Rule #1 of decorating: Never let a 2 year old choose the colour scheme for her bedroom. I have now finished painting the second pink room in our house which will be Poppy’s new bedroom. It does look very girly and the look on her face when she saw it was that of amazement.. “you painted my bedroom daddy!”. We’ve also ordered her a new bed.. her first big girl bed, and some matching furniture. Vicky went out shopping yesterday and came back with bags of various pinknesses. Poppy’s new curtains, when I put them up, are fluorescent pink and her bedding is also pink with fairys on. All complimented nicely with a fluffy pink heart-shaped cushion. The furniture will take a few weeks to arrive so I’ll post photos once it is all ready and before any child-like mess starts to take over! The lounge is done bar the carpet which will be fitted on Friday hopefully, so that’ll be 4 rooms finished. Next stop, the nursery.

Oh yes, and it’s true that marriage will kill you. While I attempted to fit the lampshade in Poppy’s room, Vicky walked in and turned the light on… my hand was wrapped around the light bulb at the time when I found myself blinded and in need of a clean pair of trousers.