Day 27 of 1001

So, it has been a while! We’re now into Day 27 of my 1001 day challenge, and where are we?

I think I can tick off number 2, Han has said that she will be my penpal, her first card and birthday present are winging their way to her as we speak.

I’ve got a few things that need to be done for the one a month things, including having a date with Dave, taking a photo of us together, my laptop regularly backs up, which means that one is on track too,

As for learning to drive, its ok, I’m desperate to book my test now, and then I’ll feel really good, but I still need a lot of practise, I’ll get there I’m sure, I just want to be there already!

I’m doing my first craft fair on 9th May:

I’m both nervous and excited, but need to get loads of stuff made, as currently I’m down to about 10 pairs of earrings! But I’ve got a day off on Friday, so will hopefully get some bits made then.

Tags: 101 things, craft, crafting, driving lessons, jewellery

Of lips and blog bling!

A couple of things in a little bit of an update!

Firstly, a happy easter to my lovely readers, wherever you are and what ever you believe. We spent the day with Dave’s family today, and I made an easter egg hunt for everybody

Just call me the easter bunny!

I wanted to share my new beauty find with you all, I’ve been struggling with really dry lips recently and whilst looking for something to help I discovered this:

Neutrogena’s Immediate Repair Lip Balm.  It is a lovely little pot of loveliness that I just can’t get enough of. I love it! I’m never going to buy another lip balm again, it makes me lips soft and lovely without leaving them sticky.

And down there, in the corner is my other little bit of loveliness!

My friend Jen gave me my first ever bit of blog bling, its the sunshine award! Along with it is a meme about what my handbag holds That is a whole other entry for when my camera is back with me (I left it at mum and dad’s last time I visited).

So massive thanks Jen, I’ll do the rest of it when I can:)

Tags: beauty, blogging, personal, products

Day 4 – of 1001

So today marks Day 4 of the 1001 challenge I’m undertaking with Han and I’ve managed to start 4 of my challenges:

These are

• Learning to drive
• Writing in my journal once a week
• Drinking a bottle of water every day (on days I’m not in work this is going to be at least 2 glasses)
• Contributing a million grains of rice to freerice (I’ve done 1500 ish)

I think Han and I might also help each other out by being penpals too!

I’m also working on getting Sammi to do her 101.

So thats the update.  I’ve got another blog idea in the pipeline, so expect something else soon!

Tags: 101 things, blogging, personal

Go over to the 101 page!

There is a new update I’m starting again….

Tags: 101 things

The best laid plans of mice and men…

We might have underestimated the impact that half term would have on our trip! We headed to south ken on the thursday after we arrived, we were aiming for the v and a, but all the museums are on the same road… They were queuing round the block for the science museum!

So we rethought our visit, and we’re going to go back during school time to do the museums.

We went to Covent garden on Friday. Covent garden is one of my favourite places in the world. It’s like a gorgeous little town, with at least 3 bead shops! And we went in each one!

I was quite restrained. I didn’t spend too much in any of them, but 3 shops is still quite a lot! Dave was very tolerant too. Bless him! We then made our way to Denmark street so dave could look at his beady equivalent! Music shops .

We also visited hamley’s. It was crazy busy! Possibly even worse than the museums. I did get to ogle at bears though. We gave the comedy club a miss as well. We were both so so tired and our hotel was a fair way out of the city, so we just chilled out there.

I rounded the trip off with a massage on Saturday morning which was lovely!! I felt so chilled out afterwards.

And here we are, it’s Tuesday and I’m heading back on the train to London. This time for work, and I might even fit in a little trip to covent Garden again 

Tags: london, personal, trips

Big city blogging!

I love the iPhone wordpress app. I can write this blog from the car on our way to London. In case I didn’t mention it enough, it’d my birthday in January, and my lovely Dave really spoiled me, part of that spoiling included this trip. We’re heading to London, staying in wembley and doing the tourist thing. We’re going to do the v and a, there is a jewellery exhibition I want to visit. The science museum, the beatles coffee shop and a comedy night.

I love London. It really excites me! I’m not sure I could live their fulltime, but I do think the city is a wonderful place 

I spent some time recently at our group headquarters recently. Its near the gherkin, which I’ve never seen up close until that last visit. It’s a pretty spectacular building, but I think more impressive when you can see the whole thing. Or at least the shape.

So, we’re off and I’m really looking forward to it! Look for more blogs with a nodnol theme!

Tags: london baby!, personal, trips

More Linkage!

2 new links for you today!

Firstly my fab twitter buddy @girltaristhan over at Rock Angel.

And secondly my new project – a place for my friends and family to share some of their favourite recipes! Inspired a little bit by The Hairy Bikers – my Recipe Repository!!

Enjoy

Tags: cooking, links

A little bit of link lovin’!

I wanted to share a little bit of link love this evening.

Firstly, a beautiful blog I’ve discovered through twitter (I think one of my friends tweeted a competion and I followed in order to enter the competition.) all about retro/vintage fashion, it satisfies my inner girlie!  I give you http://www.retrochick.co.uk/

Secondly, please welcome my baby sis to the world of blogging  http://www.sammisibley.com/

So there you go, a little bit of monday linkage!

Tags: blogging, friendship, links, personal

Love is in the air

We are nearing that hallmark day, the day of st valentine. And I feel I need to confess!

I am fully of the opinion that romance and love and declarations of either should NOT be confined to a single day. I think the day is hugely overrated and i agree that it is highly commercialised etc etc.

Now the confession part. If dave were to forget valentines day, I’d be angry, hurt and upset! He is very aware of this irrational facet of my otherwise sane and serene personality! (please insert winking emoticon here!)

We have the added pressure of our birthdays being close together and also to valentines day. So we don’t go mad or anything. It is at times like this I wish I could make something beautiful for dave, as it is, I’m not sure heart shaped earrings are really his thing!!

So, how do you celebrate this pink and red day? Do you have that same irrationality as me?

Also, if anyone has any ideas of unique ways of showing someone you love them plead comment away!!

Tags: love, personal

Stuff amd nonsense

Thanks for the feedback on my jewellery I get so much out of making it.

It was my birthday on Monday and I got some really beautiful beads from my work mates, as well as a voucher for my favourite bead shop in Norwich. That quickly got spent

I’ve got another blogging stint lined up thanks to a friend of mine. I’m going to be reviewing books for a site called bookcrawler. There are various sites in the “family” as far as I understand they are comparison sites, the most used one is gamecrawler. So I’ll be urging you all to go along there at some point!

Erm.. I’m going to make a pair of earrings as a blog giveaway this weekend, so if anyone has ever run one please let me know so I can pick your brains!!

Tags: personal