Back in the groove

I have recently got back into the groove of DIY (Do-it-yourself) after having done very little since replacing the bathroom door that got kicked through (Yes, I got locked in the bathroom..). It's always hard to find the time and energy to get into the DIY groove after getting home from the day-job, and once the dinner is eaten and the requisite family time is endured enjoyed, the impetus to attack the next DIY task has waned somewhat.
Nonetheless, I have fired up the heat-gun and begun to strip off ancient layers of paint this weekend, last weekend I put some architrave around the loft-door... All this is part of a plan to fix the hall, stairs and landing prior to the plaster coming to transform our ancient walls into gleaming new facades hiding nearly 100 years of grime, glue and tasteless wallpaper.

I find the best way to do DIY is split large tasks into manageable chunks - the sort of thing you can complete in about three hours or so. This enables you to feel some sense of satisfaction after each stage even though there is still so much to do.