A House is Built: New House New Life style

So here we are! The 4th weekend in the house. I meant to give myself the day off as I have been feeling absolutely pooped, but when you have a lovely bright clean house, it is hard not to want perfection so I have been fighting chaos that kids bring to a home.

Note: Washing machine bought on all classifieds. Very pleased with that purchase!

Three loads of washing have been done and I have figured out how to get my clothes line to stay up. Up until now I have done small loads and hung them on the rails over the machine and bench. I love that. No extra floor space taken up with clothes horses. Handy to the machine so no double handling.
But today- with linen and so on- and a gorgeous sun filled sky, it was time to hang things outside.

I have stripped the sheets on my bed. Now that I am no longer crammed in the study, I am very much enjoying clean, white space! On the wall you can see one of the framed painting I bought on eBay from China. I have more to frame yet but the money situation here is frightening me.

My computer space looks exactly as ugly and cramped as ever!

And here is the family room looking through to the lounge. Keeping the kitchen bench clear of clutter is a full time job. The only time it is clear is when I am standing, vigilant in the kitchen to shift cups as the kids put them down. (Though in this photo, I confess it is one of mine!)

I have installed:

A wireless printer so the kids can print without having to have a wired up network. That was the bane of all out lives in the old house.
Bill helped (read 'saved the day') install the wireless Internet. I think the fibre to house here has been strategically nobbled to urge me up to a faster speed. At present it is no faster than the old copper back in Amaroo.
Children
A Christmas tree of a very sparse branches. I need Sylvia to make it look cute.

The Christmas Tree

I hoped this weekend to go and fetch the real birds and pop them onto the veranda here. The problem is though, that we don't have complete fences and it is very exposed. Yesterday the kids watched as two fellows walked up to the house and started measuring the veranda!? What the?