After three days straight, painting the outside of our house, I’ve got a good routine going.

Get up early, get painting, and finish up before it gets too hot outside.

After three days, I’ve gone through 45 litres (11 gallons) of oil stain.

It’s one of those big projects that can test your patience, because the easy bits are , well, easy.

The tricky bits around windows and ,up high using a ladder need lots and lots of patience, least you lose your balance.

Interestingly, our fearless cat, worked out how to climb up and down the ladder…