It has begun, well sort of!

The electrician came around this morning to cut and seal or 'make safe' the wires etc in the bathroom ready for the builders on Monday to start demolishing.

Current built in cupboards - will be ripped out and replaced with a walk in robe through to the bathroom / new ensuite

We have also moved officially into our lounge which will now act as our bedroom as well. Thankfully we already had a sofa bed that we can use rather then trying to fit our Queen size bed in.

Our empty bedroom - well except for the tiles and lights all ready to be fitted.

The kids certainly enjoyed all this this morning, helping to move our bedding and then proceeding to hide under it on the leather sofa, then going through books we had moved together, very cute.

At home

A couple of weeks ago we found out that our little boy has a number of food and other allergies. He has also been sick with one virus after another and so the doctor recommended that we take him out of childcare for a while to try and break the cycle of illness.

So now me a Mum that normally goes into an office three days a week has been at home for nearly two weeks and possibly will be here for at least another two, after which my husband will take over.

Although upsetting at first having a sick child and having to completely change his diet, I looked at the positive and thought I will savour this time where I can just focus on my children and the house.

So to the house - a time I thought to think about bathroom design and other things that need looking into before we start work on the renovation in a few months. This however hasn't been the case, but instead stuck inside on these cold Winter days I have been moving furniture around in our living spaces (as really feel the lack of space in Winter) and making decorations with my daughter to hang in the family room play area.