Hello blogland, I've been missing in action for nearly a month. My camera has been broken and I've been taking snaps on my phone, but Mr H has the cable at work so I can't show those pics either and I have some beauties!
I have also been crafting my socks off. My girlies now have curtains in their bedroom (yay) and I may even get some up soon in my own room. February's craft project has taken longer than planned and been slightly highjacked with a 'this one I need to finish' project so I am plodding along slowly but hope to be posting regularly soon.
I had a lovely message from Lyn asking how March's scavenger hunt was going, truth is I wrote down the list on a piece of paper at the start of the month and promptly lost it. March seems to have been a terribly disorganised month ;-) I'll pop over to Postcards from the PP and write out another list. I still have 4 days to come up with the goods!
TTFN and wish me luck
Showing posts with label blogging. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blogging. Show all posts
Tuesday, 27 March 2012
Sunday, 26 February 2012
It's been a while
I've just realised it's been nearly 2 weeks since my last post, I've been having camera problems and also seem to have been running around like a headless chicken! However, my house is slightly tidier and the spare room less full of boxes, craft projects have moved on and I have even been dabbling in a little work, so I have not been idle!
Just the one picture today, R celebrated her 4th birthday last week - 4! how did that happen? After the party with her friends last month and her Tinkerbell cake she decided that A little mermaid cake would be satisfactory! She has quite a way with words, the night before her birthday she told me she was just practising being 4 that night and that I had to get her a present and a cake. Kids learn fast!
I used ready coloured icing to make the decorations. It was quite easy to use although I found the blue crumbled a bit. It kept in an airtight container for the month between the party and birthday so could be used for several cakes I cheated with an Ariel toy and added gummy sweety sea creatures.
I now have a month off before Mr H's birthday, I have an idea for that, so watch this space!
Any keen chefs out there may be interested in my other blog, (just started) where I am taking recipies from my great great grans cook book (I think she wrote it out in the early 1940's). The blog is called Voices from the ancestors and I plan to add documents from my family's history including diarys and anything else I come across in my family tree research.
Hopefully normal servicce shall resume soon, I need to get my photo scavenger hunt done tomorrow and make an effort to finish my monthly make. I can see another busy week in store.
Thanks for popping by and have a good week.
I used ready coloured icing to make the decorations. It was quite easy to use although I found the blue crumbled a bit. It kept in an airtight container for the month between the party and birthday so could be used for several cakes I cheated with an Ariel toy and added gummy sweety sea creatures.
I now have a month off before Mr H's birthday, I have an idea for that, so watch this space!
Any keen chefs out there may be interested in my other blog, (just started) where I am taking recipies from my great great grans cook book (I think she wrote it out in the early 1940's). The blog is called Voices from the ancestors and I plan to add documents from my family's history including diarys and anything else I come across in my family tree research.
Hopefully normal servicce shall resume soon, I need to get my photo scavenger hunt done tomorrow and make an effort to finish my monthly make. I can see another busy week in store.
Thanks for popping by and have a good week.
Wednesday, 4 January 2012
Blogging
I'm new to blogging but one of my friends (Andamento)
has had a blog for quite a while, so I like to pick her brains. She said, read other blogs, link to them, comment lots and get your face known. I have had lots of fun the last few nights flicking through other blogs. I like to pick one of her favourites and then look at one of their favourites and so the trail goes on. New gems discovered, great ideas spotted. I now feel the need to make some new things having seen so many pretty things. As I have mentioned before, we have been rennovating (or rebuilding the interior) of a house for the last 17 months. Crafting has kind of gone out of the window as general house maintenance and housework have taken over.
But I have decided 2012 is the time for change. I plan to be more organised and get my butt in gear (so to speak!) I'm a slacker but do have will power if I'm being stubborn about something. Dressember was a case in point. I could have worn trousers, but had decided to wear skirts and did (I even pushed the boat out and wore one on New Years Day). I have been flitting along with Flylady in an effort to make housework less of a chore and more managable. The general idea is that by de-cluttering and getting into a bit of a routine we can do great things and have time to ourselves to do what we like. Sounds great, so I'm going to give it a shot. Her mantra is that in 15 minutes you can achieve a lot, do the big jobs you put off a wee bit at a time and then they don't become big jobs. I'm embracing it and already little things are becoming easier.
I may also join in the 'A Make a Month' challenge from The Felt Fairy. Maybe that way I won't feel like I'm missing out on my crafting. I already spotted a wee make that can be used as a tidy up, thanks to Annaboo's house.
I know I have alphabet stampers somewhere, if I can just find them...
So all in all 2012 is looking to be pretty busy already. Mr H (Mr Habbie, the hubbie) gave me The List tonight. We start one every year - all the jobs that need to be done around the house. We pin it to the fridge and then ignore it till November, do a couple of the easy ones and then rename it, changing the year at the top. Our last flat had the same, relatively unchanged list for 3 years. It was like an old friend ;-) I've just scanned The List and so far it just has people I need to phone on it, plumber, roofer, floor guys, local council and a van rental place. Maybe I should have a leaf out of Fly lady's book and have an anti-procrastination day. I realise there are only a few pics in this post. Lets just say I'm trying out the links bit tonight (hope it's not been too boring - I do ramble sometimes) It do feel that by writing what I intend to do here, it may get done.
So there we are, no pressure! all in cyberland can nag away
The wind is getting up again, let's hope we have no more flying sheds! Another one for the 2012 List - put shed back in garden!
Goodnight
has had a blog for quite a while, so I like to pick her brains. She said, read other blogs, link to them, comment lots and get your face known. I have had lots of fun the last few nights flicking through other blogs. I like to pick one of her favourites and then look at one of their favourites and so the trail goes on. New gems discovered, great ideas spotted. I now feel the need to make some new things having seen so many pretty things. As I have mentioned before, we have been rennovating (or rebuilding the interior) of a house for the last 17 months. Crafting has kind of gone out of the window as general house maintenance and housework have taken over.
But I have decided 2012 is the time for change. I plan to be more organised and get my butt in gear (so to speak!) I'm a slacker but do have will power if I'm being stubborn about something. Dressember was a case in point. I could have worn trousers, but had decided to wear skirts and did (I even pushed the boat out and wore one on New Years Day). I have been flitting along with Flylady in an effort to make housework less of a chore and more managable. The general idea is that by de-cluttering and getting into a bit of a routine we can do great things and have time to ourselves to do what we like. Sounds great, so I'm going to give it a shot. Her mantra is that in 15 minutes you can achieve a lot, do the big jobs you put off a wee bit at a time and then they don't become big jobs. I'm embracing it and already little things are becoming easier.
I may also join in the 'A Make a Month' challenge from The Felt Fairy. Maybe that way I won't feel like I'm missing out on my crafting. I already spotted a wee make that can be used as a tidy up, thanks to Annaboo's house.
So all in all 2012 is looking to be pretty busy already. Mr H (Mr Habbie, the hubbie) gave me The List tonight. We start one every year - all the jobs that need to be done around the house. We pin it to the fridge and then ignore it till November, do a couple of the easy ones and then rename it, changing the year at the top. Our last flat had the same, relatively unchanged list for 3 years. It was like an old friend ;-) I've just scanned The List and so far it just has people I need to phone on it, plumber, roofer, floor guys, local council and a van rental place. Maybe I should have a leaf out of Fly lady's book and have an anti-procrastination day. I realise there are only a few pics in this post. Lets just say I'm trying out the links bit tonight (hope it's not been too boring - I do ramble sometimes) It do feel that by writing what I intend to do here, it may get done.
So there we are, no pressure! all in cyberland can nag away
Goodnight
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