kitchen . It takes up rather a lot of room and all that happens is dirt falls down it onto the floor
But as Luck would have it i have a friend who is also a brickie so he's been round today and done all this.
Tuesday, 14 April 2009
Blocking..........
no not blocking knitting but blocking in a fireplace in my kitchen. This morning i had this in my
just got to wait for it all to dry then he's going to put a skim coat on it and then i can strip the rest of the kitchen walls and get decorating. Tis only been 4 years since we put most of the kitchen in!
Friday, 16 January 2009
Stickies
These all belong to Alex and they are Stick Insects. Like snakes they have to shed their skins as they grow and when we first had them (i got them at the same time as we got Scales) they were less than an inch long. Now they are coming on for 2" long each and there are 4 of them in total. Soon they will be old enough to breed so we'll have lots of babies to give away hopefully lol.
Scales 'n' Georgie
At long last i have some piccies of Georgie holding Scales. Scales actually belongs to Georgie and not me but most of the time you wouldn't think that lol. Scales is very very fast so she made Georgie nervous to start with but she's getting to 'grips' with her now lol. Funny really since she's happy to have a huge Boa round her shoulders lol.
Thursday, 1 January 2009
Welcome to 2009
Happy New Year to all my friends.
Now i'm not going to start this years blog with a list of resolutions as i don't do resolutions but i am going to start with a list of what i'd like to try to achieve this coming year. I'm going to try NOT to set myself goals that i can't even possibly achieve but feel free to tell me if you think i'm fooling myself on what i think i could do this year.
1) Lose 49lb. Ok so i'd like to lose this by may as we are going to Cyprus but that's only 2o weeks away so i'd be happy to of lost half of that 24lb is a more realistic goal i think for may but would still see me at a healthier bmi than i am now. My BMI is currently 33 EEK.
2) To be tidier. You can stop laughing Sarah and Olivia!!!!! Now i've been saying the same thing for years, that i want to gut my house from top to bottom and declutter. But the difference this year is i've no overlocker in the dining room and haven't got cupboards full of fabric so it could happen. But i'm not saying "i want to gut my house" i'm saying i want to be more tidy. Means i need to learn to put things away and allocate things a home!
3) To spin or knit for an hour at least 4 times a week. I tend to forget me time and i do tend to overextend myself too. I need to finish a few projects before starting new ones too.
4) Not to over extend myself. Say no more often which i'm slowly beginning to do.
5) To get rid of this sodding cold lol
there you go. not too hard really and all are doable :0)
I'm looking forward to this year. We have a holiday in Cyprus to look forward to and 2 cub camps. Woolfest and a 7 week summer holiday :0)
Now i'm not going to start this years blog with a list of resolutions as i don't do resolutions but i am going to start with a list of what i'd like to try to achieve this coming year. I'm going to try NOT to set myself goals that i can't even possibly achieve but feel free to tell me if you think i'm fooling myself on what i think i could do this year.
1) Lose 49lb. Ok so i'd like to lose this by may as we are going to Cyprus but that's only 2o weeks away so i'd be happy to of lost half of that 24lb is a more realistic goal i think for may but would still see me at a healthier bmi than i am now. My BMI is currently 33 EEK.
2) To be tidier. You can stop laughing Sarah and Olivia!!!!! Now i've been saying the same thing for years, that i want to gut my house from top to bottom and declutter. But the difference this year is i've no overlocker in the dining room and haven't got cupboards full of fabric so it could happen. But i'm not saying "i want to gut my house" i'm saying i want to be more tidy. Means i need to learn to put things away and allocate things a home!
3) To spin or knit for an hour at least 4 times a week. I tend to forget me time and i do tend to overextend myself too. I need to finish a few projects before starting new ones too.
4) Not to over extend myself. Say no more often which i'm slowly beginning to do.
5) To get rid of this sodding cold lol
there you go. not too hard really and all are doable :0)
I'm looking forward to this year. We have a holiday in Cyprus to look forward to and 2 cub camps. Woolfest and a 7 week summer holiday :0)
Saturday, 20 December 2008
Job Update
I started a new job a week last monday.
Now i've been a school food assistant since October 2007 after working for Morrisons for 3 years (which i hated). When i first tried to get out of Morrisons i applied for a Cook Supervisors Job at Westfield Infant school but didn't get it. I stuck it out at Morrisons and was all set to stay when the School Food Area Manager rang me to see if i wanted an assistants job which i jumped at. I've loved my year there but always want to better myself so when i knew the job at the infants was up for grabs again i grabbed at it AND GOT IT!!!
So i started on the 8th december just in time to cook 255 christmas dinners on the 16th lol. I'm really enjoying it so far lol. Mind you i've just broken up for Christmas now so no work for me until 5th January 2009!
Now i've been a school food assistant since October 2007 after working for Morrisons for 3 years (which i hated). When i first tried to get out of Morrisons i applied for a Cook Supervisors Job at Westfield Infant school but didn't get it. I stuck it out at Morrisons and was all set to stay when the School Food Area Manager rang me to see if i wanted an assistants job which i jumped at. I've loved my year there but always want to better myself so when i knew the job at the infants was up for grabs again i grabbed at it AND GOT IT!!!
So i started on the 8th december just in time to cook 255 christmas dinners on the 16th lol. I'm really enjoying it so far lol. Mind you i've just broken up for Christmas now so no work for me until 5th January 2009!
Goodbye Cleo
As some of you already know we lost our dog on Friday 12th December. After lots of soul searching we decided that it would be best for her to be put to sleep. We had had Cleo for over 15 years and when she died she was 17!!
This is a photo of Cleo which was taken a few years ago (when she could still get on the sofa!) She's beautiful and i really do miss her. Life seems very strange without her now.
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
Meet Scales
Scales is a new addition to the family since last Saturday. She is approx 8 months old and is currently living in her new Vivarium in mine and Daves bedroom BUT she actually belongs to Georgina!
She is a Western Hognose snake and (hopefully on Thursday) eats 2 pinkies a week. We have handled her a few times for a minute or two at a time each day but won't be handling her Thurs evening through to Sunday as she'll hopefully eat Thursday night and it's best not to handle them when they've eaten for a couple of days.
she is slightly venomous but it's akin to a bee sting and if we handle her enough and nicely enough she should get used to us (touch wood) and therefore not feel scared enough to strike
She is a Western Hognose snake and (hopefully on Thursday) eats 2 pinkies a week. We have handled her a few times for a minute or two at a time each day but won't be handling her Thurs evening through to Sunday as she'll hopefully eat Thursday night and it's best not to handle them when they've eaten for a couple of days.
she is slightly venomous but it's akin to a bee sting and if we handle her enough and nicely enough she should get used to us (touch wood) and therefore not feel scared enough to strike
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