The Second Bedroom Renovation & Changing Plans, Small Family Apartment
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View ArticleMy Intelligent, yet Struggling Son has Dyslexia
It's been long long road to get the diagnosis of dyslexia for Hugo, but now we can finally get the wide-ranging support available to him. We've learnt through the process to trust our parental...
View ArticleCreating a Master Bedroom, Small Family Apartment
After a summer of travelling we returned to chaos of 2 adults, 3 kids and a small dog in just 65 square meters, with all our boxes mostly still stacked high. The first room to tackle was our master...
View ArticleWeeDo Turtle Snowsuit
How cute are these snowsuits? View this post on Instagram We are unique, we are visionary… #weedofunwear #spaceflakes #kidswear #snowwear #snowsuit #forstrongmindedkids #minishredders...
View ArticleTill What Age Do You Brush Your Kids Teeth?!
A couple of months ago we went for a routine dental check up with the boys. (Angelina had had hers a few weeks earlier). To my shock and horror the dentist discovered tooth cavities in both boys’...
View ArticleRenovation priorities- Where to start
When you move into a house or an apartment that needs total renovation, where EVERYTHING needs to be redone… Just where do you start? Over the past week, since we’ve been back in our tiny apartment,...
View ArticleSmall Family Apartment Remodelling- Taking Down a Wall
So, does 700 square feet for a family of 5 plus dog count as a small apartment or a tiny apartment? It certainly is tight! Some remodelling is called on, for sure. On a beautiful Saturday, when the...
View ArticleBoating festival in Southampton
Just add water…The Southampton Boat Show is so much more than a flashy show of beautiful new boats- which there are plenty to see- and new gear, it is a real festival of all things water sport. In...
View ArticleSailing Diary #2- Narrow Rocky Passages & Swedish-style Mooring
After days of being in the depth of the engine compartment, sorting out the engine cooling problems and tackling numerous other tasks on our endless to do list we were “ready” for our next sailing...
View ArticleSailing Diary #1- Our First Sail, a Collection of Minor Disasters
For weeks we kept pushing the launch of Mariposa back: boat works, finding a new home and moving took priority. Finally, we only just got our little sailing boat into the water a week after we had...
View Article3 Family-Friendly Features for Upgrading Your Home
Having just moved to a small flat, we are immediately considering what to do about upgrading our home. Read more about our tiny family apartment Whatever size apartment you live in there is an aim for...
View ArticleWhat Should Kids Do In Case Of A Shooting, The Uppsala Shooting Discussion
There was a shooting today, on May 30th, 2018 at midday in the quiet university town of Uppsala, Sweden’s 4th largest city. It was directly outside Max’s nursery, not far from my older two children’s...
View ArticleSmall Family Apartment Remodelling- Bedroom to Living- Dining Room
The original bedroom in our new small family apartment will have to acquire a new role: the living room and dining room. You see, our apartment was built in the sixties, for a young couple or perhaps...
View ArticleCan a family of 5 live comfortably in 700 square feet small apartment?
Good news is: we are buying a flat! Read about the ordeal of buying in Sweden The bad news is that it is rather small apartment- a mere 65 square meters or 700 square feet. It’s moving week this...
View ArticleSafety gear on a sailing boat
Safety on board a sailing boat is high priority, especially with kids. In preparation for our summer cruise we’ve been taking stock of our floatation devices and other safety equipment. In the...
View ArticleDinghy and liferaft options for a 28 foot sailing boat
Even as we signed the papers to buy S/V Mariposa we joked that we now need to get 2 extra boats to go on her: A dinghy and a life raft. However, in all seriousness, we do have some real decisions to...
View ArticleOnePlus 5, what I love about this mobile phone
My dear OnePlus 5, We’ve only been at each other’s side for 6 months, but I’ve truly grown to love you. You came after a summer fling with an iPhone 7S- he was lovely, but you were to make his...
View ArticleHomeless and vagabond in Sweden
As of today, the 3rd of May, we still have nowhere permanent to live from the end of the May. We move out of our lovely rental house, as the owners are returning from their work abroad. Something that...
View ArticleWe bought a Sailing Boat!
After years of dreaming, years of planning, years of chartering, years of borrowing and a summer of searching, viewing some 15 sailing boats, sea trialling 2. A budget that started with £5,000 and a...
View ArticleFinding somewhere to live in Uppsala, Sweden
Oh no! We got the dreaded email: our homeowners are returning home. Not totally unexpected, but I was hoping to get to spend another year in this lovely home we are renting now. Instead, we embark on...
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