Shed Love

Okay, so our freshly fixed and painted shed isn't going to win Shed of the Year, but I'm happy with it.
 

The door no longer falls off at the hinges, it's secure and a bit more pleasing to the eye.

We used Cuprinol's Garden Shades paint in Willow and Rosemary. I also secured the hinges a bit more using the Shed Door Beef-up Kit and fixed the bottom of the door using Ronseal Wood Filler. 

Budgeting for a Bungalow

I've been looking for a tool that would allow me to manage different pots of money on the go. I wanted something that was simple to use and free.

The Goodbudget Budget Planner App is great. You create 'envelopes' of money and allocate transactions to the appropriate envelope. You can then see at a glance how you're getting on. 

In my case, I'm already over budget this month for house stuff. Next to my envelope it has the following written 'Hmm, negative money. Interesting...'. Oh well, at least I know!

Goodbudget App

 

Robins and dodgy electrics

So being sensible people we thought it best to get our electrics checked. I booked Martin from Switched On Electrical Services to test everything and quote for any necessary work.

After a thorough going over, he discovered a 'daisy chain' of spurs running off one socket. We have a socket, running to another socket, running to another socket...all the way down to the shed. Oh and we shouldn't use all the burners on the stove as we risk burning the house down.

Another job is fixing our garage door that's so warped we can't shut it. This has appealed to a wee robin who flits in and out through the gap, busily building a nest behind the paint pots. According to our eldest 'He's very sneaky and quite scared of us'. We're in and out of the garage all the time so I'm hoping he'll relocate soon. 

Ronald Robin

A comfy home