I want to live here...

... especially this bedroom. I wonder how Shane would feel about pink?

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Sorry I've been gone...

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GEMINI (May 21-June 21) Making lemonade from lemons is too passe for you. You'll turn your lemons into something more exciting -- a flaming sorbet or a fancy pie. With a twist and a flourish, you create magic and entertainment.

But life kinda got away on me again. But I'm going to try and make some pie out of it!

My Holiday Book

I've finally managed to upload some photos of my Holiday book I made in the weekend. As you can see I went with my favourite colour combination again!

Most of the pages came form Rachel's wonderful tutorial and some I made myself. I am also going to add pages of special events and memories as I go.

It was a lot of fun and I can't wait to add to it! Here are a few more of the pages in full.

New Stuff

I have just bought this...


from Owly Shadow Puppets. Seemed pretty apt for me.

Weekend Plans

My plans for the weekend involve starting on my holiday organiser/december book. I got this great tutorial from Rachel at Smile and Wave and am going to combine it with Ali's idea of December Daily. I did December Daily last year but felt it was a struggle to do a page everyday.

This year I am going to combine the two. An organiser that will have some pages in it from special events/memories etc. That way I don't feel obligated to do something everyday just so I can put it in the book.

My colour scheme is either going to revolve around pinks, dark raspberry, lemon/lime, teal and neutrals...

1. handmade corsage, 2. Pretty, Pretty, 3. pink owls, 4. Woodland Leather Journalette, 5. .favorite chairs., 6. Doors Open, 7. i like purple and aqua. , 8. Presents Are Fun, 9. Vintage Red Melamine Tea Cups

Or yellow, orange, teals and blues...

1. Cory + Chris II (Once Wed), 2. Abandoned Drive Thru, 3. A new day, 4. Aquarius, 5. Cory + Chris II (Once Wed), 6. Cory + Chris II (Once Wed), 7. Zacatecas 229, 8. Cory + Chris II (Once Wed), 9. So We Sailed Up to the Sun Until We Found the Sea of Green

Hopefully I will have some pictures to show you soon!

I love getting mail in the morning

Although it does make it much harder to actually go to work and not stay home and play!
I can't seem to get American Crafts stuff here in New Zealand anymore so I broke down, and despite the horrific shipping and pretty shocking exchange rate, I bought a whopping great load from Two Peas. It arrived this morning, much to my surprise. Now that was quick shipping. I can't wait to get home tonight and start playing!

But for now, I'm off to work. Have a great day.

No. 12 – DONE

Sold to my lovely collegue (probably out of pity) but I'll take it. I may put one on etsy soon. I actually got carried away and made TWO different ones! I know!

I very much dislike my ISP (or I do a little moan about xtra)

Telecom's Xtra is really the bain of my professional existence. The service they provide me has never been good, I only stay with them as I can not be bothered with the drama of changing. That however may have changed today.

Today, my emails are taking somewhere in the vicinity of 8 to 16 hours to be received. This is not the first time this has happened and I'm sure it won't be the last.

As this is a business account, you can imagine I have some rather pissed off clients. I sent a rather aggrevated email to their helpdesk as their website provided no answers as to what the issue might be. Their response was:

1. If a message is not sent I should get a notifaction message, and if I need help understanding this message I should contact them for an explanation.
2. I may not have sent the email to the correct address or the recipient might not have their email client set up properly.
3. My messages may be blocked by spam filters.

Now all of this was suitably condescending but didn't actually address the issue, which is, NOT that my messages have not been received but that it is taking FOREVER for them to be sent.

They then decided it would be a good idea to send me a customer service survey. You can imagine my response.

Funnily enough, not long after I sent my angry email, my service, suddenly and without explanation, improved remarkably.

Finally, a spring day to be proud of.

Today the sun is shining and the breeze is light. I feel better, brighter. I took a stroll across the road and took some photos under the grove of trees. I love the colour of the light shining through the leaves. It is the exact colour of spring.

Today is the last day of Blogtoberfest. I have made it, I have posted at least once, everyday. It wasn't always profound or enlightening. But it was fun. I don't think I'll end up continuing to blog everyday but I'm pretty sure it will be a lot more regularly then I did before. See you in November!

Happy Halloween!

Halloween is not such a huge event in this household, what with having no children and a partner who refuses to dress up! But in recognition of the occasion I baked some yummy, spooky cupcakes!


I hope you have a great night, wherever you are! BOO!

Hope

I'm hoping for a sunny day, some laughter, a peaceful weekend, less anger, more productivity, some fun, big smiles, handholding, successful operations, healthy family and friends, safe returns, fond farewells, and some calm and perspective.

What are you hoping for today?

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I love this!

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I would like to live here. Please.

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Don't Give Up

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Fun Day Monday

This was definitely the best Monday I've had for a while. Slept late, had yummy lunch, made cushions, more errands, new paper, dolls, yummy tea and smooching on the couch. Heading to bed soon for an early night. Can't wait for this lovely short week. Hope your weekend was great too.

Road Trip

Yesterday we took a trip up the coast to Timaru to see mum and grandad. The weather was glorious, the company was pretty darn good and the music was blasting. It was a magical day.

Once we got home the sun was starting to fade so we grabbed some yummy Japanese food for tea and headed home to watch Nurse Jackie. It was an awesome first day of a long weekend.

Today feels much the same. We've been out doing errands, went for a drive to the lookout and lounged in the sun for a while. Home for bacon sandwiches and now I am catching up on washing and dishes. Even the chores don't seem as bad when the sun is shining!

I did it...

I made it though the week. I finished everything. I am awesome. They should pay me a LOT more. Now I'm off to enjoy the weekend! Hope you do too.

Be someone new today...

This photo is exactly how I felt this morning. I am trying to make it though today because I have a delicious, long, hopefully sunny weekend tomorrow. An extra long three day weekend. The first one in 146 days. It has been a very long winter. I'm hoping the weather will play along nicely this weekend. We have plans for a day trip up the coast to see mum and grandad, then two days of lounging about enjoying the sun. Have a great weekend!

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I am Loving!

Ingrid Michaelson's new album, Everybody. I might love it more than the other two I have, Girls and Boys, and Be OK. Can't stop listening to it. This music is the only reason I have made it this far this week! And I LOVE her glasses. Where can I get some of those?

Cupcakes make people happy.

So true. What makes me cry is that they are no longer shipping these internationally. Which means I can't get it. Sigh. I almost died when I saw it. Then died a little more when I realised I will never have it! If you live in the US, go here now and get it. You can send it to me if you want~!