Busy

Wow what a a busy weekend!

After a busy saturday pottering around the house and the normal shopping Sunday was spent at the first Paper Dolls Tamworth Crop. It was so nice to meet some new faces who have similar interests and get some scrapping done in peace!
Monday we risked a day at the beach. We drove to Weston Super Mare, suprissingly it didnt take long and after an over cast morning the afternoon was glorious. The drive home was also relativley short and after an exhausting weekend I felt good for nothing yesterday.

Today is a day for housework but first I have some overdue library books! I did try to start making christmas cards yesterday but ran out or enthusiam before I finished one! Never mind.
Off I go to empty the washer! (looks like the washing fairy is back to work again)

Peace and quiet!

Listen.......
not a sound.....
not a peep!!

Faith has gone for a sleep over at Nanny's house and I am being treated to a night at the cinema!
Well, I say being treated, what I really mean is I suggested it. If I hadn't it would just be another night in front of the telly.
So until hubby comes home I have peace and quiet, now then... what shall I do?
All I can think is what house work needs doing. How depressing is that! Why cant there be more to life apart from house work (and scrapping of course, but scrapping doesn't count because its a necessity, house work isnt)? Why, as a parent, do your priorities lie with the house and everything else fades into the background. Is it the same for men? Silly question, of course its not!

The biggest eye opener I had was being taught about power and oppression by a feminist sociology tutor for my criminology module. I never realised how second rate women are. The simplist things like advertising are aimed at women because they will be the ones left to do the shopping. Its absolutley true!! A friend of mine got so fed up with having to do all the food shopping her self that she refused to do any more till her husband went with her. They did no food shopping for three weeks!!! It was only because they had ran out of alcohol that he finally gave in!

I dont want to sound a complete feminist, I dont hate men, I love them, especially hubby but they dont make it easy for us. Hubby very often makes comments that I take as offensive and he cant see why I get upset. Bless him, what would I do without him? (less washing and ironing for a start!)

I Won a Prize!!!!

I won a runners up prize on ukscrappers for my 'f is for fun' Lo!

One ticket to the alex for the stamp and scrapbooking show. Now I have to convince my sis to come with me (think I may have alreay done that just by mentioning it) only trouble is its a hundred miles away and although route finder says it will take two and a half hours hubby has said it will take ages and has really put me on a downer again.

I am really having trouble getting a hold on the depression this month. I thought it was getting better, not even worth mentioning but this month it has been a biggy. Maybe because I am feeling a little flat anyway it has compounded, plus being stressed about money.

I cant wait till I am earning again, while at uni has been the only time in my life I have been out if work. I even temped in Debenhams on the perfume counter once to fill a week inbetween jobs. I hate not earning. Hubby said it may take six months to find something when I finish, why is it always different for men? He says its ok for me to be out of work but not for him. Why is that??

why do men put different values on things? It would be handy if they were from at least the same species as women!!

Plodding on

Nearly through the summer holidays and although I love spending so much time with my daughter I feel like my brain is turning to mush!
I cant wait to get back to university and start using my brain again. Mind you, saying that, I have loads to do ready for my dissertation but my enthusiam is vanishing rapidly. I have stacks of reading but I always try and find other things to do!

I have rediscovered the playstation 2 and Harry Potter, the trouble is I feel like I should finish it asap!! I keep getting stuck, I think I am getting too old for gaming, either that or I am too normal!

So now I feel like I am wading through mud getting towards a really busy time and I know I should be doing something to easy the rush! My daughter starts school in september, she loves nursery and I know she will be just fine but I want to get her started and settled. She is also starting swimming lessons in septmeber, which I know she will love too! Onwards and upwards!

Back home!

Well, after a hectic week we are back home.

Did loads of family touristy stuff including going to see the HMS Bounty on its world tour in Maryport. Unfortunatly the queue to get on was too long, the Johnny Depp look a likd did look good form a distance though!!

Need to catch up on some scrapping now and REALLY need to start research for my dissertation, mind you, the washing needs to come first, two suitcases of it!! How did kids manage to dirty every outfit they wear within the first few minutes!!!!

Any one who reads this is welcome to make comments, its always nice to hear peoples views!

Its friday

Morning,
Its friday, my favorite day of the week.
We are going away to visit the in-laws for a few days this weekend. I'm looking forward to it but I need to do the ironing and packing (left it to the last minute as usual!)

I managed to do a bit of scrapping yesterday but still have two classes I want to do, unfortunatley, cant find where they have been moved to on the website!

Need to make a start on my dissertation for next year. I really wanted to make a big dent in the research before I went back in october. Havent really done much yet, other things keep cropping up that seem more tempting! I didnt want to get to that panicky stage where you are up till all hours trying to read everything! I was talking to a student last year who was doing her dissertation, she had collected the data and the report was due in the following week but she hadnt even decided how to analyse the results!! sometimes I wonder how some people pass.
I work so hard and put in loads of effort to get this far and some stumble their way through and still manage just fine, its very frustrating!!!

Summer Cyber Crop is here!!

Its Here!!!
Its really here!!

Its wednesay, the start of the summer cyber crop on UK scrappers!
Lots of on line classes and not much housework!
TEE HEEE!

I havent bought any kits this time, spent a fortune last time, trying to use up all my scraps in a bid to save some money.
Need to dig my sewing machine out too, some of the classes are stiching, really want to have a go at sewing on a page but havent been brave enough to attempt it yet.
I realy like things like this because it takes you out of your comfort zone. Sometimes its good to have a push in the right direction.

Summer Fun

I love the summer!
Now we finally have the weather. It's great to see the sun after all the rain. I can never understand why some people have an issue with the sun. When it snows its too cold and when its sunny its too hot!! Deceide what you want will you??!!!

I am really enjoying this summer but it may be my last off work. This time next year I will be finished university and starting to look for a job (joy, oh joy!).

Being at home gives me lots of time to spend with the kids but after a while you forget you are supposed to be enjoying it because it wont last, and start getting tired and annoyed. Then you wonder why the kids are playing up. Its only when you sit back and look and see that you are playing up too!

To while away the the summer days I have joined a team on ukscrappers. I find it hard to make new friends (issues going back to school bullying) so its nice to join in and chat to people who have similar hobbies and lives.