Managed to do three more pages for my Christmas Journal this afternoon as well as cleaning the bathroom and dusting around upstairs….so don’t feel guilty about a little crafting! LOL
I also managed to make a carrot cake yesterday, which is now all gone bar one slice…..and they’re arguing as to who should get that. So you could say it was a raving success (that, or else they’ll just eat anything!)
Here’s another two pages of my Christmas journal ….
I’m keeping it fairly simple and straight forward in the hope that I will actually get it finished this year! The 2nd is about writing my Christmas cards and the 3rd is about the Christmas Market I went to in Bath.
I’ve been very remiss in visiting other blogs and leaving comments and I intend to get onto that over the weekend.
Well here goes then, 1st December and the countdown to Christmas is well on the way now! I have just completed the first page in my Christmas Journal 09 and am quite pleased with it. It’s about me putting on the Christmas hold music at work (I work as a Receptionist) and how we could really do with some new music on there.
Yesterday Megan and I went to the Christmas Market in Bath and although I enjoyed it there didn’t seem to be as many stalls there as last year. That’s probably a good thing though as it was very busy anyway! We only lasted ‘til 2.30 and were dead on our feet by then so caught an early train home. Makes me wonder how my sister-in-law and her husband got on in Birmingham which is supposed to be one of the biggest Christmas Markets in the UK ~ don’t think I could cope, especially if it was mega-busy there. Does anyone else go to Christmas Markets? Which was the best one you’ve been to?
I know we don’t ‘do’ Thanksgiving here in the UK but it’s a good day to blog about the good things in life isn’t it?
I’m thankful for:-
{Me and one of my 3 brothers having fun}
What are you thankful for?
I have mixed feelings on this topic, I tried to keep one last year but didn’t get very far with it. Anyhow I’m going to try again this year and have concocted a journal over the past week and will just try and pick up inspiration from the various blogs that are giving out prompts.
Christmas always used to be very special to me when I was younger or even when we were in our twenties bringing home boyfriends/husbands. Then when we started having children it was fabulous to share in their joy and wonder but now I’m afraid it means very little to me anymore. My husband does not want to be bothered with it at all, my ‘children’ are now 21 and 18 and although my DD is keen on all things Christmas my DS just wants money from everyone and where’s the fun in that?!
I’m trying to get into the Festive Spirit and am hoping that keeping a journal may help. Does Christmas still mean the same to you? Will you be keeping a journal this year?
It’s been a while (again) but I’ve not been in ‘a good place’ this week and am just now beginning to feel more like myself again.
So did I tell you it was my son’s 18th birthday last week? Why can’t I get a half decent photo of him anymore? Oh for the days of cheesy little grins!
Have a look at what dropped on my doormat yesterday!! Do I get a prize for the 1st Christmas 
Card?? It was from my brother in Australia…..why so early Chris? LOL
I was in the ‘zone’ yesterday when it came to crafting and managed to get this Christmas banner started Friday night and finished yesterday and I’m well pleased with it. The idea came from here which is lovely blog full of great ideas.
I’m loving Google Reader and have been dipping in and out of various blogs but have been very naughty not leaving comments ~ so sorry everyone, will try harder now I’m feeling better. Thanks to those that drop by and leave comments on here ~ it’s much appreciated. M xxx
A catching up post today, as promised.
I had a really good weekend as it was cybercrop on UKS and I managed to get 6 layouts done….some of which I’m quite pleased with.
However, the real thorn in my side at the moment is money or should I say lack there of. My husband is self-employed as a driving instructor and has been for 4 or 5 years now but we’ve never known business to be as slow as it is at the moment.
Although there are ‘signs of green shoots’ in the economic world I’m afraid it hasn’t filtered down to us yet so it will be another grim Christmas/New Year although, luckily, I have been saving a bit throughout the year which will help.
Anyway, enough doom and gloom and I know we’re not the only ones in this position, I’m sure we’ll survive somehow.
We also have another problem to solve now thanks to Dexter the rabbit! I got home from work lunchtime yesterday to find a note through my door saying that our rabbit had escaped and he was now ‘resting’ at No.1. I dutifully went over there to collect said rabbit and deposit him back in the garden. 
10 minutes later I went out to check on him and he’d gone again!! Luckily he hadn’t strayed too far and so I managed to catch him and he’s now ‘confined to quarters’ until we can build higher walls/fences…..the little bugger!
I went with DH to see 2012 last night and all I can say is…………………………..what a load of cobblers!! It was far too long and full of Hollywood clichés. The acting was wooden, the attempts at humour were woeful and the special effects weren’t that ‘special’. DH said if he had gone by himself he would have walked out after half an hour!! Have you seen it yet? What did you think?
A thousand apologies to any of my followers have been waiting for my next post but I’ve been feeling a bit down recently but am trying to drag myself out of the doldrums and didn’t want to inflict my woes on you.
I’m off our with DH tonight to see 2012 (I’m in the mood for a good ‘end of the world’ movie) LOL. DH doesn’t usually 
do movies but wanted to see this one……I hope it’s good ~ will let you know tomorrow when I’m going to do a catching up post.
Today I’m reading…
I’m eating…
I’m watching…
I’m loving this blog…
Paperview (I’m a big fan Nancy)
And this photo…
