I'm currently "on the road" for a 3 week stint. While I enjoy travelling I'd prefer to be at home a bit more at the moment, as I really want to get stuff out of boxes. Over the last couple of months I've become much more interested in sorting out my house than I have in spending time living out of a suitcase! Up until about a week ago, however, I had nowhere to put anything … [Read more...] about Floor to Ceiling Bookcase Shelving Finally Installed
Thoughts :: Pensieri ::
Declaring the New House a Smoke Free Zone
I'm a smoker. I've been smoking since I was a teenager. I'm unlikely to go "cold turkey" and give up smoking overnight. However since I moved into the new house I haven't smoked in it. Not once. Nor have I let anyone visiting smoke in it either. The house is now a smoke free zone. You can smoke outside in the back garden if you want to, but I don't allow anyone, including … [Read more...] about Declaring the New House a Smoke Free Zone
Improving the Bathrooms’ Aesthetics Slightly
The new house's layout is quite unique, so the main bathroom is kind of an odd shape. There is a full size bath which I intend to use at some point, but there's no simple way to have a "normal" shower in there, due to the way the ceiling / roof are laid out. You'd have to completely remodel the bathroom and move just about everything to do it and I really don't have the … [Read more...] about Improving the Bathrooms’ Aesthetics Slightly
Solar Panels Fully Installed and Working
I've always been interested in greener living through use of technology. Over the past 30 years solar energy has gone from being something incredibly complicated and expensive, to being much more commonplace and relatively affordable. Sure, it's still not "cheap", but you can get a variety of grants from the Irish government if you improve your house's energy efficiency and … [Read more...] about Solar Panels Fully Installed and Working
Solar Panels, Dishwashers and Washing Machines
Over the past couple of weeks I've been settling in to the new house. There are still a few things that aren't in place just yet, but hopefully they'll be done in the next few weeks (fingers crossed!). As part of the heating system upgrades I opted for solar panels to handle heating the water. They're not fully installed yet, but they should be in the next few days. For now … [Read more...] about Solar Panels, Dishwashers and Washing Machines