Today's Blog Prompt

Today's UKS blog prompt is: Dreams, goals, fantasies, whatever you call them: Describe FIVE things you’d like to accomplish in your (future) lifetime. How do you plan to do them? What are you doing today to prepare for/do each of them?

Right now my only goal is to be happy. I can't focus on anything much except getting through the next day at the moment. With the house sold I hope we can make a new start and put all the problems behind me. Immediate goal is to get a job I like and find a lovely new home. The other thing I want to accomplish is to stop being such a worrier - I procrastinate, I question every decision I make, I fret about little things. And I want to get off these pills cos they make me scatterbrained and forgetful.

Travel Journal

Well, not long now and raring to go! Mell gave me the idea of doing a travel journal to record my thoughts and keep bits and pieces from my week. I had a notebook from Smiths I bought ages ago so I have decorated it Disney style ready to take on my travels. I am hoping this will help me with my journalling when I come to scrap my photos - especially given how long it is likely to take me to finish my holiday album!

I got another wee pressie from Mell today - a really cute little 7gypsies mini-book made with tiny little envelopes. It is sooooo cute!

Had a wasted morning this morning, spending 2 hours doing a film quiz someone posted a link to on UKS! Still managed to get my application for Connexions finished though, so fingers crossed that all goes OK and I get an interview.

Tues Blog Prompt

Today's UKS prompt: What are your scrapbook ‘buttons’? What item(s) do you find you can’t enough of? Have too many of? Can’t find ‘the perfect one’ of? Sets you in a rant about? Disappoint you the most?

Brads, brads and more brads! I just love them, I use them all the time and I can't stop buying them. I have three craft caddies full of them, my favs are MM but I also like the Doodlebug ones a lot. I also love ribbons! American Craft being flavour of the month.

I have way too many eyelets, I hardly ever use them but seem to have millions in every colour of the rainbow.

Nothing makes me rant really, but I am not sure what all the fuss over BG is about and I find the range of stock in my local shop frustrating. One thing I dislike is ready-made embellies - things like toppers - because they take the creativity out of the scrapping experience. That said, I have on occasion used Jolee's so nothing is a no-no where I am concerned!

CJ Day - postie bought lovely things.

Today was the posting day for my Newbie CJ. Mine came early and I got 'True Colours' in the post this morning. I am really enjoying the CJ so far and have joined in the team one as well - theme 1975. Have decided what to do for 'True Colours' already so just need to root through my stash for things of the right colour.

I have got my enthusiasm for scrapping back at last (probably something to do with quitting work!), but I struggled yesterday with my Las Vegas LO. Finished it in the end but not one of my best. Now trying to decide whether to make a start on my Luxor LO today or the CJ or do some more pages of Dyson's album...

I got a lovely present as well in the post today from Mell - it is a little glass plaque that says Friends for Life. I was so touched by it, I haven't got many friends so it meant a lot to me. It's sitting on my dressing table so I can see it each day. Thanks Mell, you are such a sweet person!

My UKS points for this month are my best ever (160) - I think the new team has spurred me on to scrap more.

Need to finish a job application today. Have to go into work tomorrow to hand over which I am not looking forward to much, just want to see the back of the place to be honest.

Also started to pack yesterday - can't wait - I am soooooo stupidly excited. Got some scrapping mags for the airplane and it is such a struggle not to read them!!! Have also been making a shopping list, might spend a wee bit of time

Weight loss so far - a paltry 2 lbs. Can fit in about half my skirts, so I do have something to wear on holiday thank goodness!

I scrapped my shoes!

I was going to chuck away these trainers cos I never wore them, and then I had a flash of inspiration! I had been wanting to try out fabric in my Big Shot (I wuv u Big Shot) so I thought why not scrap my shoes. I am pleasantly surprised how nice they are, I am really pleased with them :).

Welcome to my blog

Well, everyone's doing it so here is my blog! Lots of peeps on UKS seem to enjoy blogging so I thought I would give it a go to record my scrapping efforts and other more boring things.

I managed seven LOs today which is a record for me! Started an album about Dyson (my late bunny) today, only an 8x8 which might explain the speed scrapping! I used the Brenda Walton Neopolitan kit I got free with my Scrapbook Inspirations sub, so it was really a no-brainer. Most of it was already co-ordinated, I just added some brads, ribbon and bits. I used my Nouveau alpha today (the one I got for £13.99 cos Ellison made a mistake on their website) and I must say I really like it.

New team the Bazzill Nuts is going well thank goodness. Setting up a new team was a wee bit nerve-racking so I am glad it all went OK. Seems to be a lot going on and plenty of chat too.

About a third of the way through my first CJ at the moment, and loving it. My latest one is 'Scent of a Woman' which I really wasn't sure about at all when I heard the title but it is really fab. I know what I am doing for it, just a case of getting around it.

Started the diet today and it is hell already - had a headache all afternoon, probably hunger. Had 2 squares of choc but otherwise stuck to it including only half a bottle of wine all weekend (which is what I have allowed myself). Went for a lovely long walk today with Leo at Trentham - over an hour so good exercise for lardy old me. Won't be able to wear my swimsuit if I don't get some of the excess pounds off. Had to buy size 14 trousers for the hols so that was IT - I have promised myself I will get back to a size 12!