Carrie and Alex, 30 years ago I lived in this home. My first baby took her first steps in that hallway coming into the lounge on her first birthday. From the very first video it seemed so familiar to me. I love that I am getting to see it in a new light. 😊 I will try find some photos of what she (the house) looked like and send them to you. I also raised a baby lamb there. 😊🐑 Oh and btw I just watched the laundry video and the whole time I was saying use the taps and it also hasn't changed or been upgraded in that 30 years haha
Wow. This blew me away. I am speechless. Please do send us photos of how the house looked before. We figured the the taps had never been updated. How long did you live here? Wow I am amazed, this is so cool. 💕
I wasn't sure if I should say something because I don't want you to feel freaked out or like you have been stalked lol. Roughly a year and a half before we brought our first home not far from there. My parents owned a home at the end of this road and my in laws were at the other end. The stories I could tell you. Anyway I just thought it might be fun for you to see some old pictures when I find them 😁
@@FarmersWifeHomestead not at all!! I think it’s so special. Life is beautiful. 🦋 I would love to see photos and hear the stories. We should have a cup of tea together sometime.
Every time you show clips of the outdoor I’m always in awe!!!! Like wow! So so beautiful and just so peaceful! Looks like an absolute dream! I also love to see how woolson follows u two around - just so so cute! Him and Lanka being the best of friends too - wow! 🤗
I'm still so in awe watching you live rural NZ life (I'm a Kiwi), after watching your California life over the years on UA-cam. So amazing. Stoked to keep watching.
I wish I had a friend like you in person 😭 you’re so sweet & such a beautiful soul. I recently moved away from my hometown, left all my friends and family to start a new life with my husband, we are currently renovating our home & this video just feels close 💖 makes me think that renovation isn’t that bad 😆 have fun on your journey! I love your positive spirit through it all! ☺️
I absolutely LOVE your homestead videos! I am currently moving out of a big city hoping to start a homestead in the near future. It’s great to see women on UA-cam talk about growing food, spending time in nature, and putting in hard work to create beautiful things ✨
Hope I'm not the only guy who enjoys your channel Carrie. I follow Alex too so I'm not weird or anything. Loved your facial expressions when Alex joined you in the mudroom. I know exactly what you were thinking.😆 As for the cage out in the shed, that's normal if you have the space and it's called "the dog box." Not for dogs though, but for errant husband's when they are banned from the bedroom! Love your work!💕👍🏻🇳🇿
Great to watch the 'He Man' version of the week(Alex), and then the 'super woman' version. Life is hectic for most, so your vlogs offer a peep into the 'other life' possibility that we all desire... great work. And so beautiful to see how you are totally aware of the beauty around you and you don't take it for granted. You both have the advantage of comparison, your life in another country, so you can see and appreciate the difference... These vlogs are a wake up call to us all... Thank you both for that. 💗
If your going to lay tiles on top of an old wood floor, double check that the foundations are rock solid to avoid cracking at a later date..... Check with the tile people, they will be happy to advise. 😀👍
Fellow homesteader here 👋🏼 a kiwi living in south Australia. I just wanted to give you a heads up regarding using manure in the garden... if the farmer who owns the stock doesn’t use organic farming practices, it’s highly likely that they will drench their stock for parasite control. You might want to find that out before using it to grow your food. We also use manure from our sheep and horses (and soon chickens) but we use organic farming practices. It’s also something to be mindful of when buying horse manure from the side of the road or racing yards. Hope that’s helpful! Loving the new adventure 😊
I look forward so much to these installments. I love the renovation! Dying laughing with the washer dryer. It's so common in apartments in Ireland to have a washer/dryer, and I hate it 😂, but we mostly air dry. Nothing like bed sheets dried on the clothes line. I feel like the sunshine has been infused into my sheets.
That chain link fence (old dog kennel) could be repurposed for trellis in the garden. 🌱 So excited about the garden!!! Congratulations on the amazing incredible dreamy homestead!💗 I'm dreaming through you. ❤️ your channel.
I noticed in the US when I lived there, that using dryers were the norm, which I found odd. Air drying clothes I think is more common here in NZ. We have one but we only use it for sheets/towels 👍🏽
this is my first time seeing a baby lamb and a dog gets so well together 😆 happy for you!! I also can’t wait to live in a country side and grow my own veggies 🤍 love yah always!
Carrrrieeee!! I absolutely love how transparent you and Alex are with this whole moving process. You are certainly entitled to your privacy and I sure do appreciate the organic and raw content that you show a lot of the time! You TRULY have inspired me to live more simply as well as in the moment, and to embrace the small moments in life. Thank you so much for this! I really wish there were other content creators like you who live this lifestyle of simplicity. God bless!
If you're getting a new toilet make sure you get back-to-the-wall!!!!!! Cleaning behind the toilet is the most gross job in the house and a back-to-the-wall eliminates that. I'm glad to have the chance to see you using the Fisher and Paykel Washer/Dryer because I'm considering getting one. I thought they were really expensive and I'd never be able to get one but I was in Farmers the other day and saw they were actually quite reasonable so I seriously thinking about it (my current upright washer is very large and I am very short, not a good combo). You might be able to replace a roof panel or 2 in your garden workshop with clear polycarbonate so your seedlings get good light. I'd recommend you keep some kind of clothesline in there even when you've got it fixed up as a nice workshop. Living in the Wellington region it's a huge bonus if you have some sort of covered outdoor space to dry washing so you're not running the dryer all the time and wasting power but also not trying to get washing dry outside between showers.
Love watching how this is coming together for you. Agree - the folks at Zip are great. We redid our bath and kitchen since we bought our old place 3 years ago and they happily accommodated all of my weird 'American style' wants for both rooms (including the massive single bowl kitchen sink). Love the tiles you picked out too, it's going to look great. On the garden side of things - DM me if you'd like some wild organic strawberries. We were given some from one of my husband's coworkers last year and they have literally 'gone wild' so I need to divide/thin them this week. Happy to give you some of them (also not trying to be weird or stalky, just neighborly) - if you get them in the ground now, they'll be happily fruiting for Christmas. They take zero effort, just pop them into dirt and that's it.
Ps that ladybug was unfortunately a foreign one, not native, and is considered an invasive species. I’ve loved learning how to tell our native fauna from introduced - even down to things like the kiwi praying mantis vs the invasive South African one! So cool 🙌
Hi Carrie, just found your channel and loving every minute of it. We live on a remote farm in Scotland and there's a lot of similarities!! Thankyou for a lovely vlogl
Your homestead videos have been bringing me so much peace (save for Alex's chaos of a vlog LOL)! But all jokes aside, its really nice to see yall settle into this amazing lifestyle and home. It takes a lot of courage and watching yall take on these projects head on make me feel brave too. Thank you and definitely looking forward to more updates~
I've been loving these homestead vlogs and I actually really enjoyed this all-over-the-place vlog ❤ even if it were a 30-minute vlog of you feeding Woolson alone, I would totally watch it 😅❤
Loving all your adventures Carrie! Thank you for sharing your "pinch-me" moments. Lots more to come, I'm sure! We have a lot of weeds here, and like the course you took, we use cardboard over top of weeds and then put a mulch of leaves and twigs to hold it down around our landscaping. Works like a charm! You'll love it. Will save you hours of time weeding. Good on ya for scooping the poop and using it! When you get chickens - their fertilizer is really good too. Happy homesteading!
Carrie, my partner and I are exactly in the same moment of our house reno journey as you are, not far from where you guys live. I swear we go to the same shops and right now are redoing the bathroom and choosing tiles hahah. Every time I watch one of you or Alex’s videos I feel like we are speaking the same language, so relatable! Life is chaotic but we will be building memories from this time. Happy renos 🙂
I hope you don’t plan on using those garden beds for a few months! That manure doesn’t look composted and is too “hot” for plants to grow + may contain parasites if not properly composted
Your videos are amazing. I tend to watch them when I'm preparing Dinner after work Nice and relaxing. I love those Moroccan design tiles. Great colours. We have also just purchased a new washer/dryer and so far loving it and the extra empty space I now have in my tiny laundry. 😀
Your and Alex’s videos are so therapeutic in a way. I get pure joy from watching them, it’s so refreshing to see people who want to live more rurally 🥰
Love the native to only New Zealand/endemic Grey Warbler (riroriro in te reo) that starts singing at 6:44 just as you start talking about pinch me moments :)) Everything from the scenery to the birds were giving you beauty!
I see Alex with a caulk gun... My husband's favorite tool is his Ryobi electric caulk gun. It was a game changer. Just thought I'd mention it.😁 BTW LOVE watching Wilson and watching the surrounding scenery.
Loved the week in the life vlog style video this week. It’s so lovely just being able to follow along with your adventures as you progress down this new chapter of your fairytale. I love that you appreciate the process and enjoy the journey even though it’s sometimes tempting to want to hurry along to your final vision. Enjoying the journey with you so thanks for posting and inspiring us☺️
such a wonderful video and so calming you help me destress by watching your videos i cant wait to see your homested evolve thankyou for sharing yours and Alex journey
Sitting here being brought to tears every few minutes, thinking about how serendipitous everything has been since you two took that leap and moved to NZ. Carrie and Alex, the beauty of this world and this universe shines through every second of these videos. Thank you for sharing your lives with us & reminding us the magic of life.
My “safety first dad” mode was activated when you said you left the dryer running when you went to town! I have nightmares about leaving my dryer running and coming home to a heap of ashes where my house was 😬😬
I thought that too. My son left his dishwasher on when he went to bed and there was an electric problem that nearly burnt the kitchen down! Now he puts the dishwasher on right after dinner in the evening.
I recalled a firefighter mentioned that a lot of dryer fires stem from people not using the lint filter nor clean it. Also to clear lint collected around the drum etc. He also mentioned to do the same for heat pumps.
I always look forward to your weekly home update vlogs. I savour them and set myself up with a cuppa to enjoy 💌 thank you for sharing your journey with us! And Woolson’s waggy tail 🥺 so nice to see him growing strong and healthy
I am absolutely loving these new videos! Me and my husband plan on moving to the country in the near future so watching you gives me so much excitement for my future! Thankyou 😊
Absolutely loving this content- you’re so far ahead of us and it’s so nice to see where we can be (woolson and all) in just a few months time. We’re completely renovating our whole house, with help from builders, but little projects are being done by us. I can’t wait for the feeling of serenity from our first room being finished 😂
Beautiful tiles Carrie. I can picture where your going with the type of decor you want. La bed the part when you are surrounded by animals and nature. Loved it. Be safe!😘🤗🌼🇻🇪
I love love love these videos you and Alex are making! It’s so fun to see the process and it is really relaxing and takes my mind of things that I would normally be worrying about but get to see you all and your fur babies instead, thank you so much for sharing ❤️
These homestead videos are how I relax after a long day, always looking forward to them 😌 Also, I’m a kitchen and bath designer and I’m so excited to see the remodeling journey!
A lot easier, and makes for a tidier looking finish, if you remove all window stays and catches before painting the frames. More a job suited for Summer, but if you're careful with the painting it should still look okay. Scrape off any over painting with a razor blade.
If you do tile the laundry/bathroom floor try and put a floor drain in! The one thing kiwi homes are missing and it drives me crazy 😂 great for flooding or possibly future kids getting water everywhere!
Did you mean hexagon? Lol. Love your videos, we currently moved out also in the middle of July (although not to a different country, we did move to completely different city) and are going through alot of the same things you guys are going through. I feel you. So exciting though. I enjoy your videos so much and I think its in part because we can relate so much. Thank you for sharing and inspiring us all. Best of luck.
Hi, Carrie. What a dream life you have 😍 I've been kinda binge watching your vlogs in your new home country as it's one of my favorite countries in the world. The view is just spectacular! Anyways, how's life during lockdown there? I just think it's ridiculous to apply "health protocols" in a country that's considered safe as New Zealand 😅
I would go with the pic on the lower right in terms of tiles for the bath-herringbone and subway are all ready out of style with hexigon soon to follow. A more organic look is better and less likely to go out of style. And the moroccan look will be beautiful! how fun!!
Yeah that's what we were taught too. Being a nurse we learnt all about the nitrogen cycle and It really stuck with me and let me understand the science behind it all and why we need to do certain things for successfull food production. So at least I finally found out the reasons behind it, as growing up I always wanted to understand why we do certain things certain ways. Wow what a resource the internet is for youth today. I had to try and find all my answers in books. Being ADHD I think actually helped me have a thirst for knowledge and a life long love of learning.
This process is called "nest building"! Taking on an orphaned lamb is part of being "clucky" so we we see what happens as the nest gets closer to completion ps you should remove all the window hardware before painting
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Which model of washer/dryer did you get? Our daughter has one in her flat in Wellington and it is really bad. The dryer does not dry the clothes fully no matter how long it runs. We heard that the combo w/d are just "like that" so we were reluctant to replace it. But if yours is running so well as you described, perhaps replacing hers with a new model is the answer. Thanks! (also, I love the look of that mop! I might need to pop into Mitre10 myself.)
Hi, older houses in NZ have high doorknobs, so you see that particularly in farmhouses or houses built around a certain time. I am not 100% sure why? Maybe just the style of the era 🙂
Carrie and Alex, 30 years ago I lived in this home. My first baby took her first steps in that hallway coming into the lounge on her first birthday. From the very first video it seemed so familiar to me. I love that I am getting to see it in a new light. 😊 I will try find some photos of what she (the house) looked like and send them to you. I also raised a baby lamb there. 😊🐑
Oh and btw I just watched the laundry video and the whole time I was saying use the taps and it also hasn't changed or been upgraded in that 30 years haha
Wow. This blew me away. I am speechless. Please do send us photos of how the house looked before. We figured the the taps had never been updated. How long did you live here? Wow I am amazed, this is so cool. 💕
I wasn't sure if I should say something because I don't want you to feel freaked out or like you have been stalked lol. Roughly a year and a half before we brought our first home not far from there. My parents owned a home at the end of this road and my in laws were at the other end. The stories I could tell you. Anyway I just thought it might be fun for you to see some old pictures when I find them 😁
@@FarmersWifeHomestead not at all!! I think it’s so special. Life is beautiful. 🦋 I would love to see photos and hear the stories. We should have a cup of tea together sometime.
@@CarrieRad OMG this is so New Zealand lol, the team of 5 million at it's very best xxxxx
@Carrie Rad definitely up for a cuppa when I'm next down your way.
These homesteading videos are the highlight of my week, and bringing some calmness to my life.
That makes me so happy! 🥺
Exactly! It makes me want to buy myself a homestead lol
@@thatgirl_Devi Same! I don't have the courage to quit my day job to homestead, lol. So I'll just live vicariously through Carrie.
The edit of you guys painting the window trim was brilliant 👌😄
Carrie your channel has become my favorite! Love the calmness and authenticity of you and your videos! Cheering you on sister.
Thank you so much 🥲
I love that Woolson is hanging out with you guys ❤️
Every time you show clips of the outdoor I’m always in awe!!!! Like wow! So so beautiful and just so peaceful! Looks like an absolute dream!
I also love to see how woolson follows u two around - just so so cute! Him and Lanka being the best of friends too - wow! 🤗
I'm still so in awe watching you live rural NZ life (I'm a Kiwi), after watching your California life over the years on UA-cam. So amazing. Stoked to keep watching.
Ah wow that’s so special you are along on this ride from California. Means a lot that you’re here. Thank you!
A crisp white lamb, standing in lush green grass, with little dainty white and yellow flowers peeking through, so beautiful.
I wish I had a friend like you in person 😭 you’re so sweet & such a beautiful soul.
I recently moved away from my hometown, left all my friends and family to start a new life with my husband, we are currently renovating our home & this video just feels close 💖 makes me think that renovation isn’t that bad 😆 have fun on your journey! I love your positive spirit through it all! ☺️
I absolutely LOVE your homestead videos! I am currently moving out of a big city hoping to start a homestead in the near future. It’s great to see women on UA-cam talk about growing food, spending time in nature, and putting in hard work to create beautiful things ✨
Ah wow that means a lot. Thank you! I wish you the best of luck finding the homestead of your dreams. 🙌
Hope I'm not the only guy who enjoys your channel Carrie. I follow Alex too so I'm not weird or anything. Loved your facial expressions when Alex joined you in the mudroom. I know exactly what you were thinking.😆 As for the cage out in the shed, that's normal if you have the space and it's called "the dog box." Not for dogs though, but for errant husband's when they are banned from the bedroom! Love your work!💕👍🏻🇳🇿
Ha ha.... 'The dog box', haven't heard that term for a while. 👍🏼😁
Great to watch the 'He Man' version of the week(Alex), and then the 'super woman' version. Life is hectic for most, so your vlogs offer a peep into the 'other life' possibility that we all desire... great work. And so beautiful to see how you are totally aware of the beauty around you and you don't take it for granted. You both have the advantage of comparison, your life in another country, so you can see and appreciate the difference... These vlogs are a wake up call to us all... Thank you both for that. 💗
If your going to lay tiles on top of an old wood floor, double check that the foundations are rock solid to avoid cracking at a later date.....
Check with the tile people, they will be happy to advise.
😀👍
Fellow homesteader here 👋🏼 a kiwi living in south Australia. I just wanted to give you a heads up regarding using manure in the garden... if the farmer who owns the stock doesn’t use organic farming practices, it’s highly likely that they will drench their stock for parasite control. You might want to find that out before using it to grow your food. We also use manure from our sheep and horses (and soon chickens) but we use organic farming practices. It’s also something to be mindful of when buying horse manure from the side of the road or racing yards. Hope that’s helpful! Loving the new adventure 😊
I look forward so much to these installments. I love the renovation! Dying laughing with the washer dryer. It's so common in apartments in Ireland to have a washer/dryer, and I hate it 😂, but we mostly air dry. Nothing like bed sheets dried on the clothes line. I feel like the sunshine has been infused into my sheets.
That chain link fence (old dog kennel) could be repurposed for trellis in the garden. 🌱 So excited about the garden!!! Congratulations on the amazing incredible dreamy homestead!💗
I'm dreaming through you. ❤️ your channel.
Good idea! 👏
I noticed in the US when I lived there, that using dryers were the norm, which I found odd. Air drying clothes I think is more common here in NZ. We have one but we only use it for sheets/towels 👍🏽
this is my first time seeing a baby lamb and a dog gets so well together 😆 happy for you!! I also can’t wait to live in a country side and grow my own veggies 🤍 love yah always!
hehe they get along much better than I thought!
Carrrrieeee!! I absolutely love how transparent you and Alex are with this whole moving process. You are certainly entitled to your privacy and I sure do appreciate the organic and raw content that you show a lot of the time! You TRULY have inspired me to live more simply as well as in the moment, and to embrace the small moments in life. Thank you so much for this! I really wish there were other content creators like you who live this lifestyle of simplicity. God bless!
If everyone 'got it', like you did, this world would become a better place. I hope you find the peaceful beauty you deserve ☺️
If you're getting a new toilet make sure you get back-to-the-wall!!!!!! Cleaning behind the toilet is the most gross job in the house and a back-to-the-wall eliminates that. I'm glad to have the chance to see you using the Fisher and Paykel Washer/Dryer because I'm considering getting one. I thought they were really expensive and I'd never be able to get one but I was in Farmers the other day and saw they were actually quite reasonable so I seriously thinking about it (my current upright washer is very large and I am very short, not a good combo). You might be able to replace a roof panel or 2 in your garden workshop with clear polycarbonate so your seedlings get good light. I'd recommend you keep some kind of clothesline in there even when you've got it fixed up as a nice workshop. Living in the Wellington region it's a huge bonus if you have some sort of covered outdoor space to dry washing so you're not running the dryer all the time and wasting power but also not trying to get washing dry outside between showers.
Love watching how this is coming together for you. Agree - the folks at Zip are great. We redid our bath and kitchen since we bought our old place 3 years ago and they happily accommodated all of my weird 'American style' wants for both rooms (including the massive single bowl kitchen sink). Love the tiles you picked out too, it's going to look great.
On the garden side of things - DM me if you'd like some wild organic strawberries. We were given some from one of my husband's coworkers last year and they have literally 'gone wild' so I need to divide/thin them this week. Happy to give you some of them (also not trying to be weird or stalky, just neighborly) - if you get them in the ground now, they'll be happily fruiting for Christmas. They take zero effort, just pop them into dirt and that's it.
The tiles are SO beautiful... I can't wait to see how it turns out.
Thank you!! I’m excited too!
I heard my favourite bird, the Riroriro (or grey warbler) when you were sitting at the pond. Such a beautiful sound! Enjoy 💚
Woolson is the best part of my week 🥰
Girlfriend.. you are living my DREAM right now!!! 🏡🐑🐕 So happy for you guys ❤
Thank you Kimberly! I hope you achieve your dream someday. 🙌🌼🌻
Love this more casual, unscripted vlog! Makes me feel part of the family ♥️
LOVING your content these days 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 inspiring me so much
Ps that ladybug was unfortunately a foreign one, not native, and is considered an invasive species. I’ve loved learning how to tell our native fauna from introduced - even down to things like the kiwi praying mantis vs the invasive South African one! So cool 🙌
Great to see the progress of your homestead developments. I'm enjoying both Yours and Alex's channels
Hi Carrie, just found your channel and loving every minute of it. We live on a remote farm in Scotland and there's a lot of similarities!! Thankyou for a lovely vlogl
Look forward to following your renovations progress.
Your homestead videos have been bringing me so much peace (save for Alex's chaos of a vlog LOL)! But all jokes aside, its really nice to see yall settle into this amazing lifestyle and home. It takes a lot of courage and watching yall take on these projects head on make me feel brave too. Thank you and definitely looking forward to more updates~
I've been loving these homestead vlogs and I actually really enjoyed this all-over-the-place vlog ❤ even if it were a 30-minute vlog of you feeding Woolson alone, I would totally watch it 😅❤
The laundry/mudroom is shiny clean now...well rinsed! Alex's video had me yelling stop...don't do it! lol so funny
Loving all your adventures Carrie! Thank you for sharing your "pinch-me" moments. Lots more to come, I'm sure! We have a lot of weeds here, and like the course you took, we use cardboard over top of weeds and then put a mulch of leaves and twigs to hold it down around our landscaping. Works like a charm! You'll love it. Will save you hours of time weeding. Good on ya for scooping the poop and using it! When you get chickens - their fertilizer is really good too. Happy homesteading!
Carrie, my partner and I are exactly in the same moment of our house reno journey as you are, not far from where you guys live. I swear we go to the same shops and right now are redoing the bathroom and choosing tiles hahah. Every time I watch one of you or Alex’s videos I feel like we are speaking the same language, so relatable! Life is chaotic but we will be building memories from this time. Happy renos 🙂
Ah wow that’s so cool! Hi neighbor. ☺️ Wishing you well through all your renos! 🙌
I hope you don’t plan on using those garden beds for a few months! That manure doesn’t look composted and is too “hot” for plants to grow + may contain parasites if not properly composted
I’m loving these new vlogs. I’m here for the farm life and house construction and designing content. I’m so happy Wilson is doing better. 🤍
Thank you Carolina! 😘
Your videos are amazing. I tend to watch them when I'm preparing Dinner after work Nice and relaxing. I love those Moroccan design tiles. Great colours. We have also just purchased a new washer/dryer and so far loving it and the extra empty space I now have in my tiny laundry. 😀
Really enjoyed this one! Missing New Zealand so much... kisses from Argentina
Your and Alex’s videos are so therapeutic in a way. I get pure joy from watching them, it’s so refreshing to see people who want to live more rurally 🥰
Love the native to only New Zealand/endemic Grey Warbler (riroriro in te reo) that starts singing at 6:44 just as you start talking about pinch me moments :)) Everything from the scenery to the birds were giving you beauty!
Love your comment👍🏼
I love to see the process of you guys making this house a home😍 Love it!
Yay! Thank you for watching xx
I see Alex with a caulk gun... My husband's favorite tool is his Ryobi electric caulk gun. It was a game changer. Just thought I'd mention it.😁 BTW LOVE watching Wilson and watching the surrounding scenery.
I love this video with all its bits and pieces and your home project is the dream! It makes want to live this way too 😍
Thank you! I’m so glad you enjoyed this. 💕💕
Lol I was under my house last weekend fixing a leaking pipe… Saw a massive weta, massive!!! They’re completely harmless but so gross!!!
Loved the week in the life vlog style video this week. It’s so lovely just being able to follow along with your adventures as you progress down this new chapter of your fairytale. I love that you appreciate the process and enjoy the journey even though it’s sometimes tempting to want to hurry along to your final vision. Enjoying the journey with you so thanks for posting and inspiring us☺️
such a wonderful video and so calming you help me destress by watching your videos i cant wait to see your homested evolve thankyou for sharing yours and Alex journey
Thank you so much for watching Jean! I'm so glad this video could help you destress in any way. xx
@@CarrieRad you are also giving me a lot of inspiration for my 1 acre of land
Sitting here being brought to tears every few minutes, thinking about how serendipitous everything has been since you two took that leap and moved to NZ. Carrie and Alex, the beauty of this world and this universe shines through every second of these videos. Thank you for sharing your lives with us & reminding us the magic of life.
wow this comment brought me to tears. this is so kind. thank you for being here. 🌻
Love how you’re keeping it real, Carrie! Kia kaha!🥰
♥️🙏
Really loved this longer - imperfect life share! Very comforting as I’m also in a state of change..
My “safety first dad” mode was activated when you said you left the dryer running when you went to town! I have nightmares about leaving my dryer running and coming home to a heap of ashes where my house was 😬😬
I thought that too. My son left his dishwasher on when he went to bed and there was an electric problem that nearly burnt the kitchen down! Now he puts the dishwasher on right after dinner in the evening.
I recalled a firefighter mentioned that a lot of dryer fires stem from people not using the lint filter nor clean it. Also to clear lint collected around the drum etc. He also mentioned to do the same for heat pumps.
I always look forward to your weekly home update vlogs. I savour them and set myself up with a cuppa to enjoy 💌 thank you for sharing your journey with us!
And Woolson’s waggy tail 🥺 so nice to see him growing strong and healthy
I am absolutely loving these new videos! Me and my husband plan on moving to the country in the near future so watching you gives me so much excitement for my future! Thankyou 😊
Love the tile choices and following along with your homestead reno’s.
Thank you!! 💕💕
Carrie gardening in a white skirt 😂😂 LOVE IT HAHAHA 💛
😋 somehow I didn’t get anything on it!
@@CarrieRad haha amazed!!
Absolutely loving this content- you’re so far ahead of us and it’s so nice to see where we can be (woolson and all) in just a few months time. We’re completely renovating our whole house, with help from builders, but little projects are being done by us. I can’t wait for the feeling of serenity from our first room being finished 😂
Beautiful tiles Carrie. I can picture where your going with the type of decor you want. La bed the part when you are surrounded by animals and nature. Loved it. Be safe!😘🤗🌼🇻🇪
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I love love love these videos you and Alex are making! It’s so fun to see the process and it is really relaxing and takes my mind of things that I would normally be worrying about but get to see you all and your fur babies instead, thank you so much for sharing ❤️
These homestead videos are how I relax after a long day, always looking forward to them 😌 Also, I’m a kitchen and bath designer and I’m so excited to see the remodeling journey!
I love your channel🥰
That makes me so happy! Thank you! 🙏
🐑 Woolson is cool!
Even when it rains it's beautiful
so soothing when it rains :)
This lamb is cutest thing ever
Isn’t he?
A lot easier, and makes for a tidier looking finish, if you remove all window stays and catches before painting the frames. More a job suited for Summer, but if you're careful with the painting it should still look okay. Scrape off any over painting with a razor blade.
I just moved into a freshly painted room as well and it really is a nice feeling.
Isn’t it? Ahh enjoy it. 💕💕
odd request: can you strap on a go pro to woolson? I'd just love to see his own vlog 😂🐑
Haha yes! Love this comment ❤
Great idea, life from the ground up.... 👌👍🏼😊
You both are so cool, just love your attitude
ah wow thank you!!
Hanging up clothes to dry outside will save you tons of money on electricity. You're so lucky that you are able to do that!
If you do tile the laundry/bathroom floor try and put a floor drain in! The one thing kiwi homes are missing and it drives me crazy 😂 great for flooding or possibly future kids getting water everywhere!
Love seeing the process. Sometimes it's the journey just as much as the destination
Totally agree. Thank you for watching! 💕💕
Did you mean hexagon? Lol. Love your videos, we currently moved out also in the middle of July (although not to a different country, we did move to completely different city) and are going through alot of the same things you guys are going through. I feel you. So exciting though. I enjoy your videos so much and I think its in part because we can relate so much. Thank you for sharing and inspiring us all. Best of luck.
Lady bugs are generally associated with good luck and good fortune. If you have them in the garden, it is a sign of fewer pests problems like aphids
That’s very good to hear. 🙏
Your bathroom is going to look great! If you can do it, try to put down a heated floor under your tile. You won’t regret it in winter.
That would be amazing!!
Love the tile for the Bathroom Floor, I love watching your journey
me too!! thank you!! xx
A new subscriber ✨ love your content girl and glad you are enjoying my birth country of NZ.. now your home too 🤍
Thank you for being here 💕💕
Honestly I have been going thru some pretty extreme anxiety causing me physical symptoms :( your videos really help me relax and find calm thank you 💕
wow that truly makes me so happy to hear. ♥️ Be well. 🌻
Hi, Carrie. What a dream life you have 😍
I've been kinda binge watching your vlogs in your new home country as it's one of my favorite countries in the world. The view is just spectacular!
Anyways, how's life during lockdown there? I just think it's ridiculous to apply "health protocols" in a country that's considered safe as New Zealand 😅
I would go with the pic on the lower right in terms of tiles for the bath-herringbone and subway are all ready out of style with hexigon soon to follow. A more organic look is better and less likely to go out of style. And the moroccan look will be beautiful! how fun!!
You can also use the sheep poo to make manure tea in a bucket. A good liquid fertiliser!
Thanks for the tip!!
I have a washer dryer. It works so well and it saves so much space.
The space saving is so great!!
@@CarrieRad Exactly, I live in an apartment so I need all the space I can get.
The cage could be handy to store dangerous larger tools if you ever have little ones :)
I LOVE the tiles
Yay! Me too!! xx
Beautiful places
Loving these videos! Well done. Getting me keen on moving into our new place in a couple of months x
You need a pitch fork to loosen the soil and the weeds will then be easier to get out
I think when you grow food to eat my understanding is that you only use poop from herbivores not any animal that will eat flesh.
That makes sense!
Yeah that's what we were taught too. Being a nurse we learnt all about the nitrogen cycle and It really stuck with me and let me understand the science behind it all and why we need to do certain things for successfull food production. So at least I finally found out the reasons behind it, as growing up I always wanted to understand why we do certain things certain ways. Wow what a resource the internet is for youth today. I had to try and find all my answers in books. Being ADHD I think actually helped me have a thirst for knowledge and a life long love of learning.
One of those weeds looks like purple dead nettle that we have on Vancouver Island. It’s a superfood. Double check but if it is, it’s delicious.
With a name like purple dead nettle, I'd definitely check it and double check it.... 😁
This process is called "nest building"! Taking on an orphaned lamb is part of being "clucky" so we we see what happens as the nest gets closer to completion ps you should remove all the window hardware before painting
Nest building for sure. 😊
"It's not chronicles of Narnia, either, it goes straight to hell" had me in tears, laughing!!
hahaha
Fantastic video Carrie
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I am so into this!
YAY! Thanks for watching. xx
You both make us want to move to the wairarapa
Which model of washer/dryer did you get? Our daughter has one in her flat in Wellington and it is really bad. The dryer does not dry the clothes fully no matter how long it runs. We heard that the combo w/d are just "like that" so we were reluctant to replace it. But if yours is running so well as you described, perhaps replacing hers with a new model is the answer. Thanks! (also, I love the look of that mop! I might need to pop into Mitre10 myself.)
Shovelling poo in a white skirt! Wow! I would be such a mess.
Brave move. Lucky enough I didn’t get anything on it.
I didn’t know there were machines that were two in one. How does the water trained separate from the heat for the dryer?
Beautiful 😍😍😍
Thank you! 🙏
Avoid getting a stand alone bath. The dust behind it is so hard to get to!
we don't have the space for a standalone. We are doing a bath shower combo attached it the wall.
Is the high up door knobs a New Zealand thing?
I’m not sure 🤔
Hi, older houses in NZ have high doorknobs, so you see that particularly in farmhouses or houses built around a certain time. I am not 100% sure why? Maybe just the style of the era 🙂
Give it a couple of weeks when Wilson is weaned and he will be more than willing to help with the weeding....
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