And then we've got another one going over here today. It was so hot up here. I want to
move our bed in, which is arriving soon. Good girl. So good. You're brave.
Good morning, guys, and welcome back to my channel. Today, I thought I would attempt to do
a bit of a "get it all" done type video. It's about 7:00 AM now. I've got no makeup on,
but I'm out on a dog walk, because today it's set to be about 39 degrees, which is literally unheard
of where we live. So I thought if I don't take her for a little walk first thing in the shade,
then she's not going to get one. It's about 22 degrees right now,
so it's not too, too hot. It's a temperature I know she can walk in. But yeah, just going for a
walk on the farmer's field. It's actually really cute. There's deer in the farmer's field. I'll
try and show you. She's not spotted them, thank goodness, because she would go nuts. But they're
really cute. They've been hanging out in here quite a lot. So I'll try and show you guys.
But yeah, I'm going to do a little workout today, again, early to avoid the heat.
And there's so much stuff to sort in house. I know people are saying now, "Oh, you're nearly there.
It's coming on so well. It looks great." But then, there's all this behind the scenes stuff
that you don't really see as much on Instagram and everything. There's just so much mess everywhere.
I really need to try and sort. I am struggling with it. So I'll show you that a bit later.
And the kids are going into school today, but they're only going until midday.
They've decided the school stays cool enough until midday, but then it's too hot,
so I've only got a few hours of childcare. But they just come home and hang out, so yeah. Anyway,
that was a long intro. I'll just take you through what I get up to today. Come, Kiki. Let's go.
Right. So we're back from our walk. I'm going to rush out to the school run. Then
I wanted to show you, I've got some cards on Moonpig. I'm Reception Class Rep this year,
so it was my turn to get all the cards and presents and stuff. So I'm going to take these
on the school run for everyone to sign them. Right. So I've just got home. I actually went
for my PT session. I do it twice a week with my friend, and I nearly canceled it because I was
like, "It's so hot, I might as well cancel." But then I was like, "Oh, don't use it as an
excuse." And she actually made the workout not a very hot one. We did arms mostly. And we weren't
running around like doing jumping jacks. It was quite a chilled one, as you probably see
from the footage that I've taken. But then, once I had done that and answered a few
emails and did a work call, it was then time to go and get the boys, because we had to pick them up
at 12 today because of the heat. So I picked them up, got the kids home. So I'm just going to make
lunch and chill out, and then maybe I'll get a Slip 'N' Slide out. And I was going to try and
clean a few rooms as well, but obviously, the boys are home now, but I think they'll probably
just play together inside or even just do some coloring because it's actually quite cool
inside. So yeah, I haven't got much done today. Find another little, then another persons go
to the room, then another person, another person, another person.
And do you want cheese? And then it keeps going over itself.
Our kitchen still isn't completely done, but the runners arrived today. These are from Ruggable,
so they're great, the ones that you take off the base, and you can wash them in the
washing machine. So we've got one going along here, and then we've got another one going
over here. We've protected the floor over there because they basically haven't done the pantry and
stuff yet, so we've got all this floor protector down, which isn't very pretty or anything.
But it's definitely needed, because look. There's paint, there's foot paint marks on it, so
that could have been on our new floor. So we're quite glad we've got this down.
Okay. So while the boys are on the Slip 'N' Slide, I'm going to go ahead and tackle our temporary
kitchen. As you saw, our new kitchen is now usable, so I don't actually need to have any food
in this space anymore. This room is actually my office, but we used it as a temporary kitchen and
it was amazing. We kind of made it work so that we could do the building work, not have to move out,
not have to rent anywhere. And it has definitely worked, but I can't say that I'm going to miss
this room. So I'm just going to put everything into boxes and move it into our new kitchen.
I'm just emptying out what was a bookshelf. This was a display bookshelf in Jackson's bedroom,
and then Matt repurposed it for us to store food on. And it was actually such a good hack. If you
don't have space for a pantry, but you have room on a door or a wall to hang a bookshelf like this,
it was honestly, it held so much stuff on it. And yeah, I'm finally going to throw out this. I
actually bought this for the boys' baby bottles and baby sippy cups,
and I no longer need it. So I've actually said goodbye after about 11 years to that little
green thing. So, yeah, got rid of that. I'm just going to carry on boxing everything up, and then
I'm also going to tackle the dreaded space that is under my desk, which is basically where I've just
been chucking everything, Tupperware, all kinds of stuff. I'm clearing out under the sink as well,
so I'm just going to get on with this room and then put it all into our new kitchen.
(singing)
Okay. So now that I've brought everything in from the other kitchen, it's a total mess. I have put
a few things away, but I'm going to try and just tidy up the surfaces and wipe everything down.
(singing) I'm now going to empty the dishwasher,
because I put it on because there was quite a few things that were really dusty from the other room
as well. And I'm so excited, we've got the AEG ComfortLift dishwasher back. If you've followed me
for years, you may even remember this dishwasher in our old house. It's brilliant, because the
bottom tray, as you pull it out, it comes right up, so it's really easy to fill up. You don't have
to bend over or anything. And it was so good when I always had a baby in one arm, it was just really
handy. So I'm very pleased to be back with this dishwasher. So I'm just going to fill it up again
because there was so much on the side. And yeah, I'm just going to put a few things
away. This is our little utensil feature. I can't wait to show you all the stuff that
we've done in this room. As I said, it's not completely done, so I'm kind of holding off.
I feel like we've learned quite a lot from putting kitchens into other properties. This
is the fourth one that we've actually done. When Matt and I were young, I think I was 22,
and my mom moved back to Canada, so I really needed to find a place of my own. And I found this
tiny little one bedroom apartment, and obviously he moved in straight away because we were
so smitten. So he moved in, but it needed lots doing to it, so we redid the kitchen there.
And then when we moved into our house, basically, I was pregnant with Fraser
and we were desperately trying to find a house the whole time that I was pregnant.
And then we managed to find a place, but it didn't actually all go through
until Fraser was three weeks old, so we had to move house with a three-week old newborn,
which was an experience. And it needed everything doing to it, so we put a new kitchen in there,
and then about six years later we put another new kitchen into that property, because we extended
and we wanted to make some changes. And obviously now, in this house,
we felt like we needed to redo the kitchen and completely move it. So anyway, all that said,
I feel like we've learned a few things. In other houses we'd think, "Oh, I wish the dishwasher was
closer to the sink, or I wish that was there." So hopefully, you guys will like it when
I do get to give you a full tour. Anyway, now that everything has a home,
all the surfaces have been wiped down, I'm also going to just clean the sink and top up our little
Dishmatic while I've got it. So I'm going to use something abrasive. I've got some pink stuff,
but I also like to use Bar Keepers Friend as well, which is great for our new worktops. It's
quite good if there's anything you think it's staining, that does kind of take stuff out.
And then I also wanted to show you, I don't know if you saw that little draining rack that I got. I
actually bought it on Amazon, but I just love that it goes over the sink, so when you're washing up,
then you can just put stuff on the draining rack and it just drains right into the sink. I think
it's so convenient, and I put the cloths like that as well. So, yeah. Nice new clean sink.
And there you go, nice clean kitchen again. Also, while I've got you, I thought I would
just show you progress upstairs in our en suite. They've been tiling it all week. I felt so sorry
for them because today it was so hot up here and there was two of them doing all of these tiles.
So, as you can see, we've got the larger tiles down the bottom of the wall like that. And then,
in the shower and the top half of the wall, we're going to have all of these Chevron tiles.
So they've done this one, and now they're working on here with the little shelves which are set in.
So yeah, as soon as this is all tiled, then they can put all of the toilet and everything in, and
then we can actually carpet in our room. I think Matt and I are both desperate, because we're still
sharing with the kids. So once the carpet is down, and obviously they're going to finish painting
our walk-in wardrobe, then we can actually move our bed in, which is arriving soon.
And we've got our, what's the word? Bedside tables are here. A vanity is going to go here. Very soon,
we'll have the lights put in. So yeah, we're pretty much there. As you can see,
it's just a total mess. There's so much rubbish in here that we need to take out.
Yeah, but I thought I would just give you a little update on up here and our en suite.
Okay. So next up, I thought I would show you how I bath Kiki. I thought this would
be the perfect day to do it because she's so hot. As I said, 39 degrees,
so this should cool her down. I made it a nice, cool temperature,
but also, once she gets out, she should dry really quickly. So anyway, I'm sticking her in the bath,
and I use this Baby Fresh product. I got it on Amazon, and it makes her smell very nice.
But obviously, she is a poodle mix. She's a Cavapoo, so she doesn't shed or loose her hair,
which is obviously good for Matt's allergies. But because of that, she does need to go to a
professional groomers once a month for a little trim and wash. And then in between visits,
like every two weeks, I will also give her a bath, because she does start to smell a little bit
and her coat just goes a bit funny, I think, from all the grease on our hands when we pet her.
It just needs to be freshened up. And whenever I give her a bath, there's so much dirt left
in it once she's done. Look at her. She's like half the size when she's not all fluffy.
That's it, gentle. Miss Kiki, I think you might be.
Good girl. So good. You're brave. So good. Know where she runs as well? Your bed. Ooh.
Okay. And then we just rub her, rub her before she shakes,
because she is going to make this room so wet. To rub the shake.
Be the good girl.
There's a good dog. Okay, guys. So it's now about 8:00 PM.
Jackson has gone to bed, and I'm going to put the two older ones to bed in a minute. It's still
so hot outside. It's about 30 degrees, isn't it? It's boiling. And there was actually a new record
set today where we live for how hot it is. I think in the UK, it got up to 40.2 degrees, which is
pretty, well it's unheard of. That's the first time it's ever got that high. It was 39 degrees
where we live today. So although I feel like I have got quite a few bits done, I definitely felt
like I was doing everything a bit slower, where it was so hot today. Kiki's barking at a deer. But
that bath has definitely cooled her down a little bit. She's a lot more herself now. But anyway,
thank you so much for watching. I hope you enjoyed it, and I'll see you in my next one. Bye, guys.