I wish

I've the most gorgeous scraproom space in my house... a whole room all to myself with all my stuff spread out.... but you know that a girl is never satisfied and always wants more.... well for me it would be the perfect desk/cupboard/storage system. Today I got a newsletter from the Martha Stewart website (yip I do subscribe!) and there was this most wonderful idea.

Now that would really really be nice.

Otherwise there is always my first choice.... a Crop-In-Style modular storage system



Or this one... The Magic Box


And this one has always been a favourite... ScrapNCube

And of course not forgetting this one... For Keeps Sake

Okay maybe we will just dream and ONE DAY WHEN.....

ps... Sure wish we could get something like this here in SA... for cheap... okay maybe that's a good business idea to go with... mmmm get my thinking cap on.

A Challenge

I was reading Tracy's blog this morning and have taken up her challenge...


Here's my action list for this week:

1 Turn away from your screen and... blink
2 Shut down your computer properly
3. Practise good manners
4 Praise people
5 Pull the plug on mobile phone chargers
6 Recycle waste paper
7 Use both sides of every piece of paper
8 Hug someone
9 Shop locally
10 Don't overfill your kettle
11 Let at least one car in on every journey
12 Turn off the tap whilst you brushing your teeth
13 Bake something for a friend
14 Use a mug not a plastic cup
15 Turn off unnecessary lights
16 Try watching less TV
17 Smile and smile back
18 Read a story with a child
19 Decline plastic bags wherever possible.


So come on... join us and let's see what actions we can do to make a change. If you do join leave me a comment here and I'll add you to my action tracker and we can help and encourage each other.

Breast Friends

I just got an invite to join a new group through Facebook... "Breast Friends for Life Network"... if you're on Facebook do yourself a favour and join.

And while there follow the link to.... http://www.her2.co.za/ and join here too. All awareness helps.

And a big PS.... don't forget to signup to do SCRAPPINK on the 8th of November.... all monies raised are for Breast Cancer Awareness

Giveaways

I love giveaways... I keep entering but don't seem to get too often... but if you don't try you don't get. So I've just signed up for another one and what to give you a chance to get in on the action too... but there is a catch! If you do go comment, please say that I sent you... that way I get two chances... hehehe.

So go here http://polkadotchicks.typepad.com/polka_dot_chicks/2008/10/its-that-time-o.html and leave your best tip for organising your scrapbooking stuff.

The weekend....

it's finished.... boo hoo.... back to school and work tomorrow :( But guess I should be thankful that I have a job and we can afford to send Aaron to a good school. The thing is just this.... we had such a great weekend I don't want it to end.

Saturday Aaron woke tooooooooooo early... very excited that today was the day of Jesse's party. We spent the day at home.... him playing nicely in his room, me doing baking and load after load of washing and Keith finalising the deal on selling his car and then we also got the electrician guy in to fix our geyse problem.... the switch he had installed to control the geyser switching on and off and evidently blown... hence no hot water. So they took the switch out and hey presto we have the use of our downstairs bathroom again!

We went out for lunch at the nearby Seemans and once home Aaron was under strict instructions to have an afternoon nap... well he tossed and turned and wriggled and jiggled but never really slept... Daddy did.... for TWO hours!!! I finished my baking and then read my book... felt myself nodding off so once Keith woke I had a half hour nap.

Keith then went to watch the rugby at the local yokel and Aaron and I went off to Jesse's "Night at the Drive-In" party.... such a fun idea. I was a bit skeptic being a late night party for little kids (6 to 9pm for 6 to 8 year olds!)... but it was lots and lots of fun and Aaron actually managed to stay awake through the whole thing. They rigged up a sheet on a wall for the screen, hooked up a laptop to a projector and laid blankets and pillows out for the kids to sit on on the grass. And we all settled down with icecream birthday cake, hotdogs and popcorn to watch the movies.... Horton Hears a Who... an absolute hit with Aaron ... even third time around!

And then after getting home just before 10 with a fast asleep little guy and having a good night sleep, Sunday morning dawned. Thankfully Aaron only woke up around 6:30. I read my book till after 8am before the rush of the morning routine to get us to church on time. Keith went to gym and Aaron and I too church. The plan was that Keith would then take Aaron swimming but that never happened. We went to the Botanical Gardens instead and spent the day there with Judi and her son enjoying the "Teddy Bears Picnic". The weather was glorious and it was such a relaxing day all round.

Another highlight tonight was a clear phonecall and then skyp call from Keith's family in Canada... we got to "see" them all, even little baby Kaylin.

Okay so now I've typed all that I think it's time for bed... you know I have to be up at 5:30 tomorrow so my bed is calling now.

Cheers
C

ps... photos to follow tomorrow possibly!

Layouts

I read in one of your comments so loving left (thanks btw) that you can't wait to see my layouts I was working on last week.... well in no particular order here they are.... be prepared as there are a few....

Right I think that was them.... I did so many and also been editing from July so I lost track. BUT... if you want to see ALL my layouts I have uploaded them to my Picasa album... just be patient as it does take a while to load.

Cheers

C

TGIF

I'm really really glad that it is Friday.... first week of the last term of school is done with. A routine is getting established again.... and complicated even more!! Besides the swimming lessons we now also have extra-murals to take into account... cricket and drama. So some reshuffling is going to have to happen next week.


Well the other reason I'm happy it's Friday is that this week work has been real up and down... busy one moment and quiet the next. Plus we've had no water since Wednesday... some pipe burst down the road and now there is not enough pressure to reach the third floor. Bummer!!


Oh and to crown it all... our geyser at home is on the blink again.... no hot water! But thank goodness we have a separate geyser for the upstairs bathroom so we've just been using that since Tuesday. It seems to be an electrical fault, so some elec friend of Keith's is supposed to be coming tomorrow to sort it out.


So now on to other news.... here are pics of Aaron swimming....

On Monday


On Wednesday


And then he came home yesterday with an "S" on his hand to remind him to take his swimming costume to school on Friday for swimming. So today he was very happy to climb in the pool at school and swim. Evidently they were using pool noodles too. He said he had fun. So looks like the lessons will pay off and he will be swimming properly soon soon.


I've had a fairly quiet week on the scrapping front. Spent Monday and Tuesday evenings going through all my scanned layouts and getting them ready for upload (will do in separate post) and went to Bible Study on Wednesday evening. Thursday I watched a bit of tv in the evening and not too much else. I have pulled/strained/hurt a muscle in my left shoulder and so have been a bit achy the last day or so. Spoke to a friend who is a physio and she suggested an anti-inflamatory.... well I found an old box in the medicine box and took two last night and two again this morning.... worked wonders! But I can definately feel the ouch as soon as the tabs wear off. The bum thing about this is that it's the arm I use mostly when cuddling Aaron... like when reading bedtime stories.... and it's just too sore to lift. Plus it makes driving agony.... ouch ouch. Guess it's time to take more "drugs"! hehehe. Okay chocolate will surfice too!


You may have noticed I've a new sidebar item... yip a little link to Donna Downey's web... it's all about being inspired and living inspired. I definately think I do this... I seem to eat, sleep, dream, do, think about or surf look for stuff on scrapbooking most of my day... if it's not TAKING the photos, then it's uploading or editing them, or planning layouts, or looking for new ideas, creating pages, etc, etc, etc.... I'm sure you get the picture. So I whole heartedly subscribe to this idea.


I hope to put my "week in my life" page together sometime next week... By the time I get there it will be OLD news... hehehe. But please be patient I will get there. Plus I want to do the challenge that Stacy Julian had on her blog... I even have the bazzill book to put it in!! Just need to sort out my pics.


Also got an email update today from Jessica Sprague about a FREE class she is offering... see below... so I'm going to sign up for that too... boy but life is hectic at the moment!!!


Other news.... please check out my friend Helen's new venture... LoveHennaHair ... it's for those people who colour their hair and want to use natural products.... as for me I think I'll stick to my "natural highlights" aka the grey that's peaking through... hehehe.


Okay does that bring me up to date? Sure hope so because I can't remember when last I posted such a l-o-n-g entry...


Till next time... Cheers

What's happening...

Well I can just see some of my regular readers wanting to know what I've been up to since my last "a week in the life" post.... hehehe... I had such a busy blogging and photo taking week last week that I just had to have a break... or maybe it was to give you a break from reading my nonsence?

Anyways.... Sunday was a NO PHOTO day... not a single one was taken. I spent the morning at church and the afternoon trying to find my journalling (song words) for one of my layouts. Eventually spent about half an hour watching Aaron's concert dvd and transcribing the lyrics. It was sooooooooo cute to see it all again.

And then also Keith managed to hire "Horton Hears a Who" for Aaron so I watched that with him.... soooooooooooooo funny and definately worth the revisit. This was one of those movies I took Aaron to watch at the "big scream". His favourite part is when Horton goes uphill through the snow like a train...


Yesterday was the Back to School routine day.. bummer no more sleeping late. Aaron woke me at 5:30 just after my alarm went off and said "Mommy you must get up and go bath. I have to go to school."... urgh why did he remind me???? Well he had a good day back anyway... seems like everyone enjoyed their two week holiday.

After school I took Aaron for his first official swimming lesson.... got a few coming up as he must learn to swim now. He enjoyed it even though the water temp was only 22... in the water for roughly 20 minutes until he started shivering and his lips became a light shade of purple. But he learnt to jump in, started putting his face in the water (must practise this in the bath!), even did kicking and learnt to push off from the side. He was such a trooper. Oh and I was right along there taking pics for properity... hehehe.

Finished my concert page once we got home (after homework was done) and then filed all my outstanding 2006 layouts... even had to open a new album as I had too many to fit into the one that I had allocated.... so now my 2006 layouts fill FOUR albums. But they are done!!! hehehe.

And now it's Tuesday.... I got stuck in horrid traffic, was made to wait extra long for a lift and am just feeling miz... but hey Judi gives great advice... (see post below) and so now I have had a good giggle I feel much much better.

Chat soon... will upload layouts soon soon.... just busy downsizing them for the web.

Good advice....

I've been feeling pretty down today... so in conversation on email with Judi saying I need some inspiration, this is what she replied....

"well now.... breathe in - stand up - stretch - fill glass of water - and empty it at the first person who passes you..... he/she will then CHASE you.... and force your metabolism UP and VOILA - an instant fix....... whahahah !"

Now that would really really get me going hehehehe

Kids say the cutest things

Remember my post about the ironing? Well this sure sparked off some interesting conversation in our house on Saturday.

Aaron was "playing" with my old camera... the one he is allowed to touch! and wanted to take a photo of me... he wanted to zoom and I said "Not so close. I don't want to see all my wrinkles"

"Mommy you don't have wrinkles. Only Grannies have wrinkles." says the little guy

Boy was I happy about that... hehehe