..and card making :-)
Now that Toby's birthday has passed, I must begin to think about the dreaded C-word - Christmas!! Time ticks by so fast these days that the festive season will be upon us before we know it - I have lots of cards & presents to make PLUS I hope to sell some cards & other items to raise funds towards my £2500 target for Cycle Jordan (see my other blog - Journey to Jordan for info)
I am also lucky enough to be attending Scrappers Paradise again next month :-D a whole 48 hours or so of scrapping (no sleep, sleep is for wimps!! :-) and I am sooooo looking forward to seeing everyone again - I have some scrapbook pages planned & there will be lots of classes and challenges as usual so I hope to be very productive!
Pop back soon to see what I have been making.....
Tuesday, 23 September 2008
Wednesday, 27 August 2008
Making Time
First an apology - sorry sorry sorry, I have been neglecting this blog & life has gone on rushing past at break-neck speed as per usual!
So, an update is well overdue.....
...hmm, what to say first? It's all good so I'll just type as things come to mind :-) First of all, my exam results are in and I PASSED!! "Blitzed 'em" as one of my colleagues put it :-D I needed a mark of 50 or more to pass, and I got 69 in my Tax exam and 73 in Business Law!! I was (& still am) a very happy bunny after getting those results.
So that means I am 5/14ths of the way to full qualification! I have already enrolled for the next 2 exams courses & I start back at college next weekend.
What else? We have been on holiday - Turkey as usual and it was HOT HOT HOT. The apartment was perfect & I think we will soon be booking to go back for next year.
And.... I have gone slightly crazy & registered myself to take part in a charity cycle ride next year.......300km!............over 4 days of cycling!!............in Jordan!!!
If you'd like to know more about this (and leave me an encouraging comment or 2!) please take a look at my web diary here.
All this has led to me (and my hubby) wondering how I am going to fit everything in - and that includes a bit of scrapping time (I haven't given it up completely!), given that apparently there are still only 24 hours in a day not the 35 or more that I was beginning to hope for! So I have come to the conclusion that I simply have to Make Time, Multi-task where possible (my web diary will make good journalling for my Cycle Jordan scrapbook ;-) .... and Make Lists, I'm good at lists!
Seriously though, I can be very productive when I need to be, so I am just going to look at it all as a challenge - and then I know I will do it, I love a challenge.
So, an update is well overdue.....
...hmm, what to say first? It's all good so I'll just type as things come to mind :-) First of all, my exam results are in and I PASSED!! "Blitzed 'em" as one of my colleagues put it :-D I needed a mark of 50 or more to pass, and I got 69 in my Tax exam and 73 in Business Law!! I was (& still am) a very happy bunny after getting those results.
So that means I am 5/14ths of the way to full qualification! I have already enrolled for the next 2 exams courses & I start back at college next weekend.
What else? We have been on holiday - Turkey as usual and it was HOT HOT HOT. The apartment was perfect & I think we will soon be booking to go back for next year.
And.... I have gone slightly crazy & registered myself to take part in a charity cycle ride next year.......300km!............over 4 days of cycling!!............in Jordan!!!
If you'd like to know more about this (and leave me an encouraging comment or 2!) please take a look at my web diary here.
All this has led to me (and my hubby) wondering how I am going to fit everything in - and that includes a bit of scrapping time (I haven't given it up completely!), given that apparently there are still only 24 hours in a day not the 35 or more that I was beginning to hope for! So I have come to the conclusion that I simply have to Make Time, Multi-task where possible (my web diary will make good journalling for my Cycle Jordan scrapbook ;-) .... and Make Lists, I'm good at lists!
Seriously though, I can be very productive when I need to be, so I am just going to look at it all as a challenge - and then I know I will do it, I love a challenge.
Monday, 7 July 2008
My Mojo's missing!
It happens to all of us at some point or another I guess, but I can't find my mojo anywhere :-(
I've had an enforced day at home today - sick child, cue 1 day off with no pay :-( so I thought I would make the best of it & do some scrapping........... mojo had other ideas and has disappeared......... I have made 20 Christmas cards though so all is not lost but please, if anyone finds my scrapping mojo please send it home - it's too little to be out by itself!!
I've had an enforced day at home today - sick child, cue 1 day off with no pay :-( so I thought I would make the best of it & do some scrapping........... mojo had other ideas and has disappeared......... I have made 20 Christmas cards though so all is not lost but please, if anyone finds my scrapping mojo please send it home - it's too little to be out by itself!!
Thursday, 3 July 2008
Kiwi shortage?
Looks lovely doesn't it. It tastes great. But i have one teeny complaint - only 3 little pieces of kiwi? :-(
MORE KIWI PLEASE ;-)
Saturday, 28 June 2008
Hanglar & Stanglar Blog Candy!
Many thanks to my SAD mate Tash, whose blog pointed me towards the fabulous blog candy on offer here. If you love the H&S stamps (and who doesn't??) go check it out......... you only have until 30th June, so be quick!
Tagged!
I have been tagged by my good friend Jac , OK she actually tagged me about a week ago but I have been so busy at work still that I havent been on here to add a new post until now!
Here goes:
What was happening 10 years ago? - Umm, let me see....Dean & I had just bought a flat together, so we would have been decorating I guess......we went on holiday to Turkey (and are still going back to the same area every year, we like it that much!) and we were starting to think about getting engaged and starting a family.
5 things to do today - I need to make a Golden Wedding Anniversary card for some good friends of ours who will be celebrating next week, cook tea, tidy up, decide on an outfit for my Summer Ball on Tuesday and a friends wedding next weekend, then later on I hope to do a little bit of scrapping :-)
Snacks I like - I am trying to eat healthily and lose some weight so although I love chocolate I havent been eating any lately (I am an all or nothing kinda gal, cant just have a small piece, it has to be the whole bar!!) My favourite snack at the moment is a fruit salad that I get from our work canteen - it has pineapple, mango, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries and kiwi - Mmm, lurve the taste of that kiwi ;-)
What I would do if I was a millionaire - Goodness only knows! To be honest its not something I think about much (probably just as well since I dont buy a lottery ticket so not even in with a chance of winning!!) And I know a lot of people say it, but I definitely wouldn't give up work - it's such a big part of who I am...... Most likely I would do all the boring & sensible stuff like paying off my mortgage & putting money away for Toby's university days....then a really good holiday somewhere I have always wanted to go, such as Egypt, or Canada or Maldives or a cruise or Dubai or ............... you get the idea!
Possibly I would think about buying a bigger house but in London I dont suppose we would have much left from a million would we!
Places I have lived - well, I have always lived around the South East London/North West Kent area including (not neccesarily in this order) - Blackfen, Swanley, Petts Wood, Dartford, Welling, Lee, Abbey Wood - and I know I have missed at least one out but I cant remember where it was (and I was so small I dont even remember being there!)
OK, so now I have to tag 5 of my friends.............eeny, meeny, miney, mo........ Tash, Val, Jo, Fae & Charlie - Tag, You're it!! Sorry Ladies! ;-)
Here goes:
What was happening 10 years ago? - Umm, let me see....Dean & I had just bought a flat together, so we would have been decorating I guess......we went on holiday to Turkey (and are still going back to the same area every year, we like it that much!) and we were starting to think about getting engaged and starting a family.
5 things to do today - I need to make a Golden Wedding Anniversary card for some good friends of ours who will be celebrating next week, cook tea, tidy up, decide on an outfit for my Summer Ball on Tuesday and a friends wedding next weekend, then later on I hope to do a little bit of scrapping :-)
Snacks I like - I am trying to eat healthily and lose some weight so although I love chocolate I havent been eating any lately (I am an all or nothing kinda gal, cant just have a small piece, it has to be the whole bar!!) My favourite snack at the moment is a fruit salad that I get from our work canteen - it has pineapple, mango, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries and kiwi - Mmm, lurve the taste of that kiwi ;-)
What I would do if I was a millionaire - Goodness only knows! To be honest its not something I think about much (probably just as well since I dont buy a lottery ticket so not even in with a chance of winning!!) And I know a lot of people say it, but I definitely wouldn't give up work - it's such a big part of who I am...... Most likely I would do all the boring & sensible stuff like paying off my mortgage & putting money away for Toby's university days....then a really good holiday somewhere I have always wanted to go, such as Egypt, or Canada or Maldives or a cruise or Dubai or ............... you get the idea!
Possibly I would think about buying a bigger house but in London I dont suppose we would have much left from a million would we!
Places I have lived - well, I have always lived around the South East London/North West Kent area including (not neccesarily in this order) - Blackfen, Swanley, Petts Wood, Dartford, Welling, Lee, Abbey Wood - and I know I have missed at least one out but I cant remember where it was (and I was so small I dont even remember being there!)
OK, so now I have to tag 5 of my friends.............eeny, meeny, miney, mo........ Tash, Val, Jo, Fae & Charlie - Tag, You're it!! Sorry Ladies! ;-)
Monday, 23 June 2008
Leeds Castle & cards
Okay, so I didnt get back on the PC yesterday - but when I uploaded pics of my cards to the computer this afternoon I realised that I had some good pictures from our visit to Leeds Castle 2 weeks ago which I hadnt looked at yet.
So I thought I would share a handful....
So I thought I would share a handful....
Unfortunately for him, the Hen couldnt have been less interested!!
We had a lovely day out, got lost in the maze, wandered around the grounds for hours and did the tour of the castle too. Entrance tickets for Leeds Castle & grounds are valid for a whole year, so we will definitely be back during the summer.
Finally, I will leave you with the piccies I promised yesterday - I was really pleased with the way these cards turned out, I hope the recipients like them as much as I do!
Sunday, 22 June 2008
3 Weeks !?!?!
OMG, almost 3 weeks since I posted here! Slapped wrists for me!
I have no excuses really - my studying is over for the summer, and I have been spending the evenings fiddling with pieces of paper & not actually producing anything or trying to sort out my scrapbooking stash - which as we all know is a job that takes forever and is never finished LOL.
However, last night I seemed to be on a bit of a roll and made several cards, all of which I was quite pleased with.
This afternoon we have family round for a BBQ so I must go and finish getting ready.....back later with some piccies of my cards.
I have no excuses really - my studying is over for the summer, and I have been spending the evenings fiddling with pieces of paper & not actually producing anything or trying to sort out my scrapbooking stash - which as we all know is a job that takes forever and is never finished LOL.
However, last night I seemed to be on a bit of a roll and made several cards, all of which I was quite pleased with.
This afternoon we have family round for a BBQ so I must go and finish getting ready.....back later with some piccies of my cards.
Tuesday, 3 June 2008
Over at last!
Yippee! My exams are over!
Well, over for now at least - no more studying until September. I have to wait until the middle of August for my results but at least now I can relax (apart from heading back to work & our year end process) and can enjoy my evenings & weekends again. We also have a holiday to look forwatd to next month :-D
Normal service can now be resumed - let the crafting begin! (sssh, dont tell DH - he thinks I will be catching up on the H-word!!)
Well, over for now at least - no more studying until September. I have to wait until the middle of August for my results but at least now I can relax (apart from heading back to work & our year end process) and can enjoy my evenings & weekends again. We also have a holiday to look forwatd to next month :-D
Normal service can now be resumed - let the crafting begin! (sssh, dont tell DH - he thinks I will be catching up on the H-word!!)
Friday, 30 May 2008
Oops!
I did it again!....spent money that is :-) I didn't mean to, honest!
I have been studying hard and revising for my exams so I decided to give myself a little bit of crafting time as a reward and realised that I am down to my last sheet of watercolour paper - aargh! - so I go in search of the best price for a new pad & find a good deal at The Paper Mill Shop, an A3 pad of 20 sheets for £2.99, yay!
Then I spotted the masculine paper pack that I have been thinking about getting so that fell into my basket too (even though it was 12x12 and I originally wanted 6x6 or 8x8 - hey, I can cut it down!) and before I know it I had also stocked up on cellophane bags for my cards, one of their famous boxes of card, a couple of glue pens and a gift voucher ;-) Oh well, I will appease my guilty conscience with the thought that at least I saved the P&P as orders over £25 are delivered free (suddenly the £5 voucher makes sense!) and I wont need to buy plain card for AGES!
As for the studying...2 more days of hard graft over the weekend and hopefully I will have a good chance of passing 1 exam and a reasonable chance of not disgracing myself too disastrously in the second! Please cross your fingers for me on Monday & Tuesday.....
I have been studying hard and revising for my exams so I decided to give myself a little bit of crafting time as a reward and realised that I am down to my last sheet of watercolour paper - aargh! - so I go in search of the best price for a new pad & find a good deal at The Paper Mill Shop, an A3 pad of 20 sheets for £2.99, yay!
Then I spotted the masculine paper pack that I have been thinking about getting so that fell into my basket too (even though it was 12x12 and I originally wanted 6x6 or 8x8 - hey, I can cut it down!) and before I know it I had also stocked up on cellophane bags for my cards, one of their famous boxes of card, a couple of glue pens and a gift voucher ;-) Oh well, I will appease my guilty conscience with the thought that at least I saved the P&P as orders over £25 are delivered free (suddenly the £5 voucher makes sense!) and I wont need to buy plain card for AGES!
As for the studying...2 more days of hard graft over the weekend and hopefully I will have a good chance of passing 1 exam and a reasonable chance of not disgracing myself too disastrously in the second! Please cross your fingers for me on Monday & Tuesday.....
Thursday, 22 May 2008
Wow! I have been blog-hopping tonight and I am in awe of some of the wonderful creations out there.
Also, some incredibly generous people such as the super talented lady who is offering some truly fantastic Hanglar & Stanglar blog candy....check it out here :)
Thank you to my super SAD friend Fae, whose blog pointed me in Heidi's direction :) Fingers crossed! ;)
Also, some incredibly generous people such as the super talented lady who is offering some truly fantastic Hanglar & Stanglar blog candy....check it out here :)
Thank you to my super SAD friend Fae, whose blog pointed me in Heidi's direction :) Fingers crossed! ;)
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
Under Construction
Well, I decided it was about time I had a blog :) I was feeling a bit left out without one!
A word of warning though - there are not enough hours in my day already, so blogging is likely to be a slow process...please bear with me and pop back from time to time ;)
A word of warning though - there are not enough hours in my day already, so blogging is likely to be a slow process...please bear with me and pop back from time to time ;)
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