May 2010 Archives

I was just reading the lovely Rachel Hills' article about Facebook and friendship. It reminded me that I sometimes get annoyed with friends that aren't on Facebook, and even more annoyed with friends that aren't on email because it requires effort to keep in touch. I would say that in most cases that friendship has lapsed somewhat if I am unable to keep in touch online. I rationalise it by saying that if Facebook wasn't around then I would be in touch with even less people. Facebook has facilitated a level of contact with people that I otherwise wouldn't have made the effort with but that I enjoy hearing/seeing what they are up to. The casual contact with a larger group of people enriches my life. I often learn things about the world through posted links and status updates that I wouldn't normally. Typically it's in easily digestible pieces as well which suits my lifestyle perfectly.

Despite a few cash flow challenged months we have gone ahead and put a deposit on installing a new kitchen.

At the end of this month we have been living in our house for 2 years and discussed since day one all the things we want to do. Top of the list, and one of the most expensive, has been our kitchen. We have completed small things like bi-fold doors, shutters, painted a room and swapped out the built-in doors but nothing this big.

Originally we were thinking a big Grand Designs type reconfiguring of the back of the house but as the price escalated we got cold feet. A year later and with a firm budget in mind it seems a lot more 'doable'. With only a slight change in footprint and a clever storage solutions we feel like this will add value to the house and increase our enjoyment of the space.