Ok, so last night

I fancied some marmite on bread (we had some really yummy bread) I go into the kitchen and it's gone.

Me: We havn't got any sliced bread left
Dad: Is there any in the freezer?
M: Not tiger bread
D: There's tiger bread in the freezer?
M: No, mum bought sliced tiger bread
D: Who sliced...?...start that again
M: We had a sliced tiger loaf and there isn't any left, I thought there was
D: We did? *
M: Mmm
D: Do you want me to cut you some bread?...
M: No ta.


*this is the part that made me smile.

He would have been the one that ate it...

I wonder if today shall involve some crafting...oh I hope so...

Change of pace

Ok, so I've decided to start a Flickr account for my pictures because it's probably just easier that way lol
I'll save this blog for my crafty ramblings and attempts :)
Above pages are 2 of my recent faves. Top one to commerorate our hol to Pagham last Sept and bottom is my first Pip layout :) He really is you know. I've looked up a lot of tabby simese cats and have yet to find one with even remotely similar colours - he's so cute!
So IF I get of my arse and actually upload to Flickr I shall add a linky-poo here somewhere...promise :)
Take care
Samm x

My how you've grown

It'll be 2 weeks on Sat since we bought him home and I can't believe how much he's grown up. He's pretty much 'cat like' (iykwim). Actually he's poorly with Cat Flu atm, bless. Hasn't slowed him down though, playing and food wise, so although we're keeping an eye out we aren't too worried - phew!

I'm so tired today. I haven't felt this bad in ages but I don't want to tell mum or anyone because she's not well and is worried about Pip and her sister and her mum and her dad and...sigh...thing is, I act like I'm fine so I don't worry her and it exhausts me even more.
It's times like this I want to swear.
A lot.
But I'm not one to offend.
So I won't.
Well, I did actually.
Sorry.
Luckily there's a delete button on this thing.

Bleurgh.

I think I'm going to start an art journal. I keep seeing them, they look theraputic. It's an idea...

Funny weather day

Started off nice. Then it tipped down. Then a lovely rainbow.

Of course it would have been a better shot if I could have just knocked down the other houses but I'm not sure the owners would have appreciated it.

I managed to last the whole art lesson too. Yay me.

Something fishy going on round here

So it would appear Pip has discovered the delights of watching the fish tank.

He hasn't figured out how to get on top or indeed that that's how you get to the things inside.

Yet.

Have I mentioned how smart he is?...

Sigh.

shopping sweetie?

So today was either a good shopping day or a bad one. It all depends on your perspective really. See, I spent money. !!
First up was The Range - always an occasion for an eek! from the purses direction. This time it was justified. I bought a tote. Eek. It was reduced by £10 though. Okay, it was £40 but still.
I'm hoping it will fit into my grand 'sort my room out now' scheme. Well, it's not that grand. Mostly it involves sorting some craft stuff out, moving a cupboard from my room to the loft and moving in a tall bookcase. But it all works in my head and if it turns out like that then it will be pretty grand after all.

Then - Matalan. Mum wanted to check out the sale. She bought a £2 scarf and a pack of tea towels. I bought 2 scarves (as pictured above...yum...) and a new bag cos my popper's going on the other. (how does she manage it? *she* wants to go into a shop and I'm the one that spends more money...hmm...) Though all I spent was £9 for the 3 so that wasn't so bad.

Depending on your perspective...

Time to be brave

"When in doubt, take a bath."

Mae West

Well, I didn't have the energy for that BUT my hair needed a wash and, well, thought I'd take the plunge with a pic (or 2) of moi. My hair is rather wet in second btw...it's not usually that stragly. Aren't you so happy to see me?! But, whatever you do, DON'T click through and make them bigger. Trust me. It ain't pretty.

On a different note - how thrilled was I to discover that Kristina Contes is still blogging, just elsewhere? And all these new links to yummy creative goodness...mmm....I'm sitting here so tired yet so inspired I could scream. (link to her page is on the side somewhere...)

Oo, and TV goodness week too - yesterday, Primeval. today, Kingdom. Wed, Torchwood...*sigh* finally a bunch of TV shows I want to watch and not only are they shown at diff times - THEY ARE ON DIFFERENT DAYS PEOPLE!!! I still remember the days Buffy and Charmed competed. And Charmed and Roswell....and something else and something else I'm sure...of course we have the Emmerdale vs. Eastenders clash to now look forward to but I'm tempted to stick with Easties as they've had that slot for a while and you know ITV are just doing this to be pains in the arses. Sods. Why can't they split it like they do wih Corrie? Noooo, lets have an hour and try and poop all over the beeb. hmph.

So how obsessed with TV do I sound now?

Tra-la-laa

I can't think of anything else to write so I'm off to prepare for Stephen Fry and chums...aka Kingdom. It's good stuff. I recommend. duh.

Samm x

Good post day

I like them. I had one of them yesterday (with the boots) so I thought I'd combine them with my Black Apple print that arrived today - don't they make a cute couple? And isn't the stamp on the package adorable? See, that's why you have your own stamps made...
You may even catch a glimpse of my Purple Onion stamps behind. Yes, that's right, I've been creating again. Havn't quite finished yet though so no uploads - not that I've even uploaded what I did the other day yet...I'm so slack
I was going through my CDs earlier, trying to sort out some space for my newbies, and I realised I bought 16 CDs last year. Now, what are you thinking here? Are you shocked as I bought so little or are you shocked I bought so many? Well, personally I'm in both categories. I thought I bought more than that, HOWEVER I am surprised at how many I bought 'just released'. I don't normally do that (waiting until they're a fiver usually). But I liked it. And I think I shall carry on doing that. Wonder how many I will buy this year?

For anyone who might be the slightest bit interested, here's what I bought (in no particular order) -
(and please bear in mind my random taste in music...)

1. Backstreet Boys - Unbreakable (oh my how I still love them so...)
2. Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad - My surprise of the year, I really like this, *really* didn't think I would
3. Evenescence - Open Door - Good stuff
4. The Fratellis - Costello Music - Pretty much on repeat for the first few months of ownership. My how I love this one.
5. Justin Timberlake - Future Sex/Love sounds - some reeeally good stuff on here. (plus some that make his ego sound ridiculous, thank goodness for the skip...)
6. Pink - I'm not dead - Love this!
7. Nightwish - Dark Passion Play - Wow. All I have to say.
8. Muppet Christmas Carol soundtrack (did I mention my random taste in music?)
9. Starlight Express soundtrack (needed this after seeing the show last year, which I totally recommend btw.)
10. Timberland - Shock Value - Skip to the Hives and all that follow. (though a few before rock too)
11. Will Smith - Lost and Found - #Now switch...#
12. Christina Aguilera - Back to Basics - Disc 2 - intro, welcome, candyman = triple treat on repeat
13. Gwen Stefani - Sweet Escape - how I love 4 in the morning...
14. My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade - #All together now! Teenagers scare the living sh*t outta me...#
15. Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory - I've been meaning to buy this for so long it's not even funny. Fabulous.
16. Scissor Sisters - Ta Dah! - Paul McCartney! I don't feel like Dancin'! Land of a Thousand Words! Ooh, every song's a gem...

So there you go. You all wanted to know all that didn't you?! My top 5? umm...in no partic. order - Backstreet, Scissor Sisters, Fratellis, Nightwish and Timberland. But they all rock really...

In fact I think the only thing that would have made this lot better would be a new Bif Naked, but I guess you can't have everything...!
So far on the list for 2008 is Britney, Kylie, Mika, Avril, Fergie and Nelly Furtado. Ooh, and possibly Nickleback. Love Chad Kroegers voice...their new songs is so good - have you seen the vid? I'm sure Eliza Dushku is in there but I keep blinking and missing...must look it up...

Anyhoo, hope y'all are having a fabbo weekend :)
Samm x

I can see a rainbow

In fact make that 2 rainbows - if you look hard enough :)
Today was a good day.
Got some new boots in the post. Should have taken a pic of them I suppose but the rainbow was too pretty to pass up :)

curry night

Ok, this may not look like the most appetising meal in the world - my photography seems even more shocking of late - but trust me when I say mmmmmmmmmm
The first meal I've cooked since New Year, yay! And only one claws in the back attack - he's getting better! lol

Cat like tendencies

Day 9

Prompt 9

Take time every day to do something ridiculous.

Philipa Walker

Well, dad will insist on giving him his finger to lick after he butters the toast...

Above that is the birds nest in the tree next door. I've been wanting to photograph it for aaages but of course I only ever remember when it's raining. Which is quite often atm in my defence!

I quite like the order of the pictures on here actually! Worryingly I think it may be a sign of things to come...He keeps staring out the windows with certain wistfulness and he does seem to have an affection for anything that's small and moves...
Don't worry, we got the collar with a bell on today! Not that he'll be going out for a little while but anyhoo...always best to be prepared!

He dosn't seem to miss Jack much though which is good. Ooh...did I write about this yesterday?...hang on...no!

Ok - we had to take Jack back to the cat re-homing place. He just wasn't settling in and him and Pip didn't seem to *really* love each other so we phoned up the lady and she said that maybe it would be best to bring him back. He was eating and stuff but he wasn't very 'kitteny' IYKWIM? He just sat there or slept really and the woman said it didn't sound like him at all so M+D took him back. It was sad at first but apparently the moment they let him out of the basket he leapt up on the chair and was all bright eyed so clearly he was just homesick. (he'd been there since Nov. and it looks like maybe he's settled there) I think what he needs is a home with just him and someone who can devote a lot of time to settling him. Sadly we just weren't what he needed. Plus with Mr. Has-to-be-the-center-of-attention as his basket mate he wasn't having much luck! He just wasn't happy with us...sigh...well, keep telling myself - he's happier now!

Hmm...well, that ended up a longer post than expected!
Hope you had a lovely day :)

Samm x

“The best color in the whole world, is the one that looks good, on you!”

Coco Chanel

I like all these colours and couldn't decide which pic to post so there you go :)
Hope you had a lovely day :)
Samm x

one week over...

Look back and smile on perils past.

Sir Walter Scott

Week one is over, how do you feel ? Capture with a photo

That quote made me smile when I looked at my hand...lol, definitley 'perils' going on this week. Particularly with a kitten that seems to think he's a mountain lion.

They have names now btw. Pip and Jack - cos' he's black...get it?...badaboom-tish

Bless him, Jack's not very well. Snotty nose and stuff, but he's eating well and has put on weight so hopefully just some sniffles and upset at the move. He'd been there since November so I expect it's quite a shift to his little kitteny world. He's rather fond of snuggling up under the radiator. Pip wants strokes and to play all the time, he's also discovered the delights of jumping on the kitchen counters *sigh* ah well, the delights of kittens I guess!

Oo, I also made some scrapbook pages! 1st of the year, and it's Jan 7th! I beat last year me! hurrah! lol

I'll upload them tomorrow, I'm hungry and cold and need to rescue mum from the pests...ahem...I mean adorable little fluffies...toodles!

Samm x

Honestly...

I was planning on taking a self portrait today BUT I feel awful so I figured these 2 might make nicer viewing :)
We let them out of the kitchen today - sooo exhuasting! Little black one was alright but probably only because he's poorly :( But my goodness the little white one, who looks like butter wouldn't melt, is a right devil! lol turns out he has a good nose for cheese...and it would seem he can actually jump rather well...I would have taken a pic of my hands instead for today but they are currently rather sore from scratches so you have cuty fluffies today. I swear I shall try not to cop out tomorrow and try a shoot something different! :D
Hope you all had a lovely day :)
Samm x

Pussy cat, pussy cat...

Guess what we picked up today?...lol
Aren't they cute? No prizes for guessing who Mr photogenic is though...!
They're funny little things. One has an upset tummy atm, I hope it's just the upset of the move and not something worse otherwise t'other might catch it too :(
As for names, well, we were (me and mum that is) thinking Calico (Jack) and Cosmic (Creepers) but for some reason dad can't seem to get that Calico is the cream one so there may be an alteration coming along!
I shall be back later with my Day 5... :)

A not so normal day...

Day 4

"Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are"

Mary Jean Irion

Thing is today wasn't quite so normal. I was setting out to be, then we got a phone call from the woman who was coming round to check our sutibility to adopt 2 kittens.
She said we could! Yay!
Turns out she had some at home, we may have some tomorrow! It's all happening rather fast but it's quite exciting - just wonder what they'll be like? I've never known kittens, we had 2 cats when I was growing up but they were about 10 years older than me - both were very soppy, particularly Boo. I hope this pair are too, lol, I don't know if I could cope at home alone with 2 kittens swinging off the curtains...!
Also she assumed I was about 15...what a wonderful woman hehe!
So, anyway, normal routine was upset as when dad got home we went out to get some catty essentials (litter box, food, scratch post etc...) But with my life being as it is I think I'd rather photograph a break in the 'normal' routine anyways - there will be many a 'normal' routine over the months to come I'm sure! lol

So....if we're going to check out Kittens tomorrow there will probably be yet another day without scrapping...I swear one day I will get the pages from last years album done!!!

Anyhoo, hope you all had a lovely 'normal' (or an even better 'not so normal'!) day :)

Samm x

Funnily enough...

this photo was taken before I'd read todays 365 prompt...

Prompt 3

"Life is too short and too amazing to spend time worring about imperfection "

Ali Edwards

I feel it kinda works with my 'word' too. I didn't have time to run off and find my better lens and it was both too cold, and a fear of frightening him away that stopped me from going outside, BUT I didn't want to miss the first Robin of the year (for me anyways...) so here you go :)

I'm starting to get an idea in my head of how I'm going to 'create' with these monthly photos but as we're only 3 days in I don't really want to commit myself *just* yet - it looks quite cool in my head though! lol, guess I'd just better wait and see at the end of Jan if it will work out!

Loving all the pics I've been checking out here and there, I keep forgetting to comment though...bad, bad blogger. I will have to sit down tomorrow and take the time to say Hi to some fellow 365-ers :)

Hope you had a lovely Thursday :)
Samm x

This ol' house...

See, there's this really cool/creepy (particularly after that epsiode of Doctor Who - don't blink!!!!!!!) abandoned old house on the road to Haskins/Hobbycraft and I've always wanted to photograph it but it's one of those roads you just can't stop on - you know? So today I figured, try and take a picture anyway! They seem to be devolping all along there so I reckon it'll be gone well before the year is out. Never mind if it's not the best picture in the world, at least I'll have a photo of this house that's fascinated me since childhood.
And this sums up my 'word' for the year. I say word like 'word' as I don't actually have just the one. This year I want to "LIVE FOR THE MOMENT" I'm fed up of putting things off and then having them pile up and up....then something new comes along but I can't do that I *have* to do this first, then it feels more like a chore than something that could be quite enjoyable. So, no more putting things off what I can do today!
Tell me - is there a word for this?! Or shall I stick to the 4?
Thank you for the comms yesterday btw - it always makes me smile when someone leave a comment :) I will be off leaving my own now!
Hope everyone had a nice Wednesday :)
Samm x

Welcome to 2008

Ok, so day 1 of the 365 day challenge and so far so good!
I managed to take this photo by sheer accident last night. I was watching the fireworks out of the window when I thought - why arn't I taking photos of these?! So I grabbed my camera (the batteries went flying across the room) so I'm scrabbling around for them, I finally get back to the window and, of course, they've stopped...just when I'm about to call it a night I hear a 'pffft' "a rocket?!" I think...yes! hurrah! So there you go - you *really* wanted to know all of that didn't you?!

Anyway - onto my missions for '08

1) Eat healthier. It's not really that hard to do. Less snacking on crisps and biscuits would help.

2) Complete the layouts you still have waiting from your '07' album - some dating back to last Feb!!!!

3) Create your 'Grateful' journal and stick to it...

4) Which leads onto this one - be more positive. I'm so fed up of wallowing in depression now. Over 8 years of it - enough is enough!

5) Don't get so stressed. So that layout isn't exactly as imagined - who will know?! So the painting didn't work - paint another! I'll admit this 'rule' will probably be the hardest overall - we're talking dismantling 23 years of a big part of my personality, but I think it's something that *needs* to be done for the sake of my health if anything. (I'm talking *reeeeeally* stressed here, not just a mini strop kind of thing...)

6) Think through your purchases. Do you honestly need that mini album? Yes it's reduced but....another set of stamps?! Can't you use what you have already?....More paper?! Really?!?!...I mean, how will I ever afford anything I actually would like if I keep getting distracted by yummy crafty bits?...

7) Another 'get off your arse and do it' one - the minis! You know what ones I'm talking about. Seeds. Holiday. Nature. Birds. Christmas Journal....oh the list goes on. Just think how happier you'll be when they're done. Less photos stacked up, less stash getting in the way...win win baby!

8) Get out more. Even if it's a walk round the block. Sooo much time spent cooped up, it's quite depressing. I'd like more walks along the river. Need to learn to drive one day so I can actually get there...!

9) Try and help mum out more (as long as it won't wipe me out completely). Dusting...hoovering...washing up...cooking...not all in the same day of course - I'm not looking for a relapse here - just enough to take some of the pressure off her.

10) Complete this 365 challenge. I am honesly te worst person in the world for sticking to things. If I'm geniuinely going to be letting someone down I'm ok, but if it's just a 'oh just do it when you can' sort of thing then I'm awful! I end up in the mindset of 'well, I can't quite manage it today, so I'll do both tomorrow' or, 'I'm not having too good a week, I'll catch up next week'...next thing you know I'm 3 months behind and it's 'well, I'm 3 months behind now - I'll never catch up. Maybe try again next year...' Take that 52 card thingy with Emily Falconbridge last year - I must have done...I don't know...6? 7 maybe? and I was so determined too.

I will be strong!
I will not procrastinante!
I will not be distracted by something sparkly!

...

Oh wish me luck...