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It had to be done...
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After all that indecision, i decided that I'd at least strip the bathroom walls. Much hard work and shredded fingers! Now the preparation has been done, the actual decoration shouldn't be too bad. But as you probably know already, wherever there are children around, even the simplest of jobs can easily become a nightmare!

I almost choked when my friend called to tell me that the colourful BBC show, Teletubbies, was being investigated, and could possibly be banned!

"Whatever for?" I asked.

"Well, apparantly, the purple one is a bit gay," she replied.

"Well, yes: Tinky Winky is rather camp!" I can surely forgive her for overreacting, since she's pregnant with her first little angel and has never seen the show herself. Not to mention the emotional hormones flying around. But a scandal about Teletubbies? I had to find out for myself what the furore was about.

Apparently, Poland have been investigating the show after Ewa Sowinska , a campaigner for children's rights, had asked for psychologists to review the show since it promoted homosexuality. However, Parliamentary Speaker Ludwig Dorn has warned Sowinska against making comments "that may turn her department into a laughing stock."

Here's a link to the full story: http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/story/2007/05/29/teletubbies-poland-tv.html

In my opinion, there is very little in this world that could be deemed more innocent than the Teletubbies! And after seeing various clips of verbal innuendo from the previously popular preschool show, Rainbow, I know what I prefer my daughter to watch!

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Hubby dearest has been trying for months to put me off redecorating the bathroom, saying that it won't be long before the Council come to modernise it, along with our falling-down kitchen (we rent from our local council at the moment). This was supposed to happen in July/August this year. We even delayed booking our holidays to ensure we'd be home to choose the new decor they'd install for us.

But now we've discovered it's going to be next year when they finally get around to our house. Which makes me rather frustrated, since almost 80% of the other houses on our street have had their renovations completed in full: new driveways, brand new kitchen and bathroom (including re plastering and decoration); electrical rewires; new gas boiler; new windows and doors.

We've just had the doors and windows installed. I have no idea how long we'll have to wait for the rest.

Anyway, enough of my rants. I would like your opinions on something...

I've always thought that a home's bathroom is one of the most important rooms to be well decorated, be clean and tidy, and generally nice. Hubby dearest completely disagrees. He truly doesn't care what the bathroom looks like, so long as there's hot water for a shower and clean towels somewhere.

What do you think?

I ask this because I simply cannot wait another year or so for the council to redecorate our bathroom. I HATE IT! The grubby ancient wallpaper is stuck on in patches, three layers thick in places, and completely comes away from the wall where the damp from the leaking toilet set in. There's no storage, the linoleum is torn and scratched... It won't cost much to get it looking better, just a little time and elbow grease; a lick of paint and some shelves. Hopefully some new flooring too. But then, I'd have to decide between redecorating the bathroom or buying a new wardrobe to match the furniture in our bedroom. At least for a few months while we save up again.

So, if you have any ideas for me I'd really appreciate it!

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