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    How to Work From Home With Little Kids

    April 2, 2020June 5, 2020

    Wow – how things have changed lately. Without going on too much about all the negative things about COVID-19 – I know we all know it by now! – what it means for a lot of people is that we are working from home… and many of us with children home too. For me, having

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    There's little I like more than culling the kids s There's little I like more than culling the kids stuff while they're out or asleep 😉 Recently we’ve been doing some serious home decluttering and have been selling things online. This is a bit embarrassing, but years ago, I would never have even attempted selling stuff online. I have always decluttered, but put selling in the ‘too hard’ or ‘takes too long’ basket. I wish I’d discovered earlier how easy it can be – not to mention the feeling of satisfaction and ‘lightness’ you get from making spare cash from clutter you no longer need! 🤩💃🏽 . Because I’m a nerd who likes giving myself challenges to make things more fun, I’m seeing if we can make $5000 selling unwanted stuff - and we’re more than halfway there! 🤓 💵 I’ve sold a mid-century buffet, baby change table, a painting, our gas heater, old Roomba, my running pram (that coincidentally went to a House Nerd follower 😊) books, kids shoes, some puzzles that were lockdown evening saviours, and my fave thing to see go – kids toys! 😜 Even three of my dresses 👗 I’ve bought preloved clothes through @ebayau for more than ten years, but had no idea just how easy it was to sell them. (Did you know Country Road is the most searched-for clothing brand on eBay? That’s half my wardrobe!) . @ebayau now makes it even easier to sell your pre-loved things online reusing bags or boxes you already have – no need to go to the post office! eBay’s partnership with Sendle means you can have parcels safely picked up from your doorstep for no extra cost. You can list up to 40 items for free every month to their 12 million active shoppers – when the item sells, eBay charge a small fee based on the final price. Sendle is also Australia's first shipping company to become 100% carbon neutral. Do you sell unwanted stuff online? What have you sold? #eBay #partner #sponsored #brandedcontent #housenerd #tidyingup #decluttering #culling #homeorganisation #declutteringideas #reducingwaste #reducewaste #homesblog #reducereuserecycle #the1000dollarproject
    A lot of time spent in our yard here lately....and A lot of time spent in our yard here lately....and, I have to show you guys the latest $16 buy I found at @kmartaus that made me soo happy 🤓🌈 Finally, @crayola_anz are selling their Colours of the World textas in Australia - 24 textas meant to represent all kinds of skin colours 🥰 As a mixed race, art-loving kid, who NEVER had an accurate texta for her skin colour, honestly, receiving this box would have made little me over the moon 😊💃🏽 I grew up the only kid with hearing aids in my school, living in a predominantly white suburb - and I think when you're already a super-awkward kid, sometimes anything that reminds you of your differences makes you feel even more of a sore thumb (thank you, the teachers who constantly pointed it out 🙄) And yes, I think even the little things count, like when you're drawing with your friends. As a parent, I realised I still had a bit of a bugbear about it when my son (then 5yo) once said, "Pass the skin colour texta". It was so innocent - of course! He's a kid - there are even paints marketed these days as "skin colour" 😐 - but I felt like.... this is not how I want my kids to automatically think. I discovered these textas online a year ago, but didn't want to pay the exorbitant shipping from the States! When I showed Little Nerd this box after finding it locally (a year later) he understood right away. "Mummy, you're excited because now we can find the perfect texta for your skin!" 💛 And yep, now we can accurately draw everyone in our very, very mixed family 👩🏽🧑🏻👨🏿👱🏻‍♀️👧👩🏼👴🏾 #housenerd #backyard #drawing #artwithkids #kidsart #crayolas #coloursoftheworld #diversity #representation #mixedrace #backyardart #perthparents #housenerdhome
    I made over a shoe cupboard! 🤓👢 Swipe for th I made over a shoe cupboard! 🤓👢 Swipe for the before 😊 I can now tick off two things I've always wanted to try in a DIY project - using cane panels and staining timber with Japan Black 🖤 I'd been looking for cute shoe storage for our entry for months but never found anything I REALLY loved that suited our home. So I decided to make over this cabinet instead. I'm so proud of it and it is SO much nicer than the shoe explosion on the floor we had every morning! (previously we kept our most-used shoes in a basket by the front door 😅 Storage is always needed in this house). I got to create this project for my wonderful sponsor @monarchpainting using their amazing brushes, some cane I bought on eBay, @feast_watson Japan Black stain from @bunnings and the prettiest brushed brass pulls from @manovelladesign. Monarch are editing my DIY video for this project now - it was so satisfying and I can't wait to share it with you 😊 . . #housenerd #housenerdhome #monarchpainting #brandedcontent #shoecabinet #canecabinet #furniturehack #storageideas #furniturehack #feastwatson #reloveproject
    Last night of winter and my fireplace stencilled t Last night of winter and my fireplace stencilled tile DIY (first lockdown project) still holding up strong! ✨ I lit a fire tonight because when Nala wants a fire, Nala gets a fire 🐶 I say this with pride, because I am actually quite terrible at chopping wood, starting a fire, figuring out if it's going too fast or too slow, remembering to add wood to actually keep it going, basically all the things. I collect a mean twig though 😏✌🏽😎 . #housenerd #housenerdhome #winterinperth #lockdownDIY #stencilledtile #tilestencil #fireplacemakeover
    WIN ✨ Do you have an older laundry, bathroom or WIN ✨ Do you have an older laundry, bathroom or kitchen that could do with some love? ❤️ For a budget fix, I once painted our old kitchen’s brown 70s tile – and it made the BIGGEST difference to how light and bright it felt! ⛅ 🤩 You don’t always have to spend a lot of money to get a great new look. The @duluxaus Renovation Range was made for people who want to give their cabinets, vanities, tiles, countertops, robes, walls or floors a beautiful new look WITHOUT having to do an extensive, expensive remodel. And the paint colours are lovely 🎨☺️ Whatever you want to tackle, transforming your space has never been easier and now one lucky house nerd can win 8L of paint of their choice from the Dulux Renovation Range. To enter, like this post and just tell me, what project in your home you would take on using the Renovation Range. Are you thinking your kitchen benchtop or splashback, your worn-looking ensuite vanity, your built in wardrobe, perhaps the bathroom walls with their 90s dolphin tiles? 🐬 If something has inspired you, or you know what colours you’d paint with, I’d love to hear. ✨ For additional entries, tag a friend – 2 friends, 2 extra entries, 4 friends, 4 extra entries and so on. Good luck! ✨✌🏽💃🏽 Winner drawn 8pm 03/09/21. Winner must be living in a capital city to pick up paint from their local Dulux Trade Centre. Promo not endorsed, sponsored, administered by or associated with IG. There is a complete release of IG by each entrant. #sponsored #RenovationRange #DuluxDIY #housenerd #DuluxRenovationRange #renovation #DIYrenovation #interiorsblog #win #paintproject #competition #DIYideas #renoblog #giveaway #giveawayau #competitionau
    How great is this room? 🐡🐠 Yesterday I had t How great is this room? 🐡🐠 Yesterday I had the absolute pleasure of visiting this beautiful new display for @oswaldhomes @jwhgroup. Named The Odyssea and just metres from the waves crashing on the shore in City Beach, it gave me serious home envy. It was designed to have oceans of room for all kinds of families, with four bedroom suites (and so much storage 😫🤤) and a Scandi-inspired coastal palette of wood and stone all beautifully put together by their talented in-house interior designer @kestryn_chaloner. It felt so light-filled and warm inside, even on a dark, dismal, stormy day where all my bins blew over. I have more snaps I want to share soon, but for now here is this gorgeous bedroom suite - how could anyone not smile when greeted by those pufferfish? 🐡😁 (And look at those solid timber doors with the vertical running woodgrain - yes I totally house nerded 🤓). . The Odyssea is open each Sat and Sun from 1-4pm if you'd like to visit - will share a link in my Stories 🌊 . #oswaldhomes #sponsored #housenerd #bedroomdecor #brandedcontent #originalluxury #hometour #coastalhome #homeblog #wallpaper #fishwallpaper #dreamhome #jwhgroup
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