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Jan 23, 2012, 6:06 pm
You know I get a lot of support from the Community Centre, right? I try and reciprocate when I can and as we are having to do a lot more fundraising this year due to cuts in funding I have been roped in to help (I know we are not alone in this, sadly.) Anyway, we have the option of taking a stall i... Comment - Like
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Jan 22, 2012, 5:43 pm
Oh my goodness! I have just found this amazing site whilst blog-hopping. It is making me want to travel. Like, really badly! Check it out here. Comment - Like
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Jan 22, 2012, 3:30 am
Have you heard that one before? Do one thing each day that scares you? Personally I am not a huge thrill-seeker. I get enough of an adrenaline rush just living my everyday life, thank you very much! But I do think we shouldn't stick to what we know because of fear. Where is this leading? I hear ... Comment - Like
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Jan 21, 2012, 3:30 am
It arrived! Yesterday my Ikea armchair was delivered and it's wonderful. How excited am I to own some real grown up furniture? Sad really isn't it?! It got me thinking, because actually, nearly all my furniture is second hand. Either it's been given to me or I got it from a charity shop at a barga... Comment - Like
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Jan 20, 2012, 2:53 pm
Thanks to my lovely friend Kirsty I have discovered an amazing blog called Design Seeds. I pinned some colour schemes I liked and here they are....
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Jan 19, 2012, 4:56 pm
Why, hello! Yes, it's me :) I know I said this blog would get more interesting, but give me a break - life has a way of throwing you curve balls and I have had a huge one thrown my way. No matter, though: I am still here, and still on track to have an amazing 2012.
First of all, I can't... Comment - Like
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Jan 7, 2012, 7:58 pm
I'm so excited to be "spring" cleaning right now. The decorations are all put away, the old sofa has gone to meet its maker, the new armchair is being delivered soon and the red, Christmassy, blankets and cushions have gone into storage, making way for the pink ones to come out of storage. I'm dec... Comment - Like
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Jan 2, 2012, 7:32 pm
I've just added a quick New Year banner to welcome in 2012. May this new year bring you every blessing and may you dream bigger than ever before!
It's way past my bedtime, so I'll love you and leave you, but I do hope you'll say hello in the comments section. Cheers Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 2011, 9:06 am
I have been reading the latest Psychologies mag and I'm so impressed with this issue. I read one a long time ago but wasn't blown away by it, but this one has a 16 page dossier about how to inject more fun into your life. A journalist was given the task of doing something fun every day for a week. A... Comment - Like
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Dec 27, 2011, 7:17 pm
There's a lot of talk in the scrapbooking community about choosing one word for your new year. I know I chose one last year and then promptly forgot about it. Oops. This year I think my word might have to be CHANGE. We shall see. There is so much shifting and moving in the whole world, not just in... Comment - Like
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Dec 22, 2011, 4:34 pm
What's this I hear? It's only 3 sleeps till Christmas? Well I really don't know where the time goes! Luckily, seeing as we are not going anywhere, we are pretty much caught up. I made Christmas presents for the family ages ago, so there was no last-minute rush. I got Claire's stuff in plenty... Comment - Like
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Oct 24, 2011, 4:52 pm
Well here I am again. I know I don't post as regularly as I used to, but I don't know where the time goes, I really don't. My weeks are pretty full although my trips to the National have finally come to an end - helpful and interesting though the workshops were, they really were time-consuming.
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Oct 15, 2011, 6:07 pm
Treated myself to one if these today. If you're ticklish, don't bother! They really go for it and when they get between your toes it's hard to stay still lol :) Comment - Like
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Oct 8, 2011, 8:13 am
Oh no - I used the C word! I blame it on Claire: she loves Christmas so much and she keeps getting her iPhone out and saying "ooh, xx sleeps till Christmas".
(just FYI, that screencap is from today)
She also went into London with a friend yesterday and filmed her way round the Christmas... Comment - Like
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Oct 6, 2011, 5:49 pm
Just playing catch-up. I've been MIA for a while, but I don't really have much to show for it... apart from some stitches in my eyelids. On Tuesday I had "day surgery" to remove my xanthelasmas - those darn things that were all I could see in the mirror and that most other people didn't notice... C... Comment - Like
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Sep 27, 2011, 6:43 pm
At the weekend I had a coaching assigment to do, and I was asked to think back to my childhood to do it creatively. That got me thinking and as I had bought some canvases and paint, I decided to do it as a piece of artwork.
Getting ready:
During:
And this is the res... Comment - Like
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Sep 22, 2011, 5:21 pm
I can't even remember when I last blogged! I've been meaning to, but I've also decided to prioritise things and I have a LOT on my plate, so blogging has kind of taken a back seat. I'll be back soon, but in the meantime here are a few things I've been up to:
- Kitten sitting two adorable Benga... Comment - Like
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Sep 10, 2011, 4:00 am
Before I went on holiday I stopped off at Waterstones and got me some "Buy 3 for the price of 2" paperbacks. The first one I got stuck into was unputdownable so I finished it in double-quick time. Luckily, this is one that my mum didn't have already, so she started it after me and it was wonderful t... Comment - Like
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Sep 9, 2011, 6:25 pm
I got home safely yesterday and feel like I've had a much longer holiday than I actually have. It was very restful and great to have my mum to myself: when you are one of 7 I suppose you are used to not getting much 1 to 1 attention and of course, being a single mum it's always been me and Claire th... Comment - Like
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Sep 8, 2011, 5:17 am
These ferries are huge! I slept very well and the two berth cabin was actually more spacious than the 4 berth on the way out. Fantastically powerful shower in the bathroom too! Comment - Like
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Sep 6, 2011, 12:56 pm
Love the latest (I think) Pixie Lott. My, my, doesn't she look all grown up??!
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Sep 3, 2011, 6:30 pm
Since I've been here I've had plenty of time to think. Some might say that's not such a good thing (haha) but it's been very therapeutic.
It hit me that we have been coming here for over 28 years. That kind of blows me away. My mum bought this house with her inheritance after my beloved gran... Comment - Like
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Sep 2, 2011, 6:18 pm
I have been making the most of the weather before it turns - after all, it IS September. I have been reading in the garden (I'm on book no. 3 already), but this afternoon I decided to take the deckchair to the beach to read there instead. After all, it's only a minute's walk, so not like I had to ca... Comment - Like
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Aug 31, 2011, 5:58 pm
I forgot to upload this the other day.
The weather has been amazing again today and I'm definitely getting a little tan... I am reading voraciously, often sitting in a deckchair in the garden, protected from the sea breeze by the hedge. It's divine! Comment - Like
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Aug 30, 2011, 4:49 pm
What do you think of the chocolate selection in the local supermarket? The iPhone hasn't got a wide angled lens so you can only see a few of them:
And another thing - why do the Brits put plastic wrap on their cucumbers? They don't here...
After I had been to the su... Comment - Like
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Aug 30, 2011, 3:00 am
Oh boy, how I love this track! I remember buying the cassette in the hospital gift shop on a visit to see my dad. Brings back SO many memories circa 1992....
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Aug 27, 2011, 8:07 am
Just popping in quickly to let you know that I'll be away from the blog for a couple of weeks. I might drop in now and then, but I'm off to visit my mum who I haven't seen for nearly two years. I can't wait! Comment - Like
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Aug 22, 2011, 3:30 am
Talking of the refurbished Colosseum (see my previous post), I was thinking about booking some tickets for this Autumn. First off I thought I'd go and see the psychic Sally Morgan (Princess Di's psychic no less), but it's already sold out. Instead I think I might go and see the rather lovely John ... Comment - Like
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Aug 21, 2011, 4:47 pm
Well, Claire is having fun in France, despite things not getting off to the best of starts: I had to take her to A&E on the Sunday night because the blister and "allergic rash" on her foot looked suspiciously like an infection and I knew it was not a very good idea to travel like that. The doctor ... Comment - Like
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Aug 16, 2011, 3:00 am
Another old one I love. I once read on Shimelle's blog that people mistook her for Lisa Loeb. I can see why...
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Aug 13, 2011, 4:46 pm
I've had a quiet day, doing not very much and enjoying a well-needed rest. My niece Marie is staying over for a couple of days and the girls are upstairs playing hair colourists - hmmm I wonder what the results will be like? Maybe they'll let me take pictures tomorrow.
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Aug 10, 2011, 3:11 pm
I've been thinking about this cartoon since the rioting began, and just had to find it for you. It's the cartoon in the Sunday paper that my dad used as an excuse to talk to the beautiful young girl sitting opposite him in the Paris Metro carriage. Yes, that's how my parents met.
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Aug 10, 2011, 11:24 am
Well, despite everything negative that's going on in this ol' country of ours, it's nice to know there are good people out there. My friend Kirsty blogged it first, but I feel the same as her so here is a link to her thoughts. Spread the love! Comment - Like
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Aug 9, 2011, 3:00 am
Love this song that we heard on "Medium" the other night.
And if you want something more, um, intimate, the same song has a second video featuring his wife Heidi Klum - you can find it on Youtube if you look for it! Comment - Like
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Aug 8, 2011, 3:00 am
You might remember that I started training as a life coach before all that brain stuff happened. Well, although I haven't posted much about it, I'm still training, but in a different format. I started by joining the Journaling Community at allaboutlifecoaching.com - if you click on that link you w... Comment - Like
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Aug 7, 2011, 4:00 am
Just another blog hop - reading this blog has made me crave turquoise in my house! Some of the places are truly OTT, but a little bit of that glorious turquoise and white? I love it :)
Here are a few of the pictures you can find over there:
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Aug 6, 2011, 3:00 am
When I get a minute, I do enjoy a good browse on the ol' world wide web, and I thought I'd bring you a few of my finds: Today it's postcards.
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source (found via stacyjulian.com)
Then there are some pretty Marimekko ones, to be found here.
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Aug 5, 2011, 3:51 pm
I really thought I'd blogged this before, but it turns out I put it on my Facebook page. I knew I had this somewhere and I was looking for it so I could print it and take it to the next workshop at the Hospital. It is a post that was written by one of the ladies on the SAH forum, and I asked if I ... Comment - Like
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Aug 3, 2011, 3:36 pm
Well that was a long (and HOT) day! I hadn't really thought ahead when I made my dentist appointment for this morning after losing a bit of tooth 2 weeks ago (did I mention that? I can't remember): although I knew I had a workshop at Queen Square at 2pm, I thought I could squeeze in an appointment... Comment - Like
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Aug 3, 2011, 3:00 am
Do you want to see the little layouts I did on my scrapbooking weekend? Do ya? I haven't scrapped in literally years but I took along my first ever scrapbook (bought from QVC), which has photos of Claire in it, to see if I could move it along some. You see, I progressed from this to proper 12 x 12... Comment - Like
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Aug 2, 2011, 3:00 am
When I thought of putting a Kate Bush video on here, I couldn't choose which one. But then I thought, I love the video with Donald Sutherland, so here it is:
But then I couldn't NOT post Wuthering Heights, so today you get two for the price of one:
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Jul 14, 2011, 12:15 pm
I haven't had time to upload my photos from the weekend yet (I know, I KNOW!) so I'm just going to link to my sweet friend Debbie's blog so you can see for yourselves how beautiful she made everything. If you are my Fb friend then you'll probably already have seen this, but I did promise you picture... Comment - Like
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Jul 13, 2011, 6:07 pm
I decided to take some time to get organised and at the same time get crafty. I had already created a project planner in Word, based on an organiser that Maia told me about. Now I needed to put the printed sheets in a folder or something so I got out my trusty "Bind-it-all" and some card, and made a... Comment - Like
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