Keeping the Plates Spinning

There is no two ways about it. Working from home requires determination and organisation. Both of which, I have to admit, are at their highest in me when the bills are coming in! Which then, just causes CRAZY chaos around the place, because your working longer and ignoring everything else. Which I suppose is not so much Organisation, as Determination to pay the bills!!!!  After having nearly a month off "Business Work", it gave me time to figure out how to get things sorted out for everyone's benefit!!

Friday's Flusterings

After a bit of a late start this morning, (as always!) off my girl went to school without making her bed. She ALWAYS wraps up her toys in a blanket, warm and snug to keep them safe until she gets home, regardless of making her bed or not!! Today it was the turn of a Seal. So there was Seal sitting on her bed all wrapped up, when I came in. I started by folding up the extra blankets, plotting in my mind what was going to be my next action, when I thought I thought something. What's that?? Stop, Stop, Rewind, Wait! there, yes there! that was it ... "I wonder what to do with the seal, because if I take its blanket, it will get cold!" COLD?!!!! It's a STUFFED TOY, its not real!!!! I had to take action there and THEN. I stopped what I was doing, and whisked the seal out from it's snuggly warm blanket and stuck it on the dressing table ....

Yes, I did have a pang of guilt!! Poor Seal, she looked a bit sad now. So I stuck her under the blanket with a favourite doll called Annabelle. Yeah, I was a kid once, I totally get that!!

Time to Get With the Programme

Are you like me? Thinking to oneself, "hummm I have never really done that, probably can't, so I won't really bother to try, though I really REally REALLLY want to"?? Stooopid stooopid brain of mine. It doesn't help that I spend ages "ooooing" and "awwwing" over other peoples work, and wishing I had their talents. SO After not having the computer on for nearly 3 weeks, I came back a little determined and refreshed. THEN there was this ....

Warm Chocolate Muffin & Cream ....

OK .... so, honestly, I should be back in my game now. Holidays are long gone,  it is 10 past 5 in the evening and I can still see the fence in my back garden. Spring is on its WAY! But What is one SUPPOSED to do, when one's friend says come for coffee and a nose around the charity shop (which is more like a Superstore shop than just a plain old shop!)??? Why accept graciously of course!! Then in five seconds flat be in the car with the engine running, before having to run back inside the house for numerous items you have forgotten .....

OOOOOOOOO!!! Do you know how great it is to have a friend working on "The Inside" of a charity shop??? ha ha thank goodness for whatsapp!! So I scored a gorgeous little Blue suitcase, some ladybird books, and a beautifully illustrated book of flowers!! ( I also got a pair of never been worn "Faith" Shoes covered in gorgeous roses, sssshhhhh but that was a different charity shop that was accidentally on purpose, on the way home!)

Well after that, there is nothing better than to wash all that dust off your lungs with a glug of coffee and a hot melty chocolate muffin with cream!!! Haven't had that in ages AND there was an open fire!!! You just can't beat coffee in a pub .... but then they were serving early lunches, and I REALLY wanted what "he" was having across the way. But that will have to wait until next time, One order of melty muffin and Veg please!!

Cheeky chocolate thieving Meece!!

Holiday Doodlings

We went away for a week in December. To somewhere we could cook in the heat of the sun while the children played in the pool. I'm sorry, that SHOULD read, where I can cook in the sun while the children played in the pool! SO what to bring?? a good book? puzzle books? NAAA!!! ME?? I pack my embroidery threads, fabrics, needles, scissors, fabric paints and a few bits and bobs for embellishing!! hee hee SUCH FUN ... Ultimate Luxury, to be beside a pool, stitching something that is your own design.

Adventures in Sewing

During the Two weeks off from the general madness, I decided NOT to turn on the computer and I still have an antiquated phone from the past, I couldn't even cheat and have a sneak peek at what was going on in the world of FaceBook and all the other Fairytale web lands!! It was SO refreshing. After watching nearly all "The Big Bang Theory" episodes available I made some book covers using styles and techniques I hadn't really done before and would like to try on a larger scale, but I was able to try out some of the ideas in my head in a reasonably quick time period! 

the Steering Wheel

Good Morning out there. You know I realised that, no matter How Cold it is outside, when you grasp the steering wheel of a car in you bare hands, the temperature plummets even more! How many years have I been driving now (not a question!!) and I still haven't learned!!! Nothing like a hot cup of coffee to warm the hands up, and a  nice slice of cake ....

Time to get my sewing on ... I will get photos for tomorrow! promise .... 

Oh My .....

In true "Keep It short Style", this mornings catch phrases is DEFINITELY "But I don't Understand"!!! Said in a bit of a wail .... but four hours and a frozen hand later, I have certainly made progress!! and I really DO deserve a Massive Chocolate cake! No, not a Slice ... A WHOLE ONE!!!!