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Paislee Press kits & plates Grab some freebies at the blog here.

I love this show! I adored the first series last year but it’s always on a bit late for me (I’m in bed by 10pm) so I recorded it. When the second season started I was so engrossed in it, I finished the second series on Side Reel. DOH! Still, I can’t wait for it come on DVD! Have already got season 1 on my Xmas list Lots of twists and turns and I cried like a baby at the final episode.

I also love Erica’s wardrobe. just… *sigh* I wish I had the figure for it, alas I’m working on it!

And “Alien Like You” song from the final episode:

Adore this song. Have heard it at least 100 times. LOVE it!

And some of my fave linkies:
http://www.aliedwards.com/  Just so inspiring!
http://www.bakerella.com/  Cake goodness. I just want to lick the computer monitor!
http://cathyzielske.typepad.com/my_weblog/  Because I adore Cathy and her blog is full of great and funny reading!
http://karlastudio5.typepad.com/karla/  I love Karla’s designs and especially loved her journal class!
http://www.domestifluff.com/  I just love reading this!
http://www.dottiemakesmagic.org/door/  My awesome friend Miranda has a new blog, you HAVE to see!
http://www.gourmetmomonthego.com/  Cute food! It just makes me inspired to want to try and cook. Which I can’t.
and of course:
http://www.marthastewart.com/  Because I wish I was more Martha-esque!

We have my cousin’s daughter’s Christening coming up soon so I made this from the Silhouette Store. They have such lovely stuff there!

I also had fun chatting with Lauren today. She came and sat on Nan’s lap and I snapped this picture:

It was overcast today and I had my kit lens on my camera like a numpty. I really should check it before I leave the house. I was hoping to catch Erin today, but she didn’t go to nan’s today. Still, I get lots of photos very soon   And of course, the best Nephew in the world, Oliver! With cute haircut from mummy and daddy.

She’s so cute!

Again, sorry for rubbish Blackberry Pic. It’s getting dark and I don’t have the time to go grab my Nikon. Love my mum, she bought me these. Actually this is half lol, I have an another identical set of boxes of the same chocs. I’m not giving up my chocolate!

A reason why the Wii Fit is just plain wrong is that you really shouldn’t weigh daily. I hate it for telling you to and I feel the need to do so, so I’m just generally listening to what it says on a Sunday. So imagine my frustatration (not to mention the profanity) when it tells me Saturday I lost that pound I gained, only to do a workout on EA Sports Active on Sunday then pop the wii fit on to weigh and it tell me I had gained 2 lbs. Even Gareth said it was talking poo! I continued to do a few workouts totalling 12 mins on that and it tell me I was now 22.88 BMI. A drop of 0.2 BMI in 12 mins. More profanity. Body test yesterday and short workout on wii fit (as 30 day challenge is 2 days on, 1 day off) and it was my rest day for 30 Day. Back into 30 Day this evening, (My trainer is a witch. She made me do side jumps today. They hurt!), and the last 3 days I have remained a steady 22.88. The thought of extra work tomorrow and then having to come home to do my work out was worrying me. Yes I’ve done it before but I’m just feeling so low and run down I don’t know if I CAN do it. Then I saw this post at Cathy’s blog.

Heck yeah this is freaking hard work, but if you want something enough you will do it. I felt inspired. I’m sick and tired of having a bunch of clothes I cannot fit into. I’m sick and tired of wearing slightly baggy clothes because I feel so self concious of my tummy. I am sick and tired of not feeling good about myself, and feeling so bloated and big.

EA Sports active 30 day challenge is a killer. It will not get the better of me this time… I WILL complete it!  So I guess I’m getting up an hour early and I’m doing a longer workout on 30 day challenge

Alright! 3lbs down… Well… That was until it was someone’s birthday yesterday (cream cake) and someone left today (Jam Donut and giant cookie) so I have put on another lb after I weighed today. Easy fixed though!

And my wii fit age is 20   I plan on starting that elusive 30 day challenge that always gets the better of me!

I have the day off on Monday, and I have to say I am in serious need of it. The possibilities of what I could do are making me giddy! I could finally finish my Me:TAV class, digi scrapping, work on my Disney binder… The fun list is endless!

OK, another it’s-bedtime-but-I’ll-update-quick post. At the weekend, not that I didn’t have enough to do as it was, I decided that I was going to make Rae’s Spring Ruffle Top. Minus the ruffles, of course.

I have to say, I struggled to follow the instructions. I didn’t get the strap instructions at all, and ended up doing them my own way. Took a lot of adjusting after Gareth saying it was too “puffy” (Still too puffy, apparently, but it’s comfy and those spare tyres don’t show when I sit down, so that was an immediate win for me!) There’s just something about walking around wearing a top that you made with your matching bag even though you’re actually only walking down the road to your parents house. But still, I loved it!

In my absolute madness I have decided that as I’ve done that, I totally want to make a dress using the same pattern, so fingers crossed that this weekend I can at least make a start by cutting up the bedsheet I plan to use.

I also am putting it out there that I intend to lose a little weight. Coming from someone who has, for her entire life, been in great shape… well I’ve sort of let myself go a little. And it gets me down that I can’t wear those cute little tops anymore, and that a large chunk of my wardrobe no longer fits me. Now I’m not going to do a Cathy, and take pictures and put them out there… I just have to look in the mirror and feel completely embarrassed and feel sad that I no longer have my cute little figure. That said I am no way overweight, and I can guarantee I am doing this right. I have an account at Calorie Count, which I totally think is an awesome resource… and best of all it’s freeeeee! It even pointed out to me that I am low on things such as Potassium (this is just general life for me), and calcium. So I know I really should be getting a little more of that in my diet.  I hope to fit in a bit of Yoga on the Wii Fit, and I am determined that I absolutely will complete that darn 30 day challenge that has gotten the better of me/life got in the way of a few times now.

So, here’s to hoping that I manage to do all these wonderful things I will do my best to keep you updated.

It’s almost bedtime so I’m going to be quick. Life is just so crazy you wouldn’t believe. Lots of family stuff is just taking over things, the other weekend we spent visiting my Father-in-law in hospital and the weekend before we were visiting him for Fathers day.

I really do mean to blog more, and I hope that I can do it more often than every month and a half!

For one, I never posted a picture of the finished quilt I made, and I was so incredibly chuffed at my hard work!

My current project (apart from trying to squeeze in sewing my very first item of clothing when I can!) is my “travel” binder which I made back last year:

Now you will have to excuse the poor quality Blackberry photos on these ones:

I bought some Moleskines. I just ADORE these books. Including these 3, I have a total of 5 now LOL!
I made a little pocket so I can slot the back of the book into it and have it in my binder.


and for the Moleskine which will be my travel journal, I made a cute title with my Craft Robo/Silhouette and some stickles.

I will be making some custom page protectors to fit in the binder to collect ephemera on our travels I’ll do that when I have the sewing machine out… when I get around to it LOL!

Ok that is super weird LOL!

We had a lovely day, some hiccups which was to be expected. We seriously couldn’t have picked a better day – the weather was the hottest day of the year, glorious sunshine all day   It was very hot though!

I had to use alternative means to contact my host but I’m back on my site, just an hour ago, from home! Toot toot!

I found this photo on Gareth’s old phone and love it. It’s totally me and Taz Anywho, my Week In The Life project is finished and I will get pictures of it. I am getting a new toy tomorrow as well so pictures of that when it arrives.

I have been doing some digital scrapbooking a lot the last couple of weeks. I’m a big fan of Karla Dudley, after taking her Journal 3 Ways class and getting her downloads as part of class. Totally in love!

(digital layout about Oliver’s Christening for my own album. All Karla Dudley Designs)

Another life saver? The one and only Cathy Zielske.  My scrapbook idol! I have spent a few pennies at her Designer Digitals shop, and I have to admit I bought her template pack as I have all my cousin’s kids to make scrapbook pages for, and not enough time, and to be honest their scrapbooks are not the top of my scrapping priority, so I have found, dragging and dropping the photos I snapped of them at my nan’s house with some of the awesome digi kits I have and need to justify buying them (LOL!) so quick and easy. No mess, no fuss!

(Holly McCaig “Oh So Girly” kit. Template from Cathy Zielske at Designer Digitals)

(Shabby Princess kit: Promise Collection. Template from Cathy Zielske at Designer Digitals)

Sorry about the random post, but I wanted you all to know I was back. I do have a Blackberry now and have an app for WordPress on there so I can post (hence previous post!) I will be back with some eye candy! :)

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For some unknown reason, my host has blocked my isp so I can’t view my blog (Nor their website ironically enough, so I’m having problems contacting them) so once this is resolved I shall be back with my Week In The Life pages. Yup, I’ve been busy working on them I went the Ali template inspired, fully digital version, and will get them printed at photobox. It has been a lot of fun to do, but at the same time slightly relieved it’s over lol!

Totally loving seeing everyone’s Week In The Life.  Ali Edwards [1] [2] [3] [4] and Cathy Zielske’s [1] [2] to name but two   I really do love this sort of project I really do, and it’s just as cool to see how everyone else live their lives.

I will leave you with a few pictures (most of which are from today, but a couple from others) before I get on to watching TV (Ashes to Ashes is coming on BBC 1 in just a couple of minutes!)  This weekend I plan on finishing off the template I started for this project, and I hope to get a lot of these scrapped.