Catch up

So, my laptop has been playing up and will not connect to the Internet anymore which is one of the main reasons why I have not updated my blog in ages. I am writing this on my I pad but I think the last time I did that the font didn't come out right which is why I have not tried to blog on here since, although using the I pad would be very handy a lot of the time. The days are slowly ticking by and it finally looks like spring might be on the way, the temperature is up and it is bright and sunny outside which always seems to lift my mood no end, I am definitely not a winter person. Dark, grey days really seem to get me down. I have been busy creating a supply of scrapbook albums which I am hoping to start selling at some point as well as scouring the net, books, magazines and so on for inspiration. I had a lovely day yesterday with my best friends at the Scrapbook Sisters crop, where in between the chatting, laughing, drinking coffee and eating (as always) the delicious carrot cake on offer I managed to bring my "Project Life" up to date. I also managed to make a little layout in a frame featuring my sis and her boyfriend, an idea that had been developing in my mind for some time. Now, I was trying to add a picture here but I don't seem to be able to do this on the I pad....aargh! Every time you think you've conquered a piece of technology another obstacle throws itself into your path. I will post this for now and continue to try and sort out my laptop, I hope you are all enjoying a relaxing and sunny weekend!

I know Christmas is over but I took this picture of my little angel tealight holder on my mantelpiece with my phone at the beginning of December and although I've used it as a screensaver on my laptop and on my I-pad over the Christmas period I still can't get enough of it. It is so atmospheric and I find it so calming to look at. It also reminds me of my Mum as she gave it to me a few years ago because it doesn't suit the style of her home but I think it fits perfectly in mine.
My poor little brain is still racing with ideas for the new year, one of them of course is to get stuck into this blog, maybe partly to straighen out things in my own head! I'm not sure that the world needs my crazy ramblings but I think I am going to enjoy this journey, and if others want to join me on it that would be an absolute pleasure.
And I figure all the time I'm sitting here pondering and typing I'm not munching on any naughty foods, which is a bonus. However, I might have to indulge my love for a nice cup of coffee whilst blogging if it's to become a regular feature in my life!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all you lovely bloggers out there!
We had a lovely quiet NYE last night, just the two of us, just how I like it. We went to the cinema to watch the new "Sherlock Holmes", then went for a bite to eat and back home around 22.00 for a few quiet drinks for the rest of the evening.
We had a lazy day today as the weather in our neck of the woods was appalling, very wet and grey, yuk. I managed to get in a little teensy bit of crafting in the form of card making just to satisfy the worst of the urge, I need a full blown scrapbooking session really but can't get to my stash as No 2 son is using my craft - oops, I mean his bed-room. I have ordered some prints online though ready for when I get round to scrapping again. Yay!
Now the first day of the new year is almost over, my lovely hubby is running me a lovely bath so off for a soak shortly - I do looove a soak in the bath! I hope all of you out there in blog land have had a great start to 2012 and I wish you all a happy, prosperous, worry-free and enjoyable new year. Much love!x

Another month

So it's been another month, seriously, where does the time go? I generally don't agree with new years resolutions ( I think you just set yourself up for heartache and procrastination) but there is so much I want to do in the new year that I feel I'm going to need some form of record or list or something along those lines to remind myself what it is that I want to do. I've never been a lover of routines but sometimes I wish I was more organised and less slap-dash because I end up not doing half of the things I've been wanting to do.
I've had a lovely Christmas, mostly just the four of us at home but we went to see the out-laws (I've always called them that but I do actually love them to bits) on Boxing Day which was hugely enjoyable and relaxing - so much that we were all yawning non-stop by about 5pm! But it was great fun.
Now the Christmas holidays are kind of over I am raring to do some crafting, I am ACHING to do some crafting but most of my supplies are in one of the boys bedrooms which is slowly being converted into my craft room now that he has started uni, but of course he is home for Christmas. I did pack a little emergency crafting kit for the holidays which is also in his room, so I'm having to wait until he gets out of bed! I suppose I could do some housework until then...

Time

Time...where does it go? It's been a whole month since my last post, not at all the beginning I had envisaged. It's not that I haven't wanted to blog but as anyone who knows me well will be able able to attest, I can spend an inordinate amount of time imagining the things I want to do or need to do, only to run out of time and then regretting not doing them in the first place!
Aaanyway...enough of that. What's been happening? When I haven't been working I've been trying to get organised for Christmas. Most presents have been bought, some have been wrapped, some home-made cards left over from last year have been written and some more cards will be created at the lovely Scrapbook Sisters crop this Saturday. I can't wait - it's a lovely opportunity to do what I love and catch up with some dear friends. Food shopping lists have been started. Three advent calendars are in the middle of being put up for the three men in my life - wonder if I'll get an advent calendar? I don't think the boys mind me still making them advent calendars every year, they'll just have to have a chocolate eating marathon when they come home from Uni!
Enough information for one day? I think so...But I will be back very soon!