Long time no post.

Well my operation did get postponed again. I was so upset. Almost right at the last minute. When I was contacted with the next date I was prepared not to go in. But I did.

I did come home from my operation yesterday. So I am quite sore and stiff with bruises all over my arms and hands because I don't have good veins. I'm so glad it is over and done with. But I still have to wait for the test results to see if there is anything nasty. If there is the other thyroid will have to be taken out. So I still have a wait.

I have an excuse to shop when I am better to get some nice scarves as my neck looks awful. I'm glad I saw some in Sussans on line catologue.

I did finish my How Dare you challenge before I went in hospital.


Have a look at the challenge blog. The inspiration is amazing.

I finally have my operation date. Next Tuesday. The same week my son goes on a camp. I'm glad he is leaving on monday. It would be awful not seeing him off.

I am trying to organise my home hopefully before the operation. Mainly by reducing the amount of clutter that I have. I want to change how I live my paperwork is awful and I can never find anything. Also I have thought a lot recently on why I consume. I have always felt better when I had purchased something. Now I feel proud that I haven't. I will see how I go.

There is a use your stash challenge in the scrapbook section of Essential Baby so I hope to use up some of it. :)

I have a goal not to purchase anything until I have used a lot of my stash or give it a way.

My organising did not really go to plan.

I ended up seeing a friend instead. Very typical of me :)

We did get our taxes done. YAY.

Did get my layout finished. I used Cosmo Cricket range of papers from Scraptastic South West. I want my son to do the journaling when he can. I'm not so good at boy layouts. I hope to do more of Ethan so I hope I do improve :) I am sure Ethan will love this though. Thats the important thing.

Also other news I am on the creative team on the How Dare You blog. I am quite excited. Its not all about scrapbooking either. So I like this quite a lot. Some of the girls on the team are so creative.

I hope everyone is having a nice weekend. the weather is bright and sunny. We were meant to get rain which is so badly needed in certain areas. So I hope it does rain soon.

Things to do

I am hoping by making a list here today will help me do the things I have to today.

I received my wonderful papers from Scraptastic South West. Need to make a start on a layout. I have the Cosmo Cricket Cogsmo range. So will be great for layout of my son.

I need organise documents to FINALLY get out taxes done. Took so long for one of my husbands employers to get the group certificate in. Then for my husband to make the appointment. I suppose I could have but he is the one that works and has to take time off work.

I am not very organised. I did purchase a filling cabinet. With dividers that are quite nice. A robin egg blue with a bird and branch on it :) But they are sitting there and not used.

Everything is in a pile in the top drawer and some scrapping supplies that don't belong in the second drawer. I need to do myself a favour and organise. I hate it so much. I k now where most things are in my mess. Often when I do organise that is when I lose things.

I am meant to be in hospital now recovering from surgery. It was postponed to 'soon'. Maybe Tuesday next week. The organiser of it rings on Thursday. Just want to get it over and done with.

So hopefully I will post later with a layout and say that I have had a day of organising :)

Something unexpected

My Mixed Media Tree book page is going to be published here in the Art Trader Magazine.
The formalities still have to be done.
I'm so surprised. I had so much trouble with my page. I almost thought it wouldn't make it in the swap in time. So I am glad the organiser in the swap liked it enough to organise and publish it.

Feels nice :)

Another post in one day!

My mojo is coming back just a little. Enough to scrap a layout at least.

I used a paper kit from Enchanted Scrapbooking.

I'm hoping to do more layouts. It is a lot harder to scrap as Ella is getting older. I havn't been into scrapping at night really lately. This might have to change if I want to get some done.

Something to share

Finished some ATCs for a swap.

The theme: Fairy Swap inspired by Cicely Mary Barker.

Its nothing like the talent of her work. I used a stamp and watercolours. Vintage music and Glimmer Mist.

May be one of the reasons why I don't do much. This time it is Textas.



Here is a random one of George and Whiskers saying hello. (Whiskers is the bird)


George was about to get a bit impatient. He was getting his whiskers groomed by whiskers.