I got told off

for not really celebrating my birthday - it's always been a bit of a non event, so this year I'm planning to making more of an effort.
Jon's had his half days leave approved, so it's all systems go for our evening out on Thursday. I guess you could say that Thursday is gonna be an early start to my birthday celebrations.
Now what else should I do on my birthday? A film seems like a safe bet, Surrogates seems like my cup of tea but The Invention of Lying could be a laugh.

My friend Karen

calls it mental chewing gum but I'm not in the least bit offended cause I Love TV. It really is the perfect way to mind down from whatever kind of day you've had. Channel 5 have a new series started tonight called Flashforward, great first episode and I'm hungry for more.

Whilst watching TV this evening I got on with some ironing and I'm all up to date with the ironing. Just need to put it all away which if I'm honest I dislike more than sorting, washing and ironing put together.  Oh well need must.

I spent the day

here.

Completed 2 LOs which is good for me plus got to chat and catch up with friends. Oh and in the spirit of raising money Macmillan drank lots of tea and forced myself to eat cake, the most delicious low fat apple and cinnamon cake made by the umber talented Sharon.

Going to bed

at a sensible time gives you a spring in your step but that doesn't mean that I'm going to be sensible all the time. Silly O'Clock is my natural time to go to bed!!!!!
I got my photo taken today, the result are rather good if I do say so myself. Must be the result of super model - me and talented photographer - my sister. I'm hoping she's gonna share with me so I can update my   avatar.
It's the last Saturday in the month tomorrow and that mean only one thing, Wyverstone Crop. This month is our 5th Annual Macmillan Crop which is run to coincide with the Macmillan World's Biggest Coffee Morning. I'm hoping to break my usual habit of last minute packing in the morning and do a little sensible packing tonight. We'll see.

I'm all

finished with my designs for October ScrapaGoGo kit.

I've loved designing with this kit, this is favourite card and I created a second one with a different sentiment.

And this is my favourite LO from this month's kit

My Godmother

recently pasted away following a long battle with cancer and today was my opportunity to say goodbye. The service was very emotional but it was good to remember what a full and active life she lived. I also have to take comfort in the knowledge that she is at peace now.

Don't get me wrong

I love them to bits but the end to a Monday seems a little more relaxed and definitely quieter now that all the boys head off to Beavers before I finish work.
During 2007/2008  I lost nearly 3 stone. I had a good deal of success following Slimming Worlds but also shed a fair amount during a stressful time in my life when I lost my appetite. Since the return of my health, happiness and appetite I have slowly but surely regained half of what I lost. I've made half hearted attempts to get back to my losing ways but as my heart hasn't been in it I've had little or no success. So starting today I set my mind to shedding the weight I've regained.

You've gotta

love the Dyson website, well if you own a Dyson and I do. Saved me a small fortune as the problem that caused our Dyson to die last weekend was easily fixed.
My little toe is still very painful and turning a very nice shade of blue following my spectacular fall on Friday but otherwise I seem to have got away with that one quite lightly.

She called me Calamity Jane

and perhaps she's right, today I trip myself up with some toys that I was putting away, alas no one was around to see such poetry in motion!!! Boy am I gonna be stiff tomorrow.

Jon wants me to deal with a heap of post this weekend, I have issues with boring post so it's built up into quite a pile. Me I'd much rather be doing a little scrapping, wonder what I'll end up doing?  

You could

say that today was in complete contrast to yesterday and I certainly would.
I especially enjoyed the tea and lemon cake that I had with Karen this afternoon, perfect and of course we both did a little cutting, sticking and a little chatting!!!!!

I have nothing

remotely exciting to share and all I can say about today is that it was very busy, good but busy. I'm so pooped that I'm not sure I have enough energy to haul myself off to bed!

Been

scrapping, chatting, ironing, mending and even squeezed in a bit of Jamie in New York this evening.
Even though I didn't get everything I wanted done today, I made good progress and that's good enough for me. After all there's always Thursday.

Yesterday

was all work but today I'm planning to play all day. I have my sketches, photos and all the pretty papers a girl could want plus the odd embellishment and I'm gonna scrap.
But first I'm gonna enjoy my morning cuppa tea in bed and maybe even a chapter of the book (shock, horror an actual book) I'm Reading at the moment.

I lost my creative drive

roaming the isles of Sainsbury however we now do have a fridge full of all the esentials as well as a few extras.
So although I didn't managed to get any more cutting or sticking done today, I did manage to sketch and plan. It'll be a lot easier to put together the LOs when I feel creative again.
Sunday evening is movie night. Tonight movie was The Duchess starring Keira Knightley which was really rather good.

I cut and stuck

pretty papers today and can now happily tick off one of the jobs on my 'to do' list.

Jon's started asking what I'd like for my birthday and after a little thought I've come to the conclusion that dollars would be good. Well I hope I might get me a little blue box in the near future and dollars will definitely help!

How can

a yellow pizza make me so happy? Well cause it's full of ScrapaGoGo pretties, I'm doing my ohhing and ahhing tonight before I get stuck in to create with it over the weekend.

Hannah had her shortest college day of the week, 10.45 'till 13.25 - it's a hard life!

Today I enjoyed the luxury

of reading in bed before needing to get up this morning - BLISS.
Got my locks cut this afternoon, for a girl who's had short hair for like forever my hair is long at the moment. Trouble is my fringe is bugging me and after today I'm still not sure. I do have a plan B, have it cut short again but not yet.
Karen stopped off this afternoon for a cuppa, it's always good to catch up with my friend.

Janice and I

met at Burger King, Copdock, not glamorous but a convenient half way point for us to do a little swapping. And as it happens we made ourselves at home and had a good old chin wag. I'm guessing that we must be Burger Kings longest sitting customers, 2 hours slip past without any trouble at all!

I started at

one end of town and worked my way to the other end, stopping at just about every shop that had a sniff of anything crafty and now have everything I need. Plus with a bit of time it's all pack up and ready to go.

Hannah was one happy girl when she go back from her first day at college, she especially like the her timetable.

I've been told

to take control, so I am and that means I get to go stash shopping when really on a self imposed stash ban. Wish I had a bigger budget!

I love my sister for lots of reason but today she came up trumps with some supplies that let me make a start on a project I'm working on.

I struggle

to keep my scrapping area tidy as I'm such a messy scrapper. However as I have October's GoGo DT kit arriving any day soon and a class to prepare I set aside some time this afternoon to have a clear up.  

Not perfect but so much better

If only we'd have known

that the bus company's travel office closed at 1pm we'd have gone there first but as we didn't we ambled through town stopping at the various shops we needed before arriving at the travel office 15 minutes after it closed. So the bus pass Hannah needs for college still need to be purchased.

Files and paper however were purchased, so armed with these and old pens and pencils, her choice she's about set for college.

Flooring in the ensuite is all that's needed to call it job done but as we can't decide what type of flooring we want it's been presssed back into service.

Today

I could quite easily have stayed under the duvet and left the world to carry on without me. Instead I spent most of the day cranky and irritable at anything and almost everything. 

It made my day

when my nephew came rushing down to me in my car as I was about to leave, on opening the window he leaned forward and gave me a kiss, on the lips and said 'love you'. Doesn't happen often but it's one of those priceless moment that you want to remember forever.

Whilst out

walking the hounds a little detour to the newsagents satisfied my need for choccy biscuits. Alas there are none left now but they did taste good especially when dunked in a nice cuppa.