Circle journal

I've signed up for a circle journal - Mum of Girls II - on UKScrappers.

I've been toying with the idea of getting involved in another circle journal and the timing seemed just right on this. It kicks off with the first posting on 24th April. Which means I will have (finally) moved in to our new house, unpacked all my stash and be ready for a creativity kick start.

It should be fun. I like the fact that I don't know anybody else in the CJ so it will be fun getting to know more about everyone. I just need to come up with a theme for my part in it. I have a couple of ideas kicking around, I just need to plump for one and then decide how my CJ is going to look/feel.

I'm feeling all creative already!

Scrap watch

OK, following in Nat's footsteps I have decided to start a wish list, although seeing as I have no patience it's more of a watch list because as soon I see where I can buy these items - I'm getting them! I know I could buy them in the US but unless I can find them all at the same time at the same store and so save on shipping it's turning out a tad more difficult than I imagined, LOL!

• Making Memories - Foam Stamps - Flowers



• Making Memories - Foam Stamps - Simply Fab Alphabet



• Making Memories - Brad Accents - Boho Chic



• Prima - Flowers of the Month Collections - April/May/June



• Daisy D's - Nursery Papers - Various ones



• Basic Grey - Urban Couture - All of it!



• Basic Grey - Hang 10 - All of it!



• K & Co. - Studio K 12"x12" - Breeze Gatefold Album

I know there's a lot more that I'd like but for the life of me I can't remember just yet what they are but I'm sure it will come back to me so I'll add (and hopefully cross off) from this list as and when.

***Edited to add: So Nat has now forced me to admit that the reason that my watch list is so minuscule is that I have already placed 3, yes 3, orders for paper, rub ons, including some very gorgeous Rhonna Farrer stuff and of course some BG (Urban Couture & Hang 10) etc. etc. {she says rather shamefacedly (is that a word?) 


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***Updated 19th April 2006***

My grocery shopping theory

Since time immemorial men have been known as the hunter gatherers therefore it makes sense that men should do the grocery shopping, doesn't it? I mean, it is the modern day version of hunting gathering.

Walking up and down those aisles hunting down the shopping list, gathering them all up and packing them in to the sled (all right carrier bags) to be dragged back to the cave, where the woman sits waiting, preferably reading a scrapping mag, drinking coffee and eating copious amounts of chocolate.

Yup, I hate grocery shopping. I have been known, albeit on extremely rare occasions, to get half way round the supermarket, just abandon my trolley and go home. It's so boring. And yes, I know, the wonders of Internet grocery shopping are within reach of my fingertips but at the moment due to the constrictions of our rental house it just isn't an option.

This theory came to me during my last shopping trip around Asda Walmart and it works for me so I'm going to implement it! Richard.....

The hair!

Ok, I've decided to be brave and post a piccie of "the haircut". I have now reached the point where I can look in the mirror and NOT cry so I must be getting used to it. It's also unbelievably easy to style, just wash it, whack a load of hair gel in and ... go!

It's not exactly a good piccie either, too much sunlight I think but anyway, here it is, be gentle with me.

Mug inspiration

Ok, I've changed the look of my site - not again I hear you say - but not too drastically and it's going to stay this way (for now


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The banner is basically the same but just a change of colours. I was inspired by the new mugs I bought today (the blue is much more turqoise IRL).

Hmmmm, strange that this is the exact colour scheme I'm planning to redecorate the lounge in...

A new look

So Spring is officially here and I meant, famous last words, to put up my new look blog site on 1st March but what with hair issues and the stinking cold I've had, well, I just couldn't be bothered.

Not sure if I like this current look, I actually have 3 versions of it, in 3 different colours (pink, red & blue) but have gone for the blue for now as it's a different colour choice for me.

But who knows, it may disappear over the next few days!

***Yes, it disappeared and has now come back in a new incarnation in the lovely colour combination of brown and teal/turquoise - and this IS going to stay for more than a few days***

Hair update

I'm avoiding looking in mirrors at the moment but I did check this morning and ... yup, still hideously bad!