Author: Andrea McLean

Quotes

I grew up on a sugar plantation in Trinidad, on an expat estate, and that meant I had no idea about money until a lot later than most children.

I grew up on a sugar plantation in Trinidad, on an expat estate, and that meant I had no idea about money until a lot later than most children.

- Andrea McLean

The truth is I was nicely brought up and taught not to show my rage even though it was building up inside.

The truth is I was nicely brought up and taught not to show my rage even though it was building up inside.

- Andrea McLean

The only time I've ever taken out a loan is for the building work I had done at our house and I did that by extending the mortgage.

The only time I've ever taken out a loan is for the building work I had done at our house and I did that by extending the mortgage.

- Andrea McLean

Eating at home is fine, as I can easily work around the foods that don't agree with me and still eat heartily with the rest of my family. I don't force them to follow my diet.

Eating at home is fine, as I can easily work around the foods that don't agree with me and still eat heartily with the rest of my family. I don't force them to follow my diet.

- Andrea McLean

I'm not an interior designer - I'm a normal working mum who wants her house to look good and doesn't need a man to do it for her.

I'm not an interior designer - I'm a normal working mum who wants her house to look good and doesn't need a man to do it for her.

- Andrea McLean

I've always been interested in DIY and home renovation - even from my first student flat. I've always left places better than when I moved in.

I've always been interested in DIY and home renovation - even from my first student flat. I've always left places better than when I moved in.

- Andrea McLean

I used to think everything had to be perfect, but now I know perfection doesn't exist - life comes with bumps and grazes.

I used to think everything had to be perfect, but now I know perfection doesn't exist - life comes with bumps and grazes.

- Andrea McLean

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