she and her sister are very opposite. R is the older of our girls and she has a more demanding and…
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