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Hey, Mrs. Fixit.

How's it going?

It isn't. This house is a shit hole.

Am I hearing buyer's remorse?

No. It's still got potential.

Just needs a bit of loving care.

A bit?

Babe, you'll still be renovating that house in 10 years.

Never. If I'm gonna make it as a property developer,

I need this place finished

before Christmas and back on the market.

That gives you less than two months.

Babe, let's be real here. That's gonna be near enough impossible.

It's not like you can afford to hire anyone to help.

And please, before you ask,

there's no way you're getting me back at that house.

There's something creepy about it.

You always think things are creepy, Amelia,

but ghosts belong in stories, not in real life.

Just because you can't see 'em

doesn't mean they don't exist.

Anywho. I'm done for the day.

A hot bath and bottle of red are calling my name.

Bitch.

Yeah, but you love me all the same. Speak later.

That's when I realised,

yeah, maybe I should have measured the doorway

before buying a 6 foot bathtub.

Rookie move, right?

Anyway, if you're just jumping in...

This is the podcast for first time renovators

who have big dreams and zero clue what they're doing, yet.

Don't worry, I've been there, like yesterday,

so, grab a drink and put on your

'I swear this used to be white' t-shirt

and let's talk DIY disasters.

Shit.

This fucking house.

So how was your first night?

It was great.

No strange bumps?

Not a peep.

Oh, how boring.

Boring. I'd rather not be scared shitless, thanks.

Just imagine how much money you could earn if the

place was haunted.

Well, it isn't. So I'm gonna have

to earn money the old fashioned way.

Hey, I'm just trying to help.

No need to jump down my throat.

Sorry, I'm just pissed off.

The kitchen ceiling fell through.

I had to fork out cash that I don't have to spare.

I did warn you, but you wouldn't listen.

Well, let's be honest. If I took all of your advice,

I'd still be with Simone.

Probably on the verge of topping myself.

The less said about that one the better.

Yeah, thought you'd say that.

Melissa.

Beth.

Come in. I'll show you around.

Nice.

No, I mean it.

Has great potential.

Just needs a little loving care.

That's what I thought.

Great minds think alike.

Seems that way.

Come up.

So what are your plans for this place?

You didn't say on your blog.

To renovate it by Christmas.

Get it back on the market in January,

and buy a new place as soon as it's sold.

My nan left me some money,

so I thought it'd be a good idea to get on the property ladder

as soon as possible.

Got it for a bargain,

considering the condition,

but it's a good location.

The rooms aren't bad sizes.

So, even if I make a slight profit, I'll be happy.

Okay. I'm gonna start sounding like my mother.

So I'll quit while I'm ahead.

- Don't stop on my account. Talking is what connects people.

If you knew my mother, you wouldn't say that.

Well, excessive talking can be a sign of anxiety.

In some cases, but not in my mother's.

Honestly, she just loves to talk.

Pretty much like I'm doing now.

So, have you thought about colour schemes?

Oh, I'm colourblind when it comes

to putting things together.

Well, I take it you want to dress the house

to attract potential buyers.

Any idea what kind of style you want?

I'm a practical kind of girl.

Gimme a toolkit and I'll fix anything,

but ask me to do something creative and I won't have a clue.

In that case, we're the total opposite,

But if we weren't, we probably wouldn't have met.

From the moment I read your blog, I just felt so inspired.

It's really exciting just thinking about

all the things we can do here.

So where do you want to start?

How about downstairs, and work our way up?

Sounds like a plan.

Something wrong?

Can you sense something?

Like what?

I don't know. Like, like an energy.

Are you all right?

Yeah.

Yeah. I'm just being paranoid.

About?

Oh, it's this thing my friend keeps banging on about.

My friend Amelia.

She thinks this place is haunted.

Haunted?

I know crazy, right?

She also believes

that man never landed on the moon.

So what does that tell you?

Do you believe in all that stuff?

Hauntings?

Of course not.

Do you?

No. And I believe we went to the moon too.

Anyway, I've had loads of ideas already.

I can put something together for you if you like.

That'd be great.

So I'll see you tomorrow?

Absolutely.

What food do you like? The least I can do is feed you.

Don't worry about it.

I'm on a 30 day water fast at the moment.

Oh, okay. Well, I'll make sure there's plenty of water in.

Flush out those bad toxins.

Great. I guess I'll see you tomorrow then.

I'll be here.

Flush out those bad toxins. Really?

Hey.

Hey, yourself.

Can't believe it was only yesterday

I was last here.

This place has that effect on you.

It does.

- I wasn't planning on staying here while renovating it,

but I just can't seem to make it home.

Which is crazy considering the state of the place.

It's not crazy.

Not everything's explainable like we are taught to believe.

Yeah, you're right.

My mum's an over thinker as well.

Did I tell you that?

Some genes she passed on.

So, what I was thinking for this room,

because it's so compact, we kind of need

to use light colours.

So, I was thinking like a steel blue for the chimney breast,

and then lighter colours for the rest of the room.

Sounds good.

Great.

And then for the living room,

we can stay in a similar sort of vein,

I was thinking like a deep teal for the chimney breast,

and then light colours for the walls.

Hmm. And what about the hallway?

It's just so narrow.

It feels like I'm in a coffin, I'm so claustrophobic.

I think yellow. It's clean and bright.

It'll really open up the space.

Uh, Amelia.

Probably calling to check

that I haven't fallen off a ladder and broken my neck.

Hope you didn't reject the call on my account.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no. It's, it's not 'cause of you.

Once we start chatting, we just can't stop.

Anyway, I'm happy to go along

with whatever you think's right.

Let me show you some examples.

Are you okay?

Sorry. Yeah,

I just tend to zone out if I haven't slept well.

Aren't you cold?

It's freezing in here?