A few days ago I was tired, now I'm knackered!  Home improvement abounds! We've been trying hard lately to get the house in a more homey state lately, and with my parents coming over we've tried getting it in a better place faster!

A few weeks ago a friend noticed our deck was kinda rotten with little trees growing out of some of the boards, so with the help of Dan our pal who can build or fix anything in the world, we have a new deck!

I love stepping out on the boards and pretending in my head I'm out on a ship (I have been told this is crazy, but I think after growing up in England on patios instead of decks, those wooden boards just hold a kind of magic for me!)

So the outside is looking good, and the inside is still a work in progress. Lot's of furniture coming from Ikea, and been clearing room for both that and people. The amount of trash I took out yesterday made me feel bad, and Friday pick up isn't going to be much better!

Rooting through cupboards and closets has been an adventure, I've found yards of wonderful fabric that needs sewing up into something, as well as several unfinished projects from days gone by

Still, it's exciting if hard work. We haven't felt all that rooted here since I moved, but now things are feeling settled, and it'll be nice to have a place we'd feel proud to have people over in.