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Taking the Plunge

June 20, 2018 By Miranda Leave a Comment

20 Jun

Restoring the Haven | Lifestyle Blog | Home Blog | Interiors Blog

So here goes. The terrifying prospect of writing my first blog. How on earth will I start? How do I begin to explain what it is that I want to do? Will I get laughed at? Will anyone want to read my musings?

The truth is I have no idea but if I don’t do it I’ll never know. I feel completely in the dark and cannot see a possible light at the end of the tunnel I have just entered, but to turn back would be worse. I can do this, and I need to do this, for me, for my soul and my gently healing heart.

Nearly two years ago something very sad happened within my little family and the pain was so deep that I wasn’t sure that I would ever recover, but I am beginning to, and part of that is learning to forgive myself and learning to move through life on a different path. It’s actually quite a good path, because on this path I am wiser, I am stronger, and as a family we are pulling through as a tougher team of six.

So who am I? I am a wife, and a Mum to four beautiful children. I am also a trained nurse, proudly working for the NHS. I live in a 200 year old cottage in The Cotswolds with my brood of four and husband of 20 years, and we are about to embark on renovating and extending our much loved home of eight years. Three children are presently squished in to one bedroom, leaving the third bedroom for our eldest. We have one bathroom and it’s all getting a bit too close for comfort with growing children. So we are restoring The Haven with all the skills and expertise that my lovely husband brings to the table, and together with my passion for design and interiors, we hope to create a beautiful space for our children to grow up in.

This is about restoring me and restoring our home, which happens to be aptly named The Haven. A name we disliked when we bought it and we tried for a long time to think of a new name, because it just sounded so cheesy! In the end though we decided that history should not be altered for our benefit. It was called The Haven for a reason we decided, and ironically it has become just that.

Restoring the Haven | Renovation, Interiors and Lifestyle Blog
Restoring the Haven | Renovation, Interiors and Lifestyle Blog
Restoring the Haven | Renovation, Interiors and Lifestyle Blog

Restoring the Haven | Renovation, Interiors and Lifestyle Blog
Restoring the Haven | Renovation, Interiors and Lifestyle Blog
Restoring the Haven | Renovation, Interiors and Lifestyle Blog

I read all the time about other people making their dreams happen and recently someone posted on Instagram ‘You know all those things you’ve always wanted to do? You should go and do them’. So I am, I’m taking the plunge and I’m diving in. What’s the worst that can happen? So, ‘Hello!’ if you have been kind enough to read my words, sweet enough to empathise and lovely enough to return.

Right, now it’s time to get started on Restoring The Haven blogging for real…!

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I always knew I liked the queen and thought she wa I always knew I liked the queen and thought she was pretty great. It wasn’t until the last 10years or so though, as I got older, that I really began to value her, as she remained constantly dignified in her roles as mother, grandmother and monarch, despite enormous well publicised personal heartache. I realise now even more what an incredible legacy she has given us all. Thank you (so very much) Ma’am. You will be missed hugely..
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I hope that one day my very precious children will feel the same way about their King, whoever that might be.
Nothing to do with the house because this one dese Nothing to do with the house because this one deserves a post of her own 💜
Me and my right hand girl @kateomowbray have start Me and my right hand girl @kateomowbray have started painting! This is big progress, and Ted, who will move in here, chose the paint colours. It’s not finished yet but I’ll share when it is.
It’s been quite a while since I last posted. To It’s been quite a while since I last posted. To be honest it’s been a shocker of a time and the renovation work has taken its toll on top of other life events, and I’ve just not had the will to post a pile of rubble as inspiration 💜 Anyhow, we have one area close to completion-our outhouse that we have now linked to the new extension. It’s going to be a boot room and the plan is to use it to enter, decant wet clothes etc and enter the kitchen clean and dry 🤞. I keep reminding myself that the last 10% takes 90% of your energy. It’s very true I can confirm 🥰 xx .
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Tiles were B&Q 28p each in the sale bin and I went to 3 different stores to find enough. Laid by my boy before he jetted off to Bali. The beautiful oak edging also perfected and fitted by @oliverjmowbray  Bench picked up several years ago and made out of old school chairs and a couple of snowboards.
I didn’t know it would be this hard. I didn’t I didn’t know it would be this hard. I didn’t realise that when you looked after your child for 19 years your heart would hurt this much when they finally cut the last of the apron strings. 
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Don’t get me wrong I am absolutely delighted for him. After a non year off, moving to Cornwall and probably having the best summer ever and being completely free and independent is absolutely the right thing and I am so happy that he’s doing it and already having a lovely time. The sun is shining and he’s made a little home in his caravan and he has work, so it’s flipping  brilliant. And I could not be prouder of this incredible and beautiful boy of mine. He teaches me every day how to be a better person and his maturity, integrity and profound wisdom and strength is quite something. 
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But I miss him so badly and it’s taking all my strength not to ask him to come back home. When he was little I didn’t understand why people found it hard when their children left home because it all felt like such hard work, and I thought I had no identity anymore. Well I’m here to remind you to devour this time because it’s really really short 💙

Image 1 - breakfast made by two smallest the morning that he left because they knew how sad I was
Image 2 & 4 - saying goodbye
Image 3 - a loaded car with his life’s belongings
Image 5 - settling in to a new life
Image 6 - best of friends gathering round him to admire the photographs he had taken of them
Image 7 - new home 💙
I love cooking and I love making things for other I love cooking and I love making things for other people. I wish I had more time to do just that and maybe one day I will live that little dream. For now my biggest boy is fleeing the nest and living my other dream - to live in Cornwall. I am both heartbroken and joyful (for him) in equal measures. He is one of my five rocks and I am immensely proud of him for his kindness and his deep respect for others. In two weeks he starts out on a new exciting adventure in my beloved Cornwall, in the very village we have brought him to since he was born. I shall miss him deeply and if I’m honest cutting those apron strings is harder than I thought 💙 #proudmama #rockyroad
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