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    How to Get Through a Crappy Pregnancy

    April 6, 2018April 7, 2018

    If you come here just for the home-y stuff, this post is probably not going to be your cup of tea, sorry. If you are here because you are pregnant and hating it, read on! I’d like to preface this post by first saying I’m not a horrible or ungrateful person… honestly. I know some

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    Renovating our House: What I’ve Learned and My Advice for Renovators

    November 20, 2017January 28, 2018

    “If we ever renovate again, I would…” “Our next house, we should do this…” These are words Mr Nerd and I have uttered to each other many a time as we’ve been ankle-deep in renovation rubble here. I am still FAR from a renovating pro, but we’ve learned a lot of things through trial and

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    • House nerding in Surry Hills 😍Expensive potential! #beautiful #terracehouse #home #homerenovation #old #aged #terrace #sydney #walk #surryhills #realestate #house #property #blogger #housenerd #dayslikethese #housewalk
    • My beautiful sister @tasha_monique pulls off a good surprise wedding ☺️ I always admire it when people manage to pull off just the kind of wedding they want and theirs was very small, intimate and laidback - a really special time bringing two families from opposite sides of the country together. Congratulations guys we love you two together 💛#wedding #secretwedding #bride #happy #vineyard #vineyardwedding #mrandmrs #justmarried #pregnantbridesmaid #mysisterswedding #mysisters
    • Sharing a tour of this beautiful new Nedlands home on the blog today. Designed and built by @brookleberdesign and the @oswaldhomes team and inspired by the Urban Prairie School work of Frank Lloyd Wright, it was designed to be a ‘forever home’ for three generations - a multi-gen home. Really enjoyed visiting this one... such a nice floor plan and the finishes are beautiful - like these tempered oak floors 😍 Link in profile (and info if you’d like to visit it in person yourself). 📸 @dmaxphotography #hometour #housenerd #oswaldhomes #brookleber #design #perthhomes #perthbuilder #custombuilt #custom #house #multigen #floorplan #perthhome
    • Being mid-renovation doesn’t have to mean you can’t entertain. We’ve been renovating forever, but we’ve always liked to have people over, even when we’re inviting them to find a seat amongst the rubble. I think you shouldn’t have to feel like your home needs to be picture perfect before you can have friends over (or you’ll be waiting seven years… like us!) But it’s like that saying… the ones who matter don’t mind and the ones who mind don’t matter 😉 That said, I still like to make a little effort and an inviting spot to sit makes a simple weeknight dinner feel a little more special. This pic from the other night - some friends came over so I styled our outdoor space for a cosy autumn dinner with some pretty homewares from retailers from @cockburngateway. My tips... candlelight makes piles of renovation tools look more artful, have a basket of snuggly throws for that friend who is always cold and good cheese (and wine) is a must. #autumn #cockburngateway #aw18 #entertaining #ourhome #renovating #housenerd #alfresco #evening #australia #autumnevenings #blogger #onedaythiswillbeadeck
    • Just survived our 17th flight with Little Nerd... just 😬 I was literally watching him sleep, thinking smugly to myself, “Ahh, flying with a baby gets easier and easier as they get older!” and then of course it turned into the most painful flight ever 😬😅 Never doing a midnight red eye with an overtired toddler again! However now we are finally in the beautiful Hunter Valley with family for a wedding. How pretty is the tile and stonework in this kitchen corner. #trip #twoyearold #huntervalley #kitchen #housenerd #tile #countrystyle #countrykitchen #stone #timber #weddingtime #cafescene #nsw #tourismnsw #timberbeams #rustic
    • A lot of people asking me recently, “So when are you due?” Well I’ve felt like a total idiot lately because I’ve had to be like, “Well we’re not exactly sure...either July 3 or June 9.” 🙄 Bear with me on my long silly story. When I got pregnant I went to my GP and she worked out my due date from my cycle. Gave me an estimated due date of June 9, said she thought I’d be about 10 weeks. The next day I had my dating scan. The sonographer was like, “No no you’re only measuring 7 weeks 3 days, you are due July 3.” She even gave me an estimated date of conception. She was so confident I didn’t even think to question it, you know? Neither did Dr. So Mr Nerd and I planned everything for July 3... time off work, renos, I told my editors when I was taking mat leave. Then two weeks ago I had my first prenatal appointment at the hospital and the midwife was taking my cycle dates which I did think was a bit unnecessary until she went to us, puzzled, “But your dates don’t match up to me. I would have thought the baby would be due about June 9 not July 3.” I laughed.... a crazy shocked laugh 🤪😧 Only THEN did I go back and fully nerd out researching cycles and stuff and yeah... it doesn’t seem to make sense. Unless possibly the baby was an immaculate conception. (Poor Mr Nerd. “But I wasn’t even HERE on the date the sonographer said the baby was conceived.” I touched his arm and said gently, “Well babe, I never said it was yours...” 😂 which I thought was funny but err, he didn’t). But seriously, I was in full grump mode for like two days, “How do they get a due date wrong by almost a month?!” etc 😠 I am a planner and stressed out about how I was going to wrap up work in two months not three and get everything ready for new baby. (I can’t even fathom how stunned parents of premies must feel). Now, though we still don’t have a definite due date, I feel ok - we’re prepping for a June baby, I def feel 8 months preg 🏀 and working my butt off to get ready before June. And babies come when they want to, right? 😄 #junebaby #eightmonths #gettingorganised #bump #pregnant #planner #housenerd #mykitchen #hbmystyle #pregnancy #countdown #kitchen #bhghome #bw
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